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FORT WORTH, Texas -- IndyCar drivers will have Back The Blue decals on their cars and wear caps representing local police and national law enforcement agencies when they resume the rain-interrupted race at Texas Motor Speedway on Aug. 27.Just weeks after the June 12 postponement, five law enforcement officers were shot and killed July 7 in downtown Dallas at the end of a protest over protest over police-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota in the days before that. There have been protests this week in Milwaukee after an officer-involved shooting there.Indianapolis 500 champion Alexander Rossi joined Texas Motor Speedway officials Wednesday on visits to the headquarters of the Fort Worth Police Department and the Dallas Police Department.It means a lot, we had an opportunity with the race being rescheduled to do something to show our appreciation, and our respect, and gratitude, Rossi said. Im just honored to be a part of it.Rossi and TMS President Eddie Gossage addressed officers at each department, and presented 200 tickets for the race at each stop. Police personnel will be admitted to the race free, along with a companion, by showing their badge.Gossage said all that is being done is a way to show respect to police and all first responders.Our fans blood runs red white and blue, probably more than any other sport going, so it just made obvious sense, Gossage said. To put the `Back The Blue decals on the car and for each of the drivers to wear a hat from a various police department, as opposed to their sponsor hats, thats a big deal.The Texas race in June was first pushed back a day because of rain, then the next day completed only 71 of the scheduled 248 laps before more rain led to an unprecedented 2 1/2-month delay.Fort Worth police officer Matt Pearce, who survived being shot multiple times by a fugitive during a manhunt in March, will return as Grand Marshal and give the drivers command to start their engines -- the same as he did in June. He appreciates what TMS and the IndyCar Series are doing for officers when the race resumes.It means a lot to every officer, anybody that wears a badge, Pearce said. I know that for me it was a big morale booster knowing that I had support, not only from my guys, but pretty much every agency throughout the Metroplex. 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Were playing good right now, but I think we can still play better.The long, athletic Tar Heels (7-0) were so good in the semifinals that Oklahoma State coach Brad Underwood called them the best team in the country.The national runner-up a year ago, North Carolina looked the part again in the title game, dominating Wisconsin (4-2) at both ends of the court.The Tar Heels held the Badgers to 38 percent shooting and harassed their leading scorer, Bronson Koenig, into a 1-for-13 night.Kennedy Meeks had 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to anchor North Carolinas dominating inside game. The Tar Heels had a 36-16 advantage in the paint and 12 more rebounds against one of the nations best teams on the glass.Berry was tournament MVP, scoring 22 points while orchestrating the Tar Heels offense with precision.Isaiah Hicks scored 14 points to complement Meeks inside and Justin Jackson helped stretch Wisconsins defense with his shoot/drive ability, finishing with 12 points.Dominating as the Tar Heels were, their coach was not ready to book his trip to the Valley of the Sun just yet.Ive never seen a national championship on the day before Thanksgiving, Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said. Its usually a Monday night in April.North Carolina rolled over Chaminade and Oklahoma State in the first two Maui rounds, winning by a combined 75 points.The Tar Heels looked like they were headed for another runaway victory at the start of the title game, the Badgers like they had been in the sun too long on Kaanapali Beach.ddddddddddddUnable to handle North Carolinas length on defense or hit shots when they were open, Wisconsin missed its first 11 from the field and needed nearly 7 1/2 minutes to score.Its tough when you dont hit shots, Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said.The Badgers settled down after their jittery start and cut the lead to four before North Carolina stretched it to 29-20 by halftime.Berry was the catalyst for North Carolina in the first half and continued to be in the second, scoring and pulling the strings on the Tar Heels offense.North Carolina continued to manhandle the Badgers defensively, highlighted by Brandon Robinsons track-him-down blocked shot off the backboard on Koenig midway in the second half.By the time Wisconsin made a late run, the game was well out of reach.Vitto Brown led Wisconsin with 15 points and Ethan Happ had 13.Well definitely have a lot to learn from this when we go back and watch the film, Brown said. 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