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October 4 final: New England Patriots 29, Buffalo Bills 26. Patriots record 2–2, Bills 3–1; Buffalo led 17–14 at halftime.
Original illustration: the final result and updated records are separate from Buffalo’s halftime lead. Watch at Ease
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Patriots beat Bills 29–26 on Chism’s late touchdown

New England erased a five-point fourth-quarter deficit, then intercepted Josh Allen to end Buffalo’s unbeaten start.

Two SNL performance clips: one contains BIRDS; the other combines I CARE and DULL in a medley.
Original illustration: the song map shows three titles across two performance clips. Watch at Ease
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Turnstile makes SNL debut with BIRDS and an I CARE/DULL medley

The October 3 episode paired Dakota Johnson as host with Turnstile as musical guest. Two official clips capture three song titles.

AP rankings, September 27 to October 4: Missouri 25 to 14, up 11 places; Florida 8 to 16, down eight.
Original illustration: changes in ranking positions, not vote totals or game points. Watch at Ease
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AP Top 25: Missouri rises to No. 14, Florida falls to No. 16

Texas keeps the No. 1 spot in the October 4 poll, while Missouri passes Florida and LSU enters the top 10.

Quarter-end cumulative scores: Colts 0, 10, 20, 30; Commanders 6, 6, 13, 13.
Original illustration: quarter-end totals show an early Washington lead and Indianapolis’ later separation. Watch at Ease
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Colts beat Commanders 30–13 in London as Taylor runs for two touchdowns

Indianapolis overcame early turnovers and a 6–0 deficit, then pulled clear after Washington cut the third-quarter gap to four points.

Original date graphic separating existing-booking balances on April 1–7, 2027, from an undated spring resale, alongside June 23–27 festival dates.
Original illustration: balance payments and the future resale are separate events, without an implied order. Watch at Ease
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Glastonbury 2027 tickets sell out; spring resale still ahead

The October 4 general sale has ended. A future resale and the April balance-payment window serve different groups of ticket buyers.

Original information graphic showing San Diego taking a 2–0 lead, Chourio tying the score 2–2 with a two-run homer and Contreras putting Milwaukee ahead 3–2 with a solo homer.
Original illustration: two second-inning Padres scoring plays are followed by Chourio’s two-run homer and Contreras’ solo homer. Every score lists Milwaukee first. Watch at Ease
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Brewers beat Padres 3–2 in NLDS opener with late roof catch

Two homers and five scoreless bullpen innings gave Milwaukee a 1–0 series lead. Ty France’s ninth-inning fly ball hit the roof and was caught for the second out.

Original information graphic showing the five scoring home runs as the Dodgers lead moves from 2–0 to a final 5–3 against Atlanta.
Original illustration: Hernández and Tucker hit two-run homers and Muncy adds a solo shot; Murphy and Albies provide Atlanta’s three runs. Scores list the Dodgers first. Watch at Ease
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Dodgers beat Braves 5–3 as Skubal and three homers open NLDS

Tarik Skubal allowed one run in six innings, and three home runs supplied all five Dodgers runs. Evan Phillips got the last out after Atlanta narrowed the gap in the ninth.

Original information graphic separating Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin's season titles from Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson's Sardinia rally victory.
Original illustration: Evans and Martin take the season titles while Solberg and Edmondson win the rally; Evans finishes fifth. Results remain subject to FIA confirmation. Watch at Ease
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Elfyn Evans claims first WRC title as Solberg wins Sardinia rally

Evans and Scott Martin take their first season titles after the final-stage bonus battle, while Solberg still wins the rally. WRC says the results remain subject to FIA confirmation.

Original podium chart for the October 4 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia: Verstappen wins, Antonelli is 2.307 seconds behind and Hamilton 4.919 seconds behind, with provisional race points.
Original illustration: the provisional Sepang podium after 55 laps. Gaps are measured from Verstappen, and the points shown are from this race. Watch at Ease
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Verstappen wins Bahrain GP in Malaysia; Antonelli leads by 84 points

Verstappen took his first win of 2026 at Sepang, while Antonelli’s second place and Russell’s late retirement widened the Mercedes title-race gap.

