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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — They stood on the 18th tee at St.

WIMBLEDON, England — Fresh off a seventh Wimbledon championship, which gave him his 21st Grand Slam title — one ahead of Roger Federer, one behind Rafael Nadal — Novak Djokovic is headed off to vacation. What’s unclear is exactly how long a break he will take.

Waxahachie High School graduate and Oklahoma standout basketball player CJ Noland is back home to contribute to the success of other hoops youth from his hometown. Noland, who was the 2021 Ellis County High School Sports Awards basketball boys’ Player of the Year and a 2020 finalist, announced on social media that the first “It’s Up” basketball camp of what he plans to be an annual event will take place next Saturday, July 16, at WHS’ Mike Turner Gymnasium.

NEW YORK — Texas Rangers pitcher Jack Leiter, a son of former big league pitcher Al Leiter, and Washington Nationals second baseman Darren Baker, a son of Houston manager Dusty Baker, are among the prospects on the rosters released Thursday for the All-Star Futures Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on July 16.

As guide Brandon Sargent eased his big guide boat out of the breakwaters at Sapphire Bay Marina on Lake Ray Hubbard, the sun was just beginning to light up the eastern sky. Mike Hall, the manager of the marina and I were eagerly anticipating the red hot crappie bite Brandon and his customers had been enjoying the past few days. Our plan was to get on the water early while the temperature was still pleasant, catch our fish and be back at dock my mid morning.

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Cameron Tringale has played 331 times on the PGA Tour without winning. His career-best round of 9-under 61 might help him change that at a tournament run by the European tour.

MONTERREY, Mexico — The U.S. women’s national team qualified for the 2023 World Cup on Thursday night at the CONCACAF W Championship.

WIMBLEDON, England — Ons Jabeur’s steady progress from year to year — up the tennis rankings, through the draws of various tournaments and, now, at Wimbledon — has carried her to a Grand Slam singles final, the first African woman and Arab woman to make it that far in the professional era.

It was a dogfight between two drivers, pure and simple. It was Tyler Reddick who outdueled pole winner Chase Elliott in the intense mano-a-mano battle in Sunday’s Kwik Trip 250 at Road America.

Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, walks the grid. SEAN GARDNER/GETTy IMAGES Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and Tyler Reddick, driver of the #8 3CHI Chevrolet.