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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.

With a masterful pass of pole winner Kyle Larson on the final lap of overtime, Ty Gibbs won Saturday’s Henry 180 at Road America. Larson took the white flag in the lead, but Gibbs had a better run down the frontstretch and dogged Larson’s No.

Upcoming junior track star, Maddie Fey from Midlothian High School, has been a busy girl this summer. She, her coaches, and her family recently traveled to Eugene, Oregon to compete in “Nike’s Track & Field National Championships on June 20 at Hayward Field.

WIMBLEDON, England — Before being interviewed on Centre Court about his return to the Wimbledon quarterfinals, Nick Kyrgios traded in his all-white grass-court shoes for a red-and-white pair of basketball sneakers, and swapped out his white hat for a red one.

Former Southwestern Assemblies of God head football coach Ryan Smith is not traveling very far for his new job. Smith was recently named as Midlothian Heritage High School’s associate head coach and offensive coordinator, joining the staff of newly-promoted head coach Eric Edwards.

HAVANA — There were some cheers for “The Star-Spangled Banner” before USA Basketball’s game in Cuba on Independence Day. And then the Americans celebrated the holiday with a big win.

COLLEGE STATION — With its state runner-up finish in Division I 7-on-7 football, the Heritage Jaguars served notice to the rest of Class 5A that they’ll be ready to compete when they join the new classification this fall.

Even though it’s the middle of summer vacation, the Waxahachie ISD athletics department is still busy adding new coaches to various staffs. The Lady Indians softball team and recently-promoted head coach Ariel Raney announced on Monday that they have added Bridgett Melton to their staff as an assistant coach.

University of Texas-bound Waxahachie High School graduate Jared Thomas has added another award to his resume: that of Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Elite All-Star for 2022. Thomas, the 2022 Ellis County High School Sports Awards baseball Player of the Year, was chosen as an outfielder on the THSBCA’s Class 6A team, the THSBCA announced Thursday.