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Broncos will likely play an international game within the next 2 years

The Broncos appear poised to play an international game within the next two seasons, with Mexico the team’s most likely destination.

During an interview on “NFL GameDay” on Sunday morning, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league aims to play eight international games during the 2025 NFL season.

Goodell said the NFL will “certainly” return to Germany and the United Kingdom and “definitely” play in Spain next fall. The league “expects” to return to Mexico City and Brasil, and they are looking into potentially playing a game in Ireland.

If there are no repeat teams, eight games would feature 16 clubs on the international schedule in 2025. If that format continues and the NFL balances the schedule evenly, every team would play an international game every other season.

That means the Denver Broncos will likely play an international game in either 2025 or 2026. The Broncos’ most likely destination is Mexico, the team’s designated “International Home Market Area.” The NFL prefers teams to play in their IHMA, so Denver is poised to play in Mexico.

The league typically announces teams for international games before the full schedule release in the spring. Stay tuned. The NFL could begin announcing international teams for the 2025 slate as early as January.

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IndyCar and Mexico to re-engage on potential 2026 race

Penske Entertainment and the promoter of the Mexico City Grand Prix intend to re-engage early in 2025 to discuss the possibility of bringing the NTT IndyCar Series to the home country of its most popular driver, Pato O’Ward. The Arrow McLaren star, …

Penske Entertainment and the promoter of the Mexico City Grand Prix intend to re-engage early in 2025 to discuss the possibility of bringing the NTT IndyCar Series to the home country of its most popular driver, Pato O’Ward.

The Arrow McLaren star, who was overwhelmed with support from adoring fans last weekend (pictured above) at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as he took part in Free Practice 1 in the McLaren MCL38-Mercedes normally piloted by Lando Norris, would be the main attraction for a Mexican IndyCar event.

Talks have been held in the past, which led to suggestions O’Ward lacked the star power to draw a meaningful crowd and no agreements being formed. But with O’Ward’s ongoing spike in followers, and the prospect of Red Bull Formula 1 driver and national hero Sergio Perez nearing the end of his grand prix career, an IndyCar event with O’Ward as the centerpiece could benefit the series and promoter in new and compelling ways.

“Discussions regarding an IndyCar race in Mexico City have been positive and we look forward to continuing the conversation,” a Penske Entertainment spokesperson told RACER of its interest to host a race in 2026. “Pato’s presence this past weekend underscores the intense interest from fans and the massive and still growing star power he brings forward.”

American open-wheel racing paid its last visit to Mexico in 2007 with the former Champ Car World Series — Sebastien Bourdais won the race and celebrated his fourth consecutive CCWS title in what would prove to be the series’ final season. NASCAR also raced at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in the 2000s and is set to return in 2025 with its premier Cup Series.

After a long absence, F1 has been the marquee series at the revised circuit since 2015 and brings one of the series’ largest crowds on the calendar. F1 has one more race on its contract with the promoter before a new agreement to continue in 2026 and beyond will be required. Whether those negotiations to continue with F1 would interfere with courting and welcoming another significant open-wheel series in IndyCar is unclear.

Watch: Massive sea creature crashes picnic on Mexican beach

Footage shows a startled family retreating as an enormous elephant seal hauls ashore to rest in Mulege, Baja California Sur.

–FTW Outdoors periodically reposts unique or compelling video clips that we’ve featured over the years. The accompanying footage shows a massive elephant seal – they can weigh 4,500 pounds – hauling ashore in Mulege , Mexico, in July 2022, disrupting a family beach outing.

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Marlin causes ‘huge commotion’ before being caught in Cabo marina

Footage shows the marlin inside the harbor at Baja California’s tip. “Of course this caused huge commotion on the docks.”

Last summer we shared footage showing a sailfish – described by National Geographic as “the fastest fish in the ocean” – swimming inside Mexico’s Cabo San Lucas Marina.

