Speed Reads....

NASCAR Cup Series driver Alex Bowman “will remain at Hendrick Motorsports at least through the 2023 season” after signing a two-year contract extension. The contract terms “correlate with partner company Ally Bank’s commitment to the No. 48 team as the car’s primary sponsor” (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 6/18).

The NWSL Orlando Pride wore “rainbow tie-dye shirts bearing the message ‘Protect Trans Children’ over their jerseys during the national anthem” prior to yesterday’s match against Gotham FC.  The statement came three weeks after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “signed a bill preventing trans girls from participating in girls youth sports on the first day of Pride month” ( ORLANDO SENTINEL, 6/21 ).