Sports SummaryBrief at 2:09 a.m. EDT

LSU kept former pros Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris off its opening-day roster ahead of its season opener against Clemson on Saturday, according to an Associated Press source familiar with the move. The decision appears aimed at avoiding an immediate confrontation with the Southeastern Conference after the SEC passed a rule banning former pros from rosters, only for a Louisiana court to put that rule on hold. The AP report said the school did not release details publicly. Elsewhere in sports, Serena and Venus Williams lost in a match tiebreaker at the U.S. Open, after blowing a 5-0 lead in the decider; they fell 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (10-7) to Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint.