FIFA & adidas have launched the official match ball of the 2026 World Cup. The design pays homage to the three host countries.
The ball is being called ‘TRIONDA’ which means three (Tri) waves (Onda), and is a mashup of red, blue, and green to represent Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
The panels of the ball include iconography from the host countries. The United States section of the ball shows a star, a maple leaf for Canada, and an eagle for Mexico.
Author: Michael
NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie right-hander Cam Schlittler struck out 12 as he shut down Boston with 100 mph heat, and the New York Yankees took advantage of a pair misplays in a four-run fourth inning to beat the Red Sox 4-0 on Thursday night for a 2-1 AL Wild Card Series win and a Division Series matchup against Toronto.
New York became the first team to lose the opener and advance from the expanded first round, which began in 2022. The Yankees start the best-of-five Division Series on Saturday at the AL East champion Blue Jays.
CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers are headed back to the ALDS.
To advance for the second straight season, the Tigers earned a 6-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday, Oct. 2, in Game 3 of the AL wild-card series at Progressive Field. The three-run victory was fueled by a four-run seventh inning.
The ALDS begins Saturday.
SHAWN WINDSOR: Plenty of Detroit Tigers to cheer in Game 3, but it starts with manager A.J.
CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers are headed back to the ALDS.
To advance for the second straight season, the Tigers earned a 6-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday, Oct. 2, in Game 3 of the AL wild-card series at Progressive Field. The three-run victory was fueled by a four-run seventh inning.
The ALDS begins Saturday.
SHAWN WINDSOR: Plenty of Detroit Tigers to cheer in Game 3, but it starts with manager A.J.
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Live updates; Lone Peak [Highland, UT] Knights 3, Skyridge [Lehi, UT] Falcons 0
originally appeared on The Sporting News
LEHI, Utah, Oct. 2 — The Lone Peak [Highland, UT] Knights are visiting the Skyridge [Lehi, UT] Falcons Thursday night in a battle between two of the Beehive State’s top programs. The game kicked off at 9 p.m. EST. Lone Peak leads in the second quarter, 3-0.
Both teams enter the game having endured a difficult September stretch in which they both lost two games. They enter Thursday night’s contest with identical 5-2 records.
Oct. 2
Boys soccer: Walsh unbeaten streak reaches seven
Walsh Jesuit 4, Highland 0: Four of Walsh’s last five games have been shutouts as goalie Quinn Anderson extended his all-time shutout mark to 40 matches. Thursday’s win marked the seventh consecutive game that Walsh has not suffered a defeat. Josh Novak’s hat trick and Tyler Perse’s single score let the Warriors improve to 9-2-3.
Manchester 3, Copley 1: All three Manchester shots on goal found the back of the net in the non-league win for the Panthers.
Volleyball: No.
José Manuel Pinto, once one of the most colorful goalkeepers in Spanish football, surprised many with a candid admission about his lack of interest in watching the sport.
“Watch a football match? Never,” Pinto said bluntly. “I never liked it, even as a child. It always bored me. I couldn’t say that in the locker room, just like I couldn’t talk about the music I was making.”
Despite a life spent on the pitch, the 49-year-old confessed on Josep Pedrerol’s podcast El cafelito that he has never been fond of sitting down to watch games.