The rare appearance was brief as the sailfish soon breezed back into bluer offshore waters, where it belonged.

On Sunday a striped marlin was caught on video swimming around the docks in the same marina, at Baja California’s tip, in another rare event that did not end well for the billfish. (See footage below.)

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“So this happened yesterday… A Striped Marlin made its way into the Cabo Marina in front of our Pisces Office!” Pisces Sportfishing exclaimed Monday via Instagram. “The Marlin cruised around the slips seemingly confused in the shallow water.

“Of course this caused huge commotion on the docks and unfortunately for the Marlin a group of men caught it later on.”

Pisces spokeswoman Rebecca Ehrenberg told FTW Outdoors that the marlin was gaffed and hauled onto a dock.

Cabo San Lucas is billed as “The Marlin Capital of the World,” but most encounters occur in the deep blue – and most anglers release the marlin they hook.

But the marina, positioned where the Pacific meets the Sea of Cortez, is occasionally visited by creatures more commonly found in offshore waters.

Ehrenberg said a marlin entered the marina last year, too, and that in late August a school of large squid was captured on video in an “amazing sight” under the lights at night.

“Right in front of Captain Tony’s [restaurant] – calamari anybody,” Pisces joked via Facebook. “Maybe they came for the music.”

That reel can be viewed via this link or in the player below.

Hurricane John has surfers in Mexico seeking ‘waves of their dreams’

Footage shows surfers testing their skills at the ‘Mexican Pipeline’ in the immediate aftermath of the powerful storm.

As Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc this week in the southeastern United States, Hurricane John did the same in southwestern Mexico.

But in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane John on Friday morning, the wind began to subside and massive waves generated by the storm began to clean up, tempting surfers at Puerto Escondido to test their skills.

“The weather continues to give no respite and the storm waves do not stop,” photographer Edwin Morales stated via Instagram. “Although the short period is not ideal for Playa Zicatela, the gladiators continue trying and looking for the wave of their dreams.”

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Morales’ footage, shown above and below, shows why Zicatela Beach, just south of Puerto Escondido in the state of Oaxaca, is referred to as the Mexican Pipeline.

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While Morales’ videos do not show the notoriously hollow beach break at its largest or cleanest, his footage does reveal the spot’s potential as one of the world’s premier big-wave surfing destinations.

O’Ward setting sights on running NASCAR’s Mexico race

IndyCar’s loss could be NASCAR’s gain. Pato O’Ward, the series’ most popular driver, hails from Monterrey, Mexico, and has been pushing IndyCar’s owners at Penske Entertainment for years to organize a race in front of his adoring fans. Unfortunately …

IndyCar’s loss could be NASCAR’s gain.

Pato O’Ward, the series’ most popular driver, hails from Monterrey, Mexico, and has been pushing IndyCar’s owners at Penske Entertainment for years to organize a race in front of his adoring fans.

Unfortunately for O’Ward, IndyCar’s ongoing absence from the Mexican market, reinforced by short-sighted comments delivered by Penske Entertainment CEO Mark Miles, who positioned O’Ward as lacking the popularity to warrant a Mexican IndyCar event — which he attempted to walk back on Saturday — means the 25-year-old will need to look outside of the NTT IndyCar Series to make that dream happen.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown told RACER from the Monza Formula 1 race that he would support O’Ward’s desire to compete in the NASCAR Cup event at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, and thanks to the team’s relationship with Team Chevy and NASCAR powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports, whose Indianapolis 500 entry for Cup champion Kyle Larson was run by Arrow McLaren, there are a number of starting points for a conversation on getting O’Ward into a car at the home of the Mexican Grand Prix.

A conflict between the June 15 date in Mexico and next year’s IndyCar race at World Wide Technology Raceway in Gateway would make it impossible for O’Ward to take part in the 2025 event, but he’s looking to 2026 as the time to make it happen.

