Category Archives: Sports

World Cup 2026 Three Months Away. What About Security?

The 2026 World Cup is three months away, scheduled for June 11th to July 19th. For the first time ever, the World Cup is to be hosted by three countries: the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The games are to be … Continue reading

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Mexico Competes, But Fails to Medal, at 2026 Winter Olympics

The 2026 Winter Olympics were held from February 4th-22nd in various venues in northern Italy. It was known as the Milano Cortina 2026. Source: Fondazione Milano-Cortina 2026 In the medal count, 29 national teams and one “individual neutral athlete” (a … Continue reading

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The 2026 Mexican Winter Olympics Team

It’s time for the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Italy. It’s known as the Milano Cortina 2026. The opening ceremony is February 6th, but competition actually began on February 4th. Mexico is fielding its biggest Winter Olympics team since 1992, with … Continue reading

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Canadian Snowboarder Turned Cocaine Kingpin Surrenders at U.S. Embassy in Mexico City

Here’s a bizarre story, of a former Olympic snowboarder from Canada who allegedly became a drug lord in Mexico and is now in U.S. custody. Ryan Wedding is a Canadian Olympic snowboarder allegedly turned drug kingpin, but his crime career … Continue reading

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Mexico Sending Five Competitors to 2026 Winter Olympics

The 2026 Winter Olympics are scheduled for February 6th-22nd in various venues in northern Italy. It’s known as the Milano Cortina 2026. Source: Milano-Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee Mexico is sending a team to the Winter Olympics. Beginning in 1928, Mexico … Continue reading

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Trump and Sheinbaum Finally Meet in Person, at the World Cup Drawing

Until December 5th, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump had never met in person, though they had conversed by telephone. On December 5th, 2025, the two met in person for the first time. The occasion was the … Continue reading

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World Cup 2026 To Be Hosted by Mexico, U.S. and Canada

The World Cup is the international soccer championship in which national teams compete. It’s held every 4 years. The 2026 World Cup, next year’s, is scheduled to be held June 11th to July 19th, 2026. For the first time ever, … Continue reading

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The 100th Anniversary of the Mexican Baseball League

This calendar year, 2025, is the one hundredth anniversary of the Mexican Baseball League, Liga Mexicana de Béisbol (LMB), founded in 1925. The Mexican Baseball League is the oldest professional sports league in Mexico. It is the ninth-richest professional sports … Continue reading

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NASCAR Holds Cup Series Race in Mexico City

On June 15th, 2025, NASCAR held a Cup Series Race (its highest level), for points, in Mexico City. It was the first such race in Mexico and the first outside the U.S. since 1958.(See here and here). The Mexico City … Continue reading

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The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City

The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is a race track in Mexico City. It’s the scheduled site of NASCAR’s first Cup Series Race for points in Mexico, to be held June 15th, 2025. (See here and here). It’s the first such race to … Continue reading

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