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JIMCOLE—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Joey Logano sits in his car as he waits for qualifying to begin Friday for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. ByDanGelston The Associated Press LOUDON, N.H. Joey Logano has rocked a victory lobster at New Hampshire, so riding the wave of the "Sharknado" craze and tussling with bloodthirsty sharks should be a drop in the chum bucket for the Team Pen- ske driver. Logano is set to join the parade of D-list actors making campy cameos in "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!" the third movie in the popular "Shark- nado" series on the Syfy network. Unlike his co-stars like David Has- selhoff or Tara Reid, Logano could use a crash course on the art of movie promotion. "It comes out Wednesday? That's good to know," Logano said, laugh- ing. "I've got one big line in that movie. You're going to be impressed." First up is a bit of racing at New Hampshire, which has seen 11 straight races with a different win- ner. Logano is as good a bet as any driver to reel in a win on Sunday — he's pretty much a hometown boy and scored two of his nine career wins at New Hampshire — includ- ing one last September. "It's a special place for me consid- ering I started my first Cup race here and watched my first Cup race when I was 7 here," Logano said Friday. Logano won his first Cup race in 2009 at New Hampshire. But that was a rain-shortened win that always gnawed at Logano. Until he became a regular winner, it was considered a bit of a fluke and the rain meant Lo- gano was denied a traditional victory celebration. This year's winner gets to hoist 20-plus-pound Loudon the Lobster in victory lane. Logano has won a much bigger prize in the sport, opening the sea- son with a Daytona 500 victory. Af- ter winning five times last season, Daytona remains Logano's lone tri- umph in 2015. But the win is enough to earn him a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. "We were fighting for top-fives NASCAR SPRINT CUP Loganopoisedforkeyvictory At New Hampshire again a er his win at the track in last September's race By John Leicester The Associated Press RODEZ, FRANCE Peter Sagan might be the unluckiest rider at the Tour de France. "So close yet so far" could be his nickname. With a few more pumps on his pedals, a few more ounces of speed and power, the spunky Slo- vakian could have won four stages by now. Instead, he has four second places. He blamed only himself for the latest addition Friday to his un- wanted collection. In a man-to- man duel on an uphill final sprint against Greg van Avermaet, Sa- gan mistimed his finish, easing up just a fraction too early against the Belgian rider who pushed to the very end. "My stupid mistake," said the Tinkoff-Saxo rider. Chris Froome was faultless. Again. Another stage down, an- other step closer to sipping cham- pagne on the Champs-Elysees for the race leader. TOUR DE FRANCE Sagan unlucky while Froome still holds lead They were four people charged with the safety of others, gunned down in a place where the nation's defense is the paramount mission for those who pass through its doors. They are deemed heroes. CHATTANOOGA FourMarineskilledin shooting called heroes FULLSTORYONPAGEB6 By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND The grand pursuit of Jordan Spieth, re- demption for Dustin Johnson, the mystery that has become Tiger Woods. It all came to a momentary halt Friday in the gloaming of St. Andrews when Tom Watson said goodbye to the British Open. Watson, the most prolific win- ner of golf's oldest championship in the last century, finished his 129th round with lights from the Royal & Ancient clubhouse illuminating the 18th green. The five-time cham- pion made bogey. The score was ir- relevant. "There were no tears," Watson said. "This is a joyous occasion. I have a lot of great, great memories. And those memories filled me up." Everything else about this wet and wild second round remained unsettled. A heavy downpour at dawn flooded the Old Course and dis- rupted the start by more than three hours. Johnson and Spieth teed off shortly before 6 p.m. and were headed in different directions when it was too dark to continue. In swift, shifting weather — um- brellas on one hole, sunglasses on the next — Johnson made three birdies in four holes on the front nine and built a two-shot lead be- fore he made his first bogey of the tournament. He three-putted on the par-3 11th in wind so severe he had to back off a 4-foot putt and wipe his eyes. Johnson was at 10-under par. Spieth three-putted for bogey three times in 11 holes to offset three birdies and was five shots be- hind Johnson, whom he beat by one shot in the U.S. Open last month to capture the second leg of the Grand Slam. Both were just short on the par-5 14th hole in two shots when they chose to mark their golf balls and return at 7 a.m. Saturday to resume BRITISH OPEN JOHNSON CONTROLS ALL BUT WEATHER American in front at 10-under par for unfinished round, while England's Willett tops leaderboard ALASTAIR GRANT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The United States' Dustin Johnson looks at the sixth green during the second round of the British Open Golf Championship at the Old Course on Friday. JON SUPER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The United States' Dustin Johnson drives the ball from the second tee during the second round of the British Open Golf Championship at the Old Course on Friday. Vast frozen plains exist next door to Pluto's big, rugged mountains sculpted of ice, scientists said Friday, three days a er humanity's first- ever flyby of the dwarf planet. NEW HORIZONS Flyby of Pluto shows planet's frozen plains FULL STORY ON PAGE B7 The Red Bluff Bulls 15U squad came up short in a double- header Thursday against the Chico Suns Red in Chico. The team plays two against Yuba City at Red Bluff High today at noon and 2:30p.m. AMERICAN LEGION Red Bluff Bulls 15U drop pair to Chico Suns The Mercy High School Trinity Golf Classic Tournament is scheduled for 4:30p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1at Oak Creek Golf Course. Four-person scramble. Call Sabrina Rhodes at 529-4439for registration. FUNDRAISER Mercy High School Trinity Golf Classic By Schuyler Dixon The Associated Press IRVING, TEXAS Sarah Thomas shared hugs and idle chatter at her first preseason clinic since the NFL made her the first full-time female on-field official. All of her colleagues were do- ing the same thing Friday in what amounts to the unofficial end of their offseason. The pharmaceu- tical representa- tive and mother of three was just an- other one of the guys, which is how she hopes coaches and players see her when the regular season starts in two months. "I know it may be new for some, but I think being a part of the de- velopmental program and going that way, maybe they'll see me just as an official," Thomas said. "That's how I want them to see me." The 41-year-old Thomas won't NFL Full-time female ref low-key for her debut Thomas GOLF PAGE 2 LOGANO PAGE 2 THOMAS PAGE 2 CYCLING PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, July 18, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1