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The best two words in sports: GAME SEVEN.
The 2026 WNBA Finals is heading back to Golden State for a winner-take-all Game 7 on Saturday.
The National Women’s Soccer League will have eight simultaneous games at 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 1
Welcome to Decision Day. nytimes.com/athletic/7725468…
A Game 7 stresses the home team most.
Good news is, the next game is on Halloween, and the Golden State Valkyries can go as a team actually ready to win a finals game, writes @_Brian_Hamilton.
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PMers: With Ernie Johnson conducting, “Inside the NBA” changed what a sports studio show could be. Johnson said Wednesday that this will be his last year hosting the show, after 37 years. He’s the best to ever do it. Free to read, in @TheAthletic:
nytimes.com/athletic/7732953…
With a 12:30 p.m. ET start time and an 8 p.m. NBA game slated for later in the day, the get-out time for Game 6 of the WNBA Finals was 4 p.m., with the league pushing it to 4:30 p.m. if the Valkyries had won the championship.
So … how did we get here?
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Oh, and I also wrote! I took you inside the wild numbers behind the Brewers’ epic October nytimes.com/athletic/7733262…
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We're LIVE in 30 with @talkhoops and @Kofie talking NBA injuries + surprising teams. Hop in the chat at 4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET to ask questions to the crew and stick around til 4:20 PT / 7:20 ET to say hey to @sam_amick
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The banners fly in the streets of Milwaukee: “Win Our Way.”
The slogan is a point of pride. That the city’s baseball team runs differently. That it plays differently. That there is no mistaking its identity, and no mistaking its success.
Few organizations regenerate like the Brewers do, writes @Ken_Rosenthal. And they do it year after year.
Here's how: nyti.ms/3WbJIKo
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From @TheAthletic: Is posting a faster marathon time on Strava rather than your official race result considered cheating?
An online watchdog group is exposing runners over discrepancies in their times, but some athletes say they've faced harassment. nyti.ms/4A1pxNQ

ALT “I think there is a major difference between cheating and posting the Strava time... I had achieved a huge personal feat after training hard all year. I won’t let the internet take it away from me.” - Charlie Winslade, a marathon runner, who said that his official chip time was over three hours, but his watch time had brought him in just under 2:58:28.
Who knows when the next MLB Opening Day will be, but why let that stop our fun?
Our staff ranked all 30 teams entering the offseason, based upon how they stack up once free agents are removed from the rosters.
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The Detroit Red Wings are suspending Dylan Larkin without pay, the team announced Thursday, in response to news that Larkin will sit out the team’s games as he awaits a trade.
More details from @m_bultman:
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NEWS: The PWHL's minimum player salary will increase from around $38,000 to $42,000 for the upcoming season, and to $52,500 by 2030-31, according to an email obtained by The Athletic.
This story will be updated (and is unlocked to read):
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From @TheAthletic: Long-distance running doesn’t necessarily have to be a lonely experience. In fact, it can lead to love.
Before this weekend’s New York City Marathon, we spoke to five couples who all found more than a running partner. nyti.ms/3WdmVxI
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From @TheAthletic: The Atlanta Dream have forced a Game 7 in the 2026 WNBA Finals, defeating the Golden State Valkyries 80-69 in a Game 6 matinee. nyti.ms/4f2pbOG
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Angel Reese stops to sign shoes, posters, hats and tshirts after helping lead the Dream to a 80-69 Game 6 win.












