Sports · NBA · 10 outlets (L 2 · C 2 · R 3 · 3 not rated)
Valkyries beat Dream 64-55 in Game 5, lead WNBA Finals 3-2
The Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 64-55 in Game 5 of the WNBA finals on Monday night to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.[2, 8] Kiah Stokes had 13 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots for Golden State, according to The Guardian and ESPN.[2, 10] The Valkyries are one win away from a championship in their second season.[2, 6, 8]
Why it matters The Valkyries can clinch the WNBA championship in Game 6 on Thursday in Atlanta.[11]
Covered by NPR, NBC News, Fox News and 7 more
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How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 7 rated outlets that covered it, 2 are left of center, 2 are center and 3 are right of center (2 of them in the Right group). 3 more are not rated.
Too few left- or right-leaning outlets to compare: 2 of 42 left-leaning, 2 of 33 center and 3 of 38 right-leaning outlets covered it.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: The Guardian (−0.70), NPR (−0.68).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), Newsweek (−0.30).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Fox News (+1.52).
Not rated The Athletic, ESPN, Al Jazeera. Not placed: they have no lean score.
Each dot is an outlet that covered it, placed by its audience-lean score (Eady et al. 2025), which measures who shares its links, not how accurate it is. The ticks under the line are all 113 rated outlets Tare reads.