Independence Day is just one week away, and we’re here to help you find your Fourth plans! See San Antonio FC take on Monterey Bay FC during a special Fourth of July match featuring postgame fireworks, $3 hot dogs, $2 soda and $1 beer! Plus, enter today for your chance to win your very own San Antonio FC jersey so you can rep the team in style all season long!

PLAY BALL

• Get ready to go bananas when the Texas Tailgaters and Loco Beach Coconuts take the field tomorrow and Saturday at Wolff Stadium for some zany Banana Ball entertainment! Plus, meet the team’s biggest stars tonight at a special Academy Sports + Outdoors meet and greet!

• Banana Ball isn’t the only ballgame in town this week, either. The San Antonio River Monsters bring Texas Collegiate League baseball to Sullivan Field for six huge games over the next seven days.

• The Wrestling Shop is ready to dropkick your boring Friday night plans by delivering an electrifying Future Friday wrestling show at Rolling Oaks Mall!

• Grounds to Glory returns for its second edition with 50 grappling matches, including six title bouts, live at The Empire Room on Saturday.

• Celebrate Trek’s 50th anniversary with a morning community bike ride followed by snacks and drinks at Trek Bicycle San Antonio South. The first 20 to arrive receive a limited-edition anniversary water bottle, too!

TOP SATX SPORTS EVENTS IN JULY

Catch fireworks on the field this July with can’t miss sports events spread throughout the month! The Missions are ready to tee up some outfield blasts, San Antonio FC hosts a trio of huge home games, Hot Wheels monster trucks roar into the Frost Bank Center and the Gunslingers and Toros gear up for summer gridiron action! Find all those must-see events and so many more inside our top sports picks for July!

THIS WEEK

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• San Antonio Sports Highlight of the Week: The San Antonio Spurs made some waves during the NBA Draft this week, adding four new stars to the team and facilitating a first-round trade with the Nuggets in the process. The Spurs used two first round picks to boost their frontcourt by selecting Kentucky’s Jayden Quaintance with the 20th pick and UConn’s Tarris Reed Jr. with the 26th pick. Dive into this Sports Illustrated piece to get a detailed look at the Spurs’ new stars. Later, San Antonio added Tennessee guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie with the 42nd pick and Duke forward Maliq Brown shortly after with the 44th pick. See more about the Spurs’ talented second round selections in this KENS 5 article.

• College Sports Report: The UTSA Roadrunners baseball team has accepted an invite to the 2027 College Baseball Series, joining Tarleton State, Washington State and the University of Texas at Arlington in Cleburne this coming March for three days of matchups. Learn more about the series and the Roadrunners’ upcoming opponents here.

• The Sports Story You Need to See: The World Cup group stage is about to wrap on Saturday, which means there are several high-profile matches on the books over the next two days with major tournament consequences. Check out this Yahoo Sports piece to discover five of the biggest matches remaining, including a massive showdown for the Group I lead between Erling Haaland’s Norway and Kylian Mbappe’s France tomorrow afternoon. Don’t forget to head to the Do210 World Cup Watch Party guide to find the best spot to see the big games, too!

• What We’re Watching: While the NBA Draft is complete, it’s now time to take the draft day action to the ice. The NHL Draft starts tomorrow, with some major trades paving the way for an exciting evening. See The Athletic’s two-round mock draft to learn more about some of the new prospects skating our way soon.

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