Sports, Entertainment & Culture — October 1, 2026

Man City found guilty of financial breaches. Manchester City broke Premier League financial rules over nearly a decade, the verdict found. The club now faces an uncertain future -- its punishment is still to be determined.

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Ronaldo walks out on Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo left Portugal's training camp after learning he wouldn't start the next Nations League match. But the national coach denies reports of a rift.

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MacArthur 'genius grants' go to 20 fellows. Each recipient gets $800,000 with no strings attached; this year's class includes a historian of racial wage gaps and a saxophonist who performs with a chef.

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Yankees sweep Red Sox, draw Rays next. Homegrown stars Ben Rice and Cam Schlittler powered a 9-2 Game 2 win, completing New York's two-game Wild Card sweep of Boston. Next up: Tampa Bay in the ALDS.

New York's advancement came on the night all Wild Card series wrapped up, with the Padres and White Sox also moving on, according to ESPN. That finalized the field for the division series round, with the ALDS and NLDS brackets now set. Play in those best-of-five series begins this weekend, giving the Yankees a short turnaround before facing Tampa Bay.

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