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LSU has closed its roster at one hundred five, and the door is shut on former NFL players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris. After a judge cleared the way for ex-NFL athletes to return to college, the Tigers quietly added two current student-athletes to fill the final spots, making the roster math work against any late additions. Calculated move by Brian Kelly's program.
Shifting to Flushing Meadows, Jessica Pegula looked anything but a top-three player in the world through that first set, dropping it six to three against Emma Navarro. But Pegula flipped the switch, took the next two sets six-four and six-three, and now she's heading into her third straight US Open semifinal. Standing in her way on Thursday is world number one Aryna Sabalenka. That one's must-watch tennis.
And the NCAA is finally doing something about the clock. In the wake of the Michigan controversy, where an extra second was awarded despite the broadcast showing zeroes, the organization is rolling out a new standard timing protocol going forward. It won't change what happened in Ann Arbor, but it signals the NCAA knows that situation was a mess they cannot repeat.
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