Original schedule illustration showing Blue Box Season 2’s Japanese Sunday television start at 16:30 JST and rolling streaming start from 17:00 JST, with service-dependent timing and no worldwide release guarantee.
Original Watch at Ease information illustration: the published Japanese Sunday schedule separates the 16:30 television slot from streaming that begins rolling out at 17:00. Individual service timing may vary. Watch at Ease
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Blue Box Season 2 begins in Japan with new opening and ending videos

The new creditless clips pair aiko’s opening with Elsewhere Kikou’s ending, while Japan’s Sunday television and rolling streaming schedules remain separate.

Original data illustration showing Smith’s eight outs, Hudson’s one, Hicks’s two, Kay’s four and Taylor’s final 12 in Chicago’s 27-out shutout.
Original data illustration: Five White Sox pitchers recorded 27 outs in a 3–0 win. Grant Taylor supplied the final 12 outs for a four-inning save; Bryan Hudson earned the win. Watch at Ease
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White Sox beat Guardians 3–0 as Taylor records four-inning save

Chicago split a three-hit shutout among five pitchers. Two bases-loaded escapes protected the game before Grant Taylor recorded the final 12 outs.

Original scoring illustration tracing Missouri from a 10–10 tie to a 45–10 lead through six scoring possessions, followed by Florida’s late touchdown for the 45–17 final.
Original Watch at Ease information illustration: Missouri scored 35 unanswered points from the second quarter into the fourth. All score pairs put Missouri first; the final score was 45–17. Watch at Ease
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Missouri beats Florida 45–17 behind Roberts’ 211 yards and a 35-point run

Austin Simmons passed for 340 yards as Missouri held Jadan Baugh to 13 rushing yards and ended a nine-game losing streak against ranked opponents.

Original comparison illustration separating official Black Clover theme-sequence videos, full episodes on licensed services, and Subaru’s companion watch-along without anime video or audio.
Original Watch at Ease information illustration: official theme videos, licensed full episodes and Subaru’s October 9 companion stream serve different purposes. The watch-along requires a separate episode player. Watch at Ease
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Black Clover Season 2 returns with new theme videos and an October 9 watch-along

The new opening and ending videos followed the Japanese premiere. Subaru’s episode-one watch-along will carry no anime picture or sound, so viewers need a separate episode source.

Original statistical illustration of the Rays’ one-hit shutout: Rasmussen pitched eight innings with 10 strikeouts, and Baker pitched one inning with two strikeouts.
Original Watch at Ease information illustration: Rasmussen and Baker combined for nine scoreless innings, one hit allowed and 12 strikeouts. This was a team shutout, not a Rasmussen complete game or a no-hitter. Watch at Ease
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Rays beat Yankees 1–0 as Rasmussen’s eight-inning gem opens ALDS

Jonathan Aranda supplied the only run, Austin Wells’ double ended the no-hit bid but not the shutout, and Tampa Bay took a 1–0 series lead. Game 2 is scheduled for Monday night.

Original timeline illustration separating Crew-12’s October 4 command handover, earliest October 7 undocking and provisional October 8 splashdown.
Original Watch at Ease information illustration based on NASA’s October 3 update: the handover, undocking and splashdown are separate milestones; the return targets remain conditional. Watch at Ease
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NASA moves Crew-12 departure target to October 7 after weather review

The earliest undocking is now 1:05 a.m. EDT on October 7. The October 4 command handover remains a separate event, and a California splashdown on October 8 is still provisional.

Table of Gemini Apps personal-account access after the change: no AI subscription gets Flash-Lite; AI Plus gets Flash-Lite and Flash; AI Pro and AI Ultra get Flash-Lite, Flash and Pro.
Original Watch at Ease editorial illustration: Google's announced model access for personal accounts. Model availability is separate from usage limits. Watch at Ease
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Gemini free users lose Flash and Pro from October 9

Google's October notice leaves personal accounts without an AI subscription with Flash-Lite. AI Plus also loses the Pro model, but each subscriber's effective date comes by email.

