THE HOT CORNER

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TENNIS:

Diede De Groot of the Netherlands won the U.S. Open women’s wheelchair singles title, beating Yui Kamiji of Japan 6-3, 6-3, and Shingo Kunieda won the men’s wheelchair singles championship, outlasting Alfie Hewett 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (3). The U.S. Tennis Association originally planned to scrap the wheelchair and some other events as a way to reduce the amount of people onsite amid the coronavirus pandemic.

HOCKEY:

The Carolina Hurricanes parted ways with defenseman Joel Edmundson after one season, trading his free-agent rights to the Montreal Canadiens for a fifth-round pick. Carolina acquired Edmundson after he won the Stanley Cup with the Blues in the 2019 trade that sent defenseman Justin Faulk to St. Louis. Edmundson is set to become a free agent in October unless Montreal signs him.

BASEBALL:

A memorial service for Lou Brock was held Saturday in Ferguson, Missouri. The Hall of Famer died Sept. 6 at the age of 81. After the service, the family led a procession to Busch Stadium where family members laid a wreath at the Lou Brock statue.

BASEBALL:

The official lineup card from Friday night’s game in which the Rays became the first team since at least 1900 to start nine left-handed batters, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, is being sent to the baseball Hall of Fame.

BASKETBALL:

LeBron James tweeted at Naomi Osaka — who rallied to win the U.S. Open women’s championship in three sets on Saturday. “GREAT COMEBACK!! Congrats,”James wrote. Osaka wore masks throughout the tournament bearing names of Black victims of violence; James saluted her efforts by adding a raised-fist emoji to the end of his tweet.