FORT WORTH, Texas -- Matt Tifft has gone from uncertainty about his NASCAR future this summer while recovering from surgery for a brain tumor to a full-time ride next season in the Xfinity Series.Joe Gibbs Racing said Friday that the 20-year-old Tifft, who is finishing partial Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series schedules this season, will drive for the team in all 33 Xfinity races in 2017.Its an incredible opportunity, he said. The crazy thing is I remember a couple months ago just coming to Bristol to do the press conference about trying to get back in a car.On Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway, Tifft will make his third Xfinity start since his return from surgery.When Tifft was being evaluated for some back pain in June, doctors discovered a low-grade tumor in his brain. He had surgery in July to remove the benign tumor from near his right temple.Tifft said a routine checkup and MRI last week went well, and that he is constantly doing different activities and games to keep his brain active.After returning to competition in a truck race outside Chicago in September, he finished fifth in an Xfinity race a week later at Kentucky.The experience made Tifft realize how much he loves what he does, and has wanted to do since he was 5 years old.I remember sitting at home in July thinking, `I have no idea, you know, what my future entails for me. I didnt know. I didnt know if I could drive a street car, he said. I didnt know if I was going to drive a race car this year, next year, whenever. I just definitely kept the faith in myself that I could get back to that point.JGR said Matt Beckman will serve as Tiffts crew chief. The team said primary sponsorship and a car number would be announced at a later date. Keith Hernandez Mets Jersey . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. During last nights game he tweeted: "Hello? Can we get a one-way ticket to (minor-league) Hamilton for David Desharnais please. Steven Matz Jersey . "No difference at all," chirped U.S. roommate and linemate James van Riemsdyk. "Its still the same cranky Phil. http://www.metssale.com/mets-jeurys-familia-jersey/ . A statement from the worlds top-ranked player says all checks "were satisfactory and showed positive evolution" regarding the injury, which contributed to his loss to Stanislas Wawrinka in the final in Melbourne. Jason Vargas Jersey . -- Devin Hester is done returning kicks in Chicago. Wilson Ramos Mets Jersey . Now tied for second in the league in shootout goals, the 24-year-old likes to see what the opposing goaltender has in store before he ultimately lands on a move.Sky Sports pays tribute to Andy Murray after he became the best tennis player in the world. The 29-year-old marked another chapter in his extraordinary career by reaching the pinnacle of the world rankings for the first time on Saturday. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just £6.99. No contract. He needed to make the final of the Paris Masters to overtake Novak Djokovic as the worlds best player, and after his semi-final opponent Milos Raonic withdrew with an injury before the match, Murray was given a walkover to the final and the world No 1 ranking. The Scots latest achievement comes at the end of another year of triumph in which he won his second Wimbledon title and retained his Olympic title. Murrays finest achievement World No 1 is Andy Murrays finest achievement, says Mark Petchey The ranking changes are made official on Monday and will make the Scot the first British singles player to hold the top spot since the ATP tour points system was introduced in 1973.dddddddddddd.Click on the video above to watch Sky Sports promo in tribute to Andy Murray...Check our game-by-game updates from Andy Murrays progress at the ATP World Tour Finals from London skysports.com/tennis, our app for mobile devices and iPad and our Twitter account @skysportstennis. Also See: Murrays finest achievement Murray becomes world No 1 ' ' '