The high school of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump during a rally on July 13, said that it has “no record” of him attempting to join the school’s rifle team. 

Former high school classmate Jameson Myers, a member of the Bethel Park High School’s varsity rifle team, told CBS News that the gunman had tried out for the team freshman year but did not make the junior varsity roster and did not return to try out for the team in subsequent years. 

The Pennsylvania school refuted this claim in a fact sheet shared online.

“It has been reported that Thomas Crooks was a member of the Bethel Park High School rifle team or tried out for it but was dismissed due to poor performance or because the coach had character concerns,” the school said. “Thomas Crooks was never a member of the school’s rifle team and we have no record of him trying out. The coach does not recall meeting him. However, it is possible that Crooks informally attended a practice, took a shot, and never returned. We don’t have any record of that happening.”

The school also responded to statements that the gunman had been bullied while in high school. Some peers said that he had been an outcast. Myers, who shared the rifle team anecdote, remembered him as a “nice kid who never talked poorly of anyone” and said he was not picked on. 

“According to our records, Mr. Crooks excelled academically, regularly attended school, and had no disciplinary incidents, including those related to bullying or threats,” the school said. “Mr. Crooks was known as a quiet, bright young man who generally got along with his teachers and classmates.” 

An investigation into the gunman has turned up little in the way of political ideologies, federal investigators told members of Congress last week. Analysis of his devices showed that he had searched for both Trump and President Biden, and had looked up where Trump would speak from during his rally. He had also searched for the location of the Democratic National Convention. On the day of the attack, he searched for photos of the farm where Trump’s rally was held and for a nearby gun shop that is cooperating with investigators, according to CBS News affiliate KDKA. 

Investigators have also conducted over 200 interviews, including with family, neighbors and coworkers. All interviewed family members said the gunman never discussed politics or ideology. 

The NASCAR Xfinity Series is heating up this summer, as drivers take on the checkered flag this weekend for the Pennzoil 250 NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  Also known as “The Brickyard” (the track’s original surface was made from 3.2 million bricks), fans are in for another high-octane day of NASCAR Xfinity Series racing today. 

Keep reading to find out how and when to watch the Pennzoil 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Indianapolis, IN today.

How and when to watch the Pennzoil 250 NASCAR race today

The Pennzoil 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. PT). The race will air on USA Network and stream on Sling TV and the platforms featured below.

How to watch the Pennzoil 250 NASCAR race without cable

If your cable subscription doesn’t carry USA Network, or you’ve cut the cord with your cable company, you can still watch today’s race. Below are the platforms on which you can watch today’s game live. 

Save $25 on Sling TV: The most cost-effective way to stream NASCAR races

One of the most cost-effective ways to stream today’s race is through a subscription to Sling TV. To watch today’s race, you’ll need a subscription to the Blue tier, which includes access to your local network affiliate’s live feed (excluding CBS) and USA Network. To level up your coverage and get access to ESPN and TNT, subscribe to the Orange + Blue tier plan (recommended).

The Blue tier is $45 per month. The Sling’s Orange + Blue tier costs $60 per month, but the platform is currently offering over $25 off the first month of any pricing tier, making the Orange + Blue tier $35 for the first month.

Note: Because Sling TV doesn’t carry CBS, you won’t be able to watch CBS-aired programming like next year’s NFL games on CBS. To watch these games, plus PGA golf, UEFA Champions League and more live sports, we recommend you also subscribe to Paramount+ with Showtime. Paramount+ with Showtime costs $12 per month after a one-week free trial.

Top features of Sling TV Orange + Blue tier:

• Sling TV is also our top choice to stream network-aired Olympic coverage this summer.
• There are 46 channels to watch in total, including ABC, NBC and Fox (where available).
• You get access to NBA games airing on TNT next season (which you can’t do with a FuboTV subscription).
• All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage.

Watch today’s race for free with Fubo

You can also catch today’s race on Fubo. Fubo is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to USA Network, Fox, ABC, ESPN, and FS1, in addition to almost every NFL game next season.

To watch today’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race without cable, start a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. In addition to NASCAR racing you’ll have access to NFL football, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games. Fubo’s Pro Tier is priced at $80 per month after your free seven-day trial.

Sports fans will want to consider adding on the $7.99 per month Fubo Extra package, which includes MLB Network, NBA TV, NHL Network, Tennis Channel, SEC Network and more channels with live games. Or upgrade to the Fubo Elite tier and get all the Fubo Extra channels, plus the ability to stream in 4K, starting at $90 per month.