“I would love to,” O’Ward told RACER. “I’m really bummed. I wish we could have done it as soon as the first time, which is next year, but it’s when we go to Gateway, and obviously my priorities lie in IndyCar, but I would love to do the next one. That’s the race I would do absolutely. I don’t really have interest doing another race. I want to do that one, and I think it’d be cool.”

Fellow Mexican Daniel Suarez from the Trackhouse Cup team will be a big draw, and with O’Ward added in, NASCAR would have an easy time marketing the race.

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“Me and Daniel racing together would be the best situation,” O’Ward added. “I got to meet Rick Hendrick, got to work with Kyle Larson, and I think he’d be really excited about the idea.”

Rather than asking his Arrow McLaren team to do the planning, O’Ward likes the idea of organizing a NASCAR Cup drive on his own.

“I don’t want to lay this on Zak’s shoulders,” he said. “I have enough authority where I can make it happen myself; I don’t want him to do all the work. It’d be a really good thing for Hendrick and for Chevy to hear from me, because that’s obviously where the very big interest comes from, going to the event, being part of it, driving the car. As soon as it was announced, my first thought was, ‘I need to as Zak if I can have Rick Hendrick’s number.’

“I love to race at home and it’s some of the best fans in the world. They’re so passionate. You see how successful the Formula 1 Grand Prix is there and it’s definitely a dream of mine to race in front of Mexican fans there.”

O’Ward’s many fans expended plenty of derisive words for Miles throughout Saturday, to the point where it risked overshadowing the first of two Milwaukee IndyCar races and the championship fight that’s taking place. Turning the page and finding a solution to get IndyCar to Mexico is where he’d like to see the conversation turn.

“I’m just one voice, right?” he said. “Seems like I’m the strongest voice today, because of where I’m from and what we’re talking about. But the reality is that I’m not the only one that shares this opinion. I want the series to become better, and rather than taking it as an attack, [IndyCar] should really look into ‘why?’ Why are people saying this, and why has, ‘Why aren’t we racing in Mexico?’ been a theme of conversation for the last three years? Maybe we should look into what [we] can do to make it better. Let’s find a way to make this happen. I like to make [things] happen. I don’t like to talk about it and never do anything.”

NASCAR Cup Series heading to Mexico in 2025

For the first time in over 60 years, the NASCAR Cup Series will host an international points-paying race, with a visit to Mexico in June 2025. Announced during a press conference in Mexico on Tuesday, the event will be on the 2.674-mile, 17-turn …

For the first time in over 60 years, the NASCAR Cup Series will host an international points-paying race, with a visit to Mexico in June 2025.

Announced during a press conference in Mexico on Tuesday, the event will be on the 2.674-mile, 17-turn Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course on Sunday, June 15. The weekend will also feature the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Mexico Series.

Prime Video will air the Cup Series race. The CW will carry the Xfinity Series broadcast.

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“This is a historic moment for our sport, and specifically for the NASCAR Cup Series, in being able to expand our footprint to Mexico,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR executive vice president and chief venue and racing innovation officer. “We’ve been bold about our intentions to grow on a global scale, and there isn’t a better place to take the next step in that journey than at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course in Mexico City.”

The circuit, which was built in 1959 and remodeled in 2015, is an annual stop on the Formula 1 calendar and hosted the NASCAR Xfinity Series from 2005 through 2008 (pictured top).

NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. and Curtis Turner participated in La Carrera Panamericana road race across Mexico in 1950.

NASCAR has not held an international Cup Series race since July 18, 1958, at Canadian Exposition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The first international Cup Series race was held July 1, 1952, at Stamford Park, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

“At OCESA, we are dedicated to entertaining people, and this has positioned us as the most powerful live events platform in Mexico and Latin America, as well as one of the most important globally,” said Alejandro Soberon, founder and CEO of OCESA. “The arrival of the NASCAR Cup Series to our country reflects the significant growth that motorsports has experienced in Mexico, an achievement in which Escuderia Telmex has played a major role by promoting the NASCAR Mexico Series and supporting drivers like Daniel Suarez.”

