WASHINGTON (AP) — Patrick Ewing’s son says the Georgetown basketball coach and former NBA great has been released from the hospital and is recovering from COVID-19 at home. The 57-year-old Hall of Famer who played for the Hoyas in college and the New York Knicks for 15 seasons said Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and was being treated at a hospital. Patrick Ewing Jr. tweeted that his father was getting better and thanked the doctors and nurses who looked after him during his hospital stay.

TORONTO (AP) — The NHL is hoping to move to Phase 2 of its return-to-play protocol early next month. That includes opening practice facilities and allowing small group workouts. Six players will be allowed in team facilities at one time for the voluntary workouts. No on-ice coaching or instruction is permitted. A 22-page memo detailing the plan stresses there’s no exact date for the start of Phase 2 or a timetable for how long it will last. The NHL season was paused March 12 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin’s team does not plan to appeal a suspension that happened because a piece of tungsten fell off his car on the pace lap before the Coca-Cola 600. The tungsten is required to meet minimum weight requirements on the car and the NASCAR rule book states if it is separated at any point it is an automatic four-race suspension for the crew chief, car chief and engineer. Chris Gabehart, the crew chief, was suspended through June 10 along with car chief Brandon Griffeth and engineer Scott Simmons.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s professional baseball season will open on June 19 under a plan that excludes fans. The league made the announcement Monday after an online meeting with representatives of the league’s 12 teams. The announcement came as the state of emergency was lifted in Tokyo and on the northern island of Hokkaido by Japan’s prime minister. The state of emergency was lifted earlier this month for other parts of the country. Teams can begin practice games on June 2.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Korean Baseball Organization has suspended ex-Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang for a year and ordered him to perform 300 hours of community service over a series of historical drunk driving cases. The KBO says the suspension will come into effect when Kang signs a contract with a South Korean club. He applied to come off the voluntarily retired list last week in a bid to return to the league. The 33-year-old Kang didn’t attend Monday’s disciplinary committee hearing but did issue an apology through his lawyer.