Top features of FuboTV Pro Tier:

• There are no contracts with Fubo, you can cancel anytime.
• The Pro tier includes over 180 channels, so there’s something for everyone to enjoy. 
• Fubo includes most channels you’ll need to watch live sports, including CBS (not available through Sling TV).
• All tiers come with 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR recording.
• Stream on your TV, phone, tablet and other devices.

Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle: Watch NASCAR live

You can watch today’s race with the Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle. The bundle features 95 channels, including FS1, ABC, TNT, local network affiliates and ESPN. It also includes the ESPN+ streaming service. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch today’s game, the 2024 NBA playoffs, MLB this season and network-aired NFL games next season with Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle.

Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+. It’s priced at $77 per month after a three-day free trial.

Pennzoil 250 NASCAR race entry list

Coming into the weekend, Cole Custer leads the NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season points standings with 716 points, followed by Justin Allgaier with 665, Chandler Smith with 657, and Austin Hill with 640. 

Below are the drivers scheduled to take on the green flag in the Pennzoil 250 race today.

• Josh Williams
• Sheldon Creed
• Joey Gase
• Josh Bilicki
• Parker Retzlaff
• Joe Graf Jr
• BJ McLeod
• Sam Mayer
• Blaine Perkins
• Justin Allgaier
• Ryan Ellis
• Austin Hill
• Brandon Jones
• Aric Almirola
• Jeb Burton
• Conor Daly
• Brennan Poole
• Greg Van Alst
• David Starr
• Riley Herbst
• Josh Berry
• Matt DiBenedetto
• Parker Kligerman
• Kyle Weatherman
• Garrett Smithley
• Leland Honeyman
• Jeremy Clements
• Sammy Smith
• Carson Kvapil
• Daniel Dye
• AJ Allmendinger
• Anthony Alfredo
• Kyle Sieg
• Jesse Love
• Shane Van Gisbergen
• Chandler Smith
• Cole Custer
• Ryan Sieg

At least 13 people were killed in three Israeli airstrikes that hit refugee camps in central Gaza overnight into Saturday, according to Palestinian health officials, as cease-fire talks in Cairo appeared to make progress.

Among the dead in Nuseirat Refugee Camp and Bureij Refugee Camp were three children and one woman, according to Palestinian ambulance teams that transported the bodies to the nearby Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital. The 13 corpses were counted by AP journalists at the hospital.

Earlier, a medical team delivered a baby from a Palestinian woman killed in an airstrike that hit her home in Nuseirat late Thursday evening.

Ola al-Kurd, 25, was killed along with six others in the blast, but was quickly rushed by emergency workers to Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza in the hope of saving the child. Hours later, doctors told The Associated Press that a baby boy had been delivered.

The still-unnamed newborn is stable but has suffered from a shortage of oxygen and has been placed in an incubator, said Dr. Khalil Dajran on Friday.

Ola’s “husband and a relative survived yesterday’s strike, while everyone else died,” Majid al-Kurd, the deceased woman’s cousin, told the AP on Saturday.

“The baby is in good health based on what doctors said,” he added.

The war in Gaza, sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, has killed more than 38,900 people, according to the territory’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between combatants and civilians in its count. The war has created a humanitarian catastrophe in the coastal Palestinian territory, displaced most of its 2.3 million residents and triggered widespread hunger.

Hamas’ October attack killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and militants took about 250 hostage. About 120 remain in captivity, with about a third of them believed to be dead, according to Israeli authorities.

The Israel-Hamas war has left thousands of women and children dead, according to health officials in the Gaza Strip.

In the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said a 20-year-old man, Ibrahim Zaqeq, was shot dead by Israeli forces late Friday. Commenting on the shooting, the Israeli army said its forces opened fire on a group of Palestinians hurling rocks at Israeli troops in the town of Beit Ummar.

An eyewitness said Zaqeq was not directly involved in the clashes and was standing nearby.

Zaqeq “just looked at them, they shot him in the head. I picked him up from here and took him to the clinic,” said Thare Abu Hashem.

On Saturday, Hamas identified Zaqeq as one of its members. The militant group’s green flag was wrapped around his corpse during the funeral.

Violence has surged in the territory since the Gaza war began. At least 577 Palestinians in the West Bank have been killed by Israeli fire since then according to the Ramallah-based Health Ministry which tracks Palestinian deaths.

In Cairo, international mediators, including the United States, are continuing to push Israel and Hamas toward a phased deal that would halt the fighting and free about 120 hostages in Gaza.

On Friday, the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel that will release Israeli hostages captive by the group in Gaza is “inside the 10-yard line,” but added “we know that anything in the last 10 yards are the hardest.”

Fruitless stop-and-start negotiations between the warring sides have been underway since November’s one-week cease-fire, with both Hamas and Israel repeatedly accusing each other of scuppering the effort to reach a deal.