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The week's calendar

What competitors' digests don't give you: the events worth circling before they happen — earnings, rulings, launches, votes, and games, gathered from the week's editions.

Tonight
  • The WNBA All-Star Game tips off Saturday night in Chicago, following Friday's skills competitions where rookie Azzi Fudd won the 3-point contest.sports

  • Polls close tonight in Arizona's earlier-than-usual primaries for governor, attorney general, and several swing congressional seats.politics

Sunday
  • San Diego Comic-Con wraps up Sunday after a weekend of panels, including Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth announcement.entertainment

This fall
  • LeBron James suits up for the Philadelphia 76ers when the 2026-27 NBA season begins this fall, the first year of his new two-year deal.sports

Later this year
  • Pan's Labyrinth returns to theaters in a 3D re-release for its 20th anniversary, restored without AI, per del Toro's pledge.entertainment

Saturday, July 25
  • The WNBA All-Star Game tips off Saturday, July 25, capping a weekend of festivities that began with Thursday's Orange Carpet event.sports

Coming days
  • Wildlife agencies are expected to share further updates on Jackie, the beloved livestream bald eagle whose mysterious illness remains undiagnosed.culture

  • FIFA's disciplinary investigation into the post-final clash between Argentina and Spain players and coaches is now open. Sanctions are still to be determined.sports

  • 'The Odyssey' hits its second weekend Friday, testing whether Christopher Nolan's $124.5 million opener has staying power at the box office.legal

Ongoing
  • Crews in Turkmenistan continue work to extinguish the Darvaza 'Gates of Hell' gas crater, which has burned continuously since 1971.world

  • Caitlin Clark watch: the Fever star sits one technical foul away from an automatic one-game suspension, putting every whistle in Indiana's upcoming games under scrutiny.sports

July 31
  • MLB's trade deadline arrives July 31, the annual cutoff for contenders to reshape their rosters before the stretch run.sports

September 2
  • The 83rd Venice Film Festival opens September 2 with Danny Boyle's Rupert Murdoch biopic 'Ink' as the opening-night film.entertainment

Friday
  • Stephen Curry's Hall of Fame exhibit -- the first for an active NBA player -- opens to the public Friday at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.sports

  • Andrew and Tristan Tate face extradition proceedings following their Miami arrest, with the U.K.'s Crown Prosecution Service seeking their return to face 59 total charges.entertainment

This weekend
  • Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' heads into its second weekend, which box office trackers project could top marks set by Nolan's 'Dark Knight' films.entertainment

January
  • France's new social media ban for children under 15 takes effect in January, when platforms must begin verifying users' ages.policy

Timeline open
  • LeBron James' free agency decision looms with no timeline set -- agent Rich Paul says interested teams shouldn't expect a quick answer.sports

Aug. 3
  • MLB's trade deadline arrives Aug. 3, with the streaking Red Sox -- once obvious sellers -- now positioned as contenders and potential buyers.sports

Sunday (today)
  • Argentina and Spain meet in the World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey — Messi vs. Yamal, with the reigning champions against a side that has never trailed in the tournamentsports

Thursday–Sunday
  • The Tour de France concludes with its traditional finale in Paris after three weeks of racingentertainment

Thursday
  • The Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow, kicking off more than a week of multi-sport competitionsports

Sunday, July 26
  • San Diego Comic-Con returns, bringing the entertainment industry's biggest franchise reveals and panels to Southern Californiasports

Updated with the July 25, 2026 edition →