1: Auto racing, NASCAR Nextel, Pepsi 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.
1: Auto racing, NASCAR Trucks, O'Reilly Auto Parts 250, Kansas City, Kan.
1: Ice hockey, NHL free agency begins.
1: Track and field, IAAF, Cork City Games, Cork, Ireland.
1-23: Cycling, ProTour, Tour de France.
2: Auto Racing, F1, United States Grand Prix, Indianapolis.
2: Auto racing, IRL, Argent Mortgage Indy 300, Kansas City, Kan.
2: Motorcycle racing, FIM, British Grand Prix, Donington.
3: Track and field, IAAF Super Grand Prix, Athens Super GP, Greece.
4: Soccer, World Cup semifinal, Dortmund, Germany.
5: Soccer, World Cup semifinal, Munich, Germany.
6-9: Men's golf, PGA Tour, Western Open, Lemont, Ill.
6-9: Men's golf, European PGA, Smurfit European Open, Kildare, Ireland.
6-9: Women's golf, HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, Gladstone, N.J.
6-9: Men's golf, USGA, U.S. Senior Open, Hutchinson, Kan.
6-13: Gymnastics, U.S. Championships, Schaumburg, Ill.
7: Track and field, IAAF Golden League, Gaz de France, Paris Saint-Denis.
7-9: Rowing, World Cup Regatta, Lucerne, Switzerland.
8: Auto racing, NASCAR Trucks, Built Ford Tough, Lexington, Ky.
8: Auto Racing, NASCAR Busch, USG Durock 300, Joliet, Ill.
8: Soccer, World Cup third place, Stuttgart, Germany.
8-16: Women's field hockey, Champions Trophy, Amstelveen, Netherlands.
9: Auto racing, Champ Car event, Toronto.
9: Auto racing, NASCAR Nextel, USH Sheetrock 400, Joliet, Ill.
9: Soccer, World Cup championship, Berlin.
10-15: Men's golf, USGA, Amateur Public Links, Bremerton, Wash.
10-16: Modern Pentathlon, World Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
10-16: Men's tennis, Allianz Suisse Open, Gstaad, Switzerland.
10-16: Men's tennis, Synsam Swedish Open, Bastad, Sweden.
10-16: Men's tennis, Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships, Newport, R.I.
11: Major League Baseball, All-Star game, Pittsburgh.
11: Track and field, IAAF Super Grand Prix, Athletissima 2006, Lausanne, Switzerland.
13-16: Men's golf, European PGA, Scottish Open, Glasgow.
13-16: Women's golf, Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, Sylvania, Ohio.
13-16: Men's golf, PGA Tour, John Deere Classic, Silvis, Ill.
13-16: Men's golf, PGA Nationwide Tour, Scholarship America Showdown, Hudson, Wis.
13-16: Men's golf, PGA Champions Tour, Ford Senior Players Championship, Dearborn, Mich.
14: Track and field, IAAF Golden League, Golden Gala, Rome, Italy.
14-16: Auto racing, NHRA, Mopar Mile-High Nationals, Denver.
15: Auto Racing, NASCAR Busch, New England 200, Loudon, N.H.
15: Auto racing, IRL, Firestone Indy 200, Gladeville, Tenn.
15: Auto racing, NASCAR Trucks, O'Reilly 200, Memphis, Tenn.
15-16: Women's tennis, Fed Cup II, various sites.
16: Auto racing, NASCAR Nextel, New England 300, Loudon, N.H.
16: Auto Racing, F1, French Grand Prix, Magny Cours.
16: Motorcycle racing, FIM, German Grand Prix, Sachsenring.
16-22: Synchronized Swimming, U.S. Open, Orlando, Fla.
17-22: Boys' golf, USGA, U.S. Junior Amateur, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
17-22: Girls' golf, USGA, U.S. Junior Amateur, Charlotte, N.C.
17-23: Men's tennis, Mercedes Cup, Stuttgart, Germany.
17-23: Men's tennis, RCA Championships, Indianapolis.
17-23: Men's tennis, Priority Telecom Open, Amersfoort, Netherlands.
17-23: Women's tennis, Western & Southern Financial Group Open, Mason, Ohio.
17-23: Women's tennis, Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
18: Track and field, IAAF Super Grand Prix, Herculis, Monte Carlo, Monaco.
20-23: Men's golf, British Open, Hoylake, England.
20-23: Men's golf, PGA Tour, B.C. Open, Endicott, N.Y.
20-23: Men's golf, PGA Nationwide Tour, Price Cutter Charity Championship, Springfield, Mo.
20-25: Women's golf, USGA, U.S. Amateur Public Links, Pueblo, Colo.
20-Aug. 4: Ice hockey, NHL salary arbitration hearings.
21-23: Auto racing, NHRA, Northwest Nationals, Seattle.
22: Track and field, IAAF, Vardinoyiannia, Rethymno, Greece.
22: Track and field, IAAF, KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.
22: Auto Racing, NASCAR Busch, TBA, Martinsville, Va.
22-Aug. 5: Shooting, ISSF World Shooting Championships, Zagreb, Croatia.
23: Auto racing, Champ Car event, Edmonton.
23: Auto racing, IRL, A.J. Foyt 225, West Allis, Wis.
23: Auto racing, NASCAR Nextel, Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa.
23: Motorcycle racing, FIM, U.S. Grand Prix, Monterrey, Calif.
24: Track and field, IAAF, Thessaloniki 2006, Greece.
24-30: Men's tennis, Generali Open, Kitzbuehel, Austria.
24-30: Men's tennis, Mercedes-Benz Cup, Los Angeles.
24-30: Men's tennis, Croatia Open, Umag.
24-30: Women's tennis, Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, Calif.
24-30: Women's tennis, Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary.
25: Track and field, IAAF Super Grand Prix, DN Galan, Stockholm, Sweden.
26: Track and field, IAAF Grand Prix, GE Money GP, Helsinki, Finland.
26-29: Women's golf, Evian Masters, Evian-les-Bains, France.
27-30: Men's golf, European PGA, Deutsche Bank-TPC, Hamburg, Germany.
27-30: Men's golf, PGA Tour, U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
27-30: Men's golf, PGA Champions Tour, Senior British Open, Ayrshire, Scotland.
27-30: Men's golf, PGA Nationwide Tour, Preferred Health Systems Wichita (Kan.) Open.
28: Track and field, IAAF London Super Grand Prix, Gateshead, England.
28: Track and field, IAAF, Tallinn (Estonia) 2006.
28-30: Auto racing, NHRA, FRAM-Autolite Nationals, Sonoma, Calif.
29: Auto Racing, NASCAR Busch, Gateway Busch 250, Madison, Ill.
29-30: Women's golf, USGA, Curtis Cup, Bandon, Ore.
29-Aug. 7: Fencing, World Championships, Turin, Italy.
30: Auto racing, IRL, Firestone Indy 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
30: Auto racing, Champ Car event, Silicon Valley, Calif.
30: Auto Racing, F1, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim.
30: Cycling, ProTour, HEW Cyclassics, Germany.
30: Major League Baseball, Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y.
30: Auto racing, Grand-Am Cup event, Birmingham, Ala.
30: Auto racing, Grand Am Rolex event, Birmingham, Ala.
31-Aug. 4: Rowing, U.S. World Trials, West Windsor, N.J.
31-Aug. 6: Men's tennis, Legg Mason Classic, Washington.
31-Aug. 6: Men's tennis, Orange Prokom Open, Sopot, Poland.
31-Aug. 6: Women's tennis, Acura Classic, San Diego.