Mexico joins a host of other events confirmed for the 2025 season. NASCAR has previously announced the dates for The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium (Feb. 2), the Daytona 500 (Feb. 16), the All-Star Race (May 18), the Coca-Cola 600 (May 25), Atlanta Motor Speedway (June 28), and Phoenix Raceway (Nov. 2).

The full 2025 schedule has not been announced.

Mexico completed an absolutely incredible Little League World Series comeback victory to avoid elimination

What an amazing Little League World Series comeback win by Mexico.

Mexico pulled off an incredible comeback victory during Tuesday’s Little League World Series elimination round, made possible by two well-timed home runs.

During the game’s sixth inning against Cuba with an out to spare, Mexico erased a 4-1 deficit when Antonio Guerrero hit a homer to tie the game and Ulises Ortíz soon followed it with a runner on base to give the team a 6-4 win.

It was an incredible display of resilience for Mexico as it tries to bring home the championship, as scoring five runs with an inning to give in the bottom of the final inning makes for thrilling heroics on the world stage.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN.

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USMNT announces October friendly vs. Mexico in Guadalajara

The teams will meet at the Estadio Akron, one of Mexico’s three World Cup 2026 venues

The U.S. men’s national team has announced it will face Mexico in a friendly on October 15 in Guadalajara.

The match will take place at the Estadio Akron, home to Liga MX power Chivas, and one of the three venues in Mexico hosting matches in the 2026 World Cup.

Kickoff is set for 10:30 p.m. ET, with the game set to be broadcast on TNT and Max. 

The match looks likely to be the second in charge for Mauricio Pochettino, with the Argentine and U.S. Soccer reportedly reaching an agreement over a deal to take over as USMNT head coach.

The move hasn’t been announced yet, and ESPN has reported that ex-U.S. under-20 head coach Mikey Varas is set to lead the team as an interim for two September friendlies.

That would make Pochettino’s debut as USMNT head coach an October 12 friendly against Panama in Austin, Texas, which will be followed by a trip to Mexico.

USMNT on record run vs. Mexico

The game in Guadalajara will give the USMNT a chance to build on a program-record run of seven matches unbeaten against El Tri.

The two sides most recently met in March, with the USMNT easily defeating Mexico 2-0 in the Nations League final.

Though the USMNT and Mexico meet on a frequent basis, the occasion rarely happens south of the border.

Of the past 16 meetings between the USMNT and Mexico, only two have been in Mexico: World Cup qualifying matches in 2017 and in 2022, which both ended in draws. The last friendly between the two teams in Mexico was in 2013.

Each team is coming off a disappointing Copa América group-stage exit, with both sacking their managers in the wake of the summer tournament.

Mexico fired Jaime Lozano last month, and later confirmed the appointment of Javier Aguirre for a third stint as head coach.

The USMNT, meanwhile, sacked Gregg Berhalter and now appears on the verge of naming Pochettino as his successor.

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‘Taxman’ comes calling after angler in Mexico hooks giant tuna

The yellowfin tuna was hooked at Mexico’s Guadalupe Island, which is seasonal home to great white sharks.

A fishing-themed social media site on Saturday shared a “throwback” image showing an angler posing with the head of a large yellowfin tuna.

BDOutdoors’ Instagram description was somewhat predictable: “Paying his dues to the local taxman,” followed by a shark emoji.

The image was captured at Mexico’s Guadalupe Island before the designated biosphere reserve was ordered closed to sportfishing and commercial shark diving.

The taxman, undoubtedly, was a great white shark.

Guadalupe Island, 160 miles west of Ensenada, is seasonal home to dozens of great white sharks.

When long-range sportfishing vessels from San Diego were allowed to fish at Guadalupe, tuna were routinely snatched from hooks before they could be reeled to the boats.

The term “taxman,” however, is used around the world in reference to fish-stealing sharks.