Gameplan

• GROOVE
To Press Hop
What's more entertaining than a YouTube compilation of press conference meltdowns? A compilation of meltdowns mashed up with a funky beat, which is what deejay Steve Porter has created. The result is entertaining and oddly transfixing. Rarely has Jim ("Playoffs?!?") Mora sounded so fly.

• WATCH
U.S. vs. Grenada
No rest for the weary. Days after his return from South Africa (page 27), U.S. coach Bob Bradley will be in Seattle on July 4 for the CONCACAF Gold Cup (Fox Soccer Channel 9 p.m.). Among the new faces on the roster: forward Brian Ching, who missed the Confederations Cup with a hamstring injury.

• READ
Go like Hell
As automakers scale back their commitment to racing, A.J. Baime's new book examines a period when one company made it its mission to build the perfect race car: the early 1960s, when Henry Ford II tried to inject life into his grandfather's sagging company by taking on Ferrari in the 24 Hours of LeMans.

• STUFF
Your face
It's summer. It's a holiday. Go nuts by the grill. But if you want to see some real bingeing, take a few minutes at noon to watch ESPN for Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest from Coney Island. Last year Joey Chestnut took down Takeru Kobayashi in a dramatic overtime eat-off.

• WATCH
The Coke Zero 400
What was once a holiday tradition in Daytona hasn't been held on the Fourth since 1992, when Richard Petty led a race for the last time. It's back on its rightful day (TNT 8 p.m.), and thanks to Kasey Kahne, the King is in the mix. Two weeks ago Kahne (page 56) gave Petty his first win as an owner since 1999.

• PUT ON
Your best hat and bolo tie
And hit the 10-day Calgary Stampede, which runs through July 12 and features everything from miniature-donkey shows to chuck-wagon races. Sure, it's hard to watch the chuck wagons without thinking of a certain cute dog-food ad, but the 36 drivers are very serious. A $1.15 million purse is at stake.

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