 | | ISSUE Nº 015 · WEEK OF OCTOBER 26, 2026 |
The Milwaukee Brewers lead the World Series over the Tampa Bay Rays, two games to none. Kimi Antonelli, 20, won the United States Grand Prix and can clinch the Formula 1 title at the next race. Aston Villa ended Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season. Everything below is safe to repeat out loud.  | BASEBALL |
 | | WILLIAM CONTRERAS, PHOTOGRAPHED IN 2024, WHO THREW OUT TWO RUNNERS IN GAME 1 | | EXHIBIT A The Milwaukee Brewers won the first two games of the World Series against Tampa Bay The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Friday and 5-4 on Saturday, and lead the best-of-seven World Series two games to none. Neither team has ever won a championship. In Game 2 the Rays scored four runs in the first inning, and Milwaukee came back, with Sal Frelick tying it on a home run in the sixth. Game 3 is Monday in Florida. Tampa Bay scored four runs in the first inning and still lost, so the department recommends finishing the project before announcing it. PHOTO: SEWAGEBOY / CC BY-SA 4.0 / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS |
 | FORMULA 1 |
 | | KIMI ANTONELLI, PHOTOGRAPHED IN 2026, SEVERAL POLE POSITIONS AGO | | EXHIBIT B Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix and is one result from the world title Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes won the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, finishing 13 seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc of Ferrari. It was his ninth win of the season. He leads the drivers' championship by 123 points, and a ninth-place finish at the next race, in Mexico City, would give him the title at age 20, which would make him the youngest champion in the sport's history. He needs only a ninth-place finish to clinch, which is about the effort most of us put in the week before a vacation. PHOTO: LIAUZH / CC BY-SA 4.0 / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS |
 | TENNIS |
THE TENNIS DEPARTMENT | | EXHIBIT C Daniil Medvedev won the Almaty Open for the second year in a row Daniil Medvedev of Russia beat Nikoloz Basilashvili of the country Georgia 6-7, 6-1, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Almaty Open in Kazakhstan, his second straight title there. It was his 25th tour title and his fourth of this year. Basilashvili, who had to qualify for the tournament, was in his first final since 2022. The tour spends late October in Kazakhstan so the calendar can say it was busy right through the part where nobody was watching. NO LICENSED PHOTO ON FILE. THE MASCOT WILL REPRESENT THE SPORT. |
 | FOOTBALL, AMERICAN |
THE FOOTBALL DEPARTMENT | | EXHIBIT D Atlanta beat San Francisco 29-20 and ended the 49ers' unbeaten start The Atlanta Falcons beat the San Francisco 49ers 29-20 on Sunday, handing the 49ers their first loss of the season. Atlanta forced four turnovers, meaning the 49ers gave the ball away four times, and came back from an 11-point deficit. Elsewhere, Cincinnati beat Baltimore 35-13 and Minnesota improved to 6-0. Sunday's later games ended after filing. San Francisco had not lost all season and then did it in a single afternoon, like a diet that ends at one buffet. NO LICENSED PHOTO ON FILE. THE MASCOT WILL REPRESENT THE SPORT. |
 | SOCCER |
THE SOCCER DEPARTMENT | | EXHIBIT E Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 and ended City's perfect start Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 on Saturday in the Premier League, England's top soccer division, handing City its first loss of the season after a perfect start. Arsenal beat Everton 2-0, and Tottenham won 2-0 at Chelsea. On Sunday, Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 and Bournemouth won 3-0 at Manchester United. City's perfect season lasted until late October, a run most of us would take on a New Year's resolution. NO LICENSED PHOTO ON FILE. THE MASCOT WILL REPRESENT THE SPORT. |
 | THE BIG ONE |
THE BIG EVENTS DESK | | EXHIBIT F England beat France 82-0 at the Rugby League World Cup The Rugby League World Cup, a version of rugby with 13 players a side, continued in Australia and New Zealand this weekend. England beat France 82-0 on Saturday, Samoa beat Papua New Guinea 64-6, and New Zealand beat the Cook Islands 82-16 on Sunday. Australia has already qualified for the semifinals. Tonga plays Samoa on Sunday night, after filing. England beat France 82-0, which in any office would trigger a conversation about resource allocation. NO LICENSED PHOTO ON FILE. THE MASCOT WILL REPRESENT THE SPORT. |
 | BASKETBALL |
THE BASKETBALL DEPARTMENT | | EXHIBIT G The Golden State Valkyries beat Atlanta 67-62 to tie the WNBA Finals at two games each The Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 67-62 on Saturday in Game 4 of the best-of-seven WNBA Finals, tying the series at two games each. Atlanta had won Game 3 by 26 points, 97-71. Game 5 is Monday in San Francisco, California. The NBA season also opened on Wednesday, with the 76ers beating the Knicks and the Thunder beating the Spurs. After a 26-point loss, the Valkyries came back and tied the series, the sporting version of rereading the email and replying calmly. NO LICENSED PHOTO ON FILE. THE MASCOT WILL REPRESENT THE SPORT. |
 | ALSO FILED |
| ⚲ Football, also, college: Texas beat Ole Miss 34-27 on Saturday after leading 24-3 at halftime, and seven ranked teams lost, five of them to unranked opponents. | | ⚲ Football, also: The New York Giants beat Houston 27-21 in overtime, and Miami won its first game of the season, 28-25 over the New York Jets. | | ⚲ Golf: Yuri Yoshida of Japan won the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour victory. | | ⚲ Hockey: Toronto beat Edmonton 7-2 on Saturday. |
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