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Sports · 16 outlets (L 2 · C 5 · R 4 · 5 not rated)

Dream beat Valkyries 80-69 to force first WNBA Finals Game 7

The Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 80-69 in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday to level the best-of-seven series at 3-3 and force a decisive Game 7.⁠[2, 5, 16]

Covered by NPR, NBC News, Fox News and 13 more

Read first Dream beat Valkyries 80-69 to force Game 7 of WNBA Finals · NBC News

How balanced is this coverage?

Of the 11 rated outlets that covered it, 2 are left of center, 5 are center and 4 are right of center (3 of them in the Right group). 5 more are not rated.

Where the outlets sit
The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70NPR · Leans left · −0.68NBC News · Center · −0.49Newsweek · Center · −0.30ABC News · Center · −0.19CBS News · Center · −0.14UPI · Center · +0.17New York Post · Leans right · +0.64The Washington Times · Right · +1.27Fox News · Right · +1.52The Political Insider · Right · +2.65
  • Left: none.
  • Leans left: The Guardian (−0.70), NPR (−0.68).
  • Center: NBC News (−0.49), Newsweek (−0.30), ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), UPI (+0.17).
  • Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
  • Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Fox News (+1.52), The Political Insider (+2.65).

Not rated The Athletic, BBC News, ESPN, Fast Company, Al Jazeera. Not placed: they have no lean score.

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Right

  1. 9 Fox News · Right · Oct 29, 3:26 p.m. ETWNBA bailed out of scheduling disaster as Angel Reese, Dream force Game 7
  2. 10 Fox News · Right · Oct 30, 8:44 a.m. ETCasual basketball fans gobsmacked at horrible Angel Reese highlights from an actual WNBA Finals game
  3. 11 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 29, 7:56 p.m. ETWNBA Finals Game 7 tickets emerge as league’s priciest ever
  4. 12 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 29, 10:52 p.m. ETSteve Kerr expects Valkyries-Dream WNBA Finals Game 7 to be a ‘street fight’
  5. 13 The Political Insider · Right · Oct 30, 2:15 p.m. ETGame 7 WNBA Finals Tickets Hit Record Prices
  6. 14 The Washington Times · Right · Oct 29, 5:22 p.m. ETAngel Reese responded from two poor performances to help Atlanta force a Game 7 in the WNBA Finals

Not rated

  1. 15 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 30, 5:32 a.m. ETSharp-shooting Dream beat Valkyries 80-69 to force Game 7 in WNBA Finals
  2. 16 BBC News · Not rated · Oct 29, 3:12 p.m. ETDream win to set up WNBA Finals decider
  3. 17 ESPN · Not rated · Oct 29, 3:22 p.m. ETGray, Dream hold off Valkyries, force Game 7 of WNBA Finals
  4. 18 ESPN · Not rated · Oct 30, 7:42 a.m. ETValkyries bounce-back or more Dream dominance? It's winner-take-all in Game 7 of WNBA Finals
  5. 19 Fast Company · Not rated · Oct 29, 8:39 a.m. ETHillary Clinton joins team Flavor Flav as criticism of the WNBA finals game schedule hits fever pitch
  6. 20 The Athletic · Not rated · Oct 29, 7:33 p.m. ETHow Angel Reese's playmaking helped the Dream send the WNBA Finals to Game 7
  7. 21 The Athletic · Not rated · Oct 29, 8:39 p.m. ETAn early WNBA Finals tip? No problem for Valkyries fans. Bay Area bars were open
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