The Golden State Valkyries are WNBA champs in just their second season after beating the Atