Events and Attractions

NASCAR announced preliminary numbers for the San Diego race weekend at Naval Base Coronado:

NASCAR is interested in the potential of returning to Naval Base Coronado for a race next year but will hold discussions about the topic after this weekend, according to people familiar with the matter. The Daytona Beach-based auto racing circuit is back in the Southern California market for the And...

The U.S. State Department “stepped in” and got the mother of Cabo Verde G Josimar Jose Evora Dias a “visa to enter the country” for the team’s World Cup game against Uruguay on Sunday in Miami. Dias became an “overnight social media sensation” after the team’s draw against Spain last Monday, and his...

Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei said the strict limitations place on the team by the U.S. government during the World Cup “shows we are an oppressed country.” Ghalenoei said that the team arrived in L.A. “less than 18 hours before its game against Belgium” on Sunday, a “shorter time even than before the f...

While there have “been concerns” at some World Cup venues around empty seats, that has “not been the case through two matches” at K.C. Stadium. The stadium was full Tuesday night for Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria, and the “same was true Saturday” for Ecuador-Curacao. After a “rough start” to K.C....

The cost to see Belgium-Iran at L.A. Stadium on Sunday has risen nearly 200% since the start of the World Cup, according to TicketData.com. Even just in the last 7 days, the get-in price for the match is up 92%, sitting at $1042. Other matches on Sunday have seen price bumps since the tournament sta...

There have been a few reports about the chemistry in Fox’s studio booth and the role of Alexi Lalas, and when Fox’s “World Cup Today” studio show came on in advance of U.S.-Australia on Friday, host Rebecca Lowe was joined on set by analysts Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimović, but Lalas was not th...

The USMNT’s game against Australia on Friday drew a wide range of notable names to Seattle Stadium. The official U.S. delegation consisted of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Energy Secretary Chris Wright and White House FIFA World Cup Task Force leader Andrew Giuliani. ...

The U.S. beat Australia 2-0 in Seattle on Friday, clinching a spot in the knockout round of the World Cup after two matches for the first time. Those first two matches have “felt and looked different,” with results that have “never been seen from the Americans. Dominant. Swarming. Aggressive. And Im...

SAN DIEGO – The only street race here not against the law — the Anduril 250 — is causing so much gridlock on the Coronado Bridge that the weekend is already an unadulterated success.