Sports Shorts

* Congrats: Jesuit High’s Lance McCullers has been selected to play for the USA 18-and-under national team.

* Still the South: Top, above-the-fold, front sports-page story in Sunday’s Tampa Tribune: NASCAR, specifically the Coke Zero 400 race at Daytona. Lesser happenings: American (Serena Williams) wins Wimbledon and local lad (Matt Joyce) hits dramatic, game-winning grand slam for the Rays in big win over Minnesota. And some soccer tournament overseas.

* Gutsy or dumb: St. Louis Cardinals’ manager–and Tampa native–Tony LaRussa has spoken out in support of controversial Arizona legislation calling for a crackdown on illegal immigrants.

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