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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians are narrowing a final list of new names and vetting them for legal purposes after months of research and discussions with fans.

BATON ROUGE – Kevin Faulk and Bradie James, two of the most decorated players in LSU football history, are among 78 players and seven coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision included on the 2022 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, the National Football Foundation and the College Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday.

PARIS (AP) — Her superior serve back at its unreturnable best, Serena Williams was in full control of her French Open match — until, suddenly, that stroke wasn’t as dominant and neither was she.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Kris Bryant watch is on. The sweet-swinging slugger is playing like an MVP again, and he could be the biggest name on the trade market this summer.

BATON ROUGE — LSU received a bid on Monday to the NCAA Baseball Tournament, and the Tigers will travel to the Eugene Regional hosted by the University of Oregon.

ENID, Okla. – LSU Eunice baseball continued to fire on all cylinders as the Bengals collected a second straight mercy rule win in the NJCAA Division II World Series with an 11-2 decision over Kellogg CC in seven innings on Monday at David Allen Memorial Ballpark. With the victory, the Bengals (49-6) are now in the driver’s seat of their respective bracket and will have a day off before playing in the bracket finals on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets have signed defensive lineman Ronald Blair, a favorite of coach Robert Saleh from their days together with the San Francisco 49ers.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The No. 1 ranked LSU women’s track and field program added 15 more entries to the 2021 NCAA Championships to conclude the NCAA East Preliminaries on Saturday at Hodges Stadium. The LSU women will have a total of 19 entries at the NCAA meet in two weeks in Eugene, Oregon.

HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker had a season-best three hits and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Houston Astros beat former bench coach Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox 11-2 on Monday.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference matched its record with seven teams among 16 regional hosts announced Sunday for the NCAA baseball tournament.