Original data graphic showing Verity's $15.102 million opening-day gross from 3,510 theaters and Digger's $3.4 million from 3,321 theaters.
Original data illustration: North American figures reported for October 2, 2026, including previews; these are not full-weekend totals. Watch at Ease
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Verity leads Friday box office; Digger projected at $7.5–8M for weekend

The October 2 opening-day figures put Verity at $15.1 million and Digger at $3.4 million. Saturday's weekend forecasts remain estimates, with previews already included.

Original data graphic comparing Jeremiah Smith’s 207 career receptions with Emeka Egbuka’s 205 and Smith’s 36 touchdown catches with Chris Olave’s 35.
Original data illustration: Smith finished the Iowa game with Ohio State records of 207 career receptions and 36 touchdown catches, as of October 3, 2026. Watch at Ease
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Jeremiah Smith breaks two Ohio State records in 31–14 win at Iowa

Smith caught 11 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns, finishing with school records of 207 career receptions and 36 touchdown catches. His receiving-yardage record was already established.

Original data graphic comparing Tennessee and Auburn at the end of the first quarter, halftime, third quarter and final whistle.
Original data illustration: Auburn led 7–3 at halftime before Tennessee’s 14–0 third quarter turned the game. Watch at Ease
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Tennessee beats Auburn 24–14 as Bishop’s 220 yards and a QB change lift Vols

DeSean Bishop scored all three Tennessee touchdowns, while George MacIntyre replaced Faizon Brandon and helped turn a 7–3 halftime deficit into the Volunteers’ first SEC win of 2026.

Illustration separating the new RuneScape MMO in early development, with no announced release date, from Dragonwilds plans for Luminance in December 2026, Blood Crystal Saga in 2027 and official modding in the first half of 2027.
Illustration of announced plans: the new RuneScape MMO has no announced release date. Dragonwilds has separate planned milestones for Luminance, Blood Crystal Saga and official modding. Roadmap windows may change. Watch at Ease
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New RuneScape MMO has no announced launch date: how Dragonwilds’ 2027 plans fit

Jagex’s newly revealed MMO grew out of a Dragonwilds expansion concept. The earlier 2027 target belongs to that expansion plan; Dragonwilds also has a separate roadmap for December 2026 and 2027.

Original data illustration: Purdue won 24–17; both teams gained 345 yards. Purdue had 255 passing and 90 rushing yards; Illinois had 225 and 120.
Original editorial illustration, not a game photograph: equal total yardage did not produce the same score. Figures are from Illinois Athletics. Watch at Ease
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Purdue beats Illinois 24–17 to end its 19-game Big Ten losing streak

Both teams gained 345 yards, but Purdue turned its opportunities into three field goals and a late eight-point drive. The result ended a conference drought stretching back to November 2023.

Original data graphic comparing Northwestern's 413 rushing and 93 passing yards with Penn State's 48 rushing and 243 passing yards.
Original data illustration: Northwestern's 365-yard rushing advantage outweighed Penn State's 150-yard passing advantage. Watch at Ease
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Northwestern runs for 413 yards to beat Penn State 34–13 in new Ryan Field debut

Caleb Komolafe and Joseph Himon II combined for 350 rushing yards. The decisive gap came before halftime, and Penn State's later defensive stops never became a comeback.

Original diagram of four Yankees ALDS roster decisions: Judge omitted, Weathers added, Rosario omitted and Stanton retained.
Original editorial illustration: the October 3 roster announcement separates a new addition, an omission and the two prominent players’ different availability. Watch at Ease
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Yankees’ ALDS roster: Judge out, Weathers in, Stanton available to pinch hit

New York’s 26-player roster for the Rays series adds Ryan Weathers and drops Amed Rosario. Aaron Judge remains absent, while Giancarlo Stanton’s place on the roster comes with a narrower playing role.