Former LSU field star Armand "Mondo" Duplantis won gold at the men's pole vault finals on Monday in Paris.

Duplantis vaulted 6.25 meters at the Paris finals, both an Olympic and world record. He previously held the pole vault world record of 6.24 meters.

Duplantis' gold medal, which he won for Sweden, is the second time he has medaled in the pole vault. He previously won gold in the Tokyo Games in 2021.

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With only 9 days left until college football returns, let’s remember Joe Burrow from LSU who wore #9.

Louisiana State University from 2018-2019

• 2019 National Champion
• 2019 CFP National Championship Offensive MVP
• 2019 Heisman Trophy
• 2019 Maxwell Award
• 2019 Walter Camp Award
• 2019 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
• 2019 Davey O'Brien Award
• 2019 Manning Award
• 2019 Lombardi Award
• 2019 AP College Football Player of the Year
• 2019 Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
• 2019 Unanimous All-American
• 2019 SEC Offensive Player of the Year
• 2019 First-team All-SEC

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LSU has a new, more "transparent" injury reporting policy that football coach Brian Kelly described Thursday as a "proactive" response to the proliferation of legalized sports betting.

For Kelly, one concern is the specter of gamblers hounding football staffs for insider information. "I'm not saying that happened. I'm not saying that would happen," Kelly said. "I think it's better to be proactive in those situations and take away even the temptation to even have that in this building and not be that next school that goes down that path."

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Les Miles is no longer eligible for enshrinement in the College Football Hall of Fame after being forced to vacate 37 career wins. (Greg McWilliams/Getty Images)

LSU has vacated all of its football wins from 2012-2015 after a review of violations from the NCAA's Independent Accountability Resolution Panel (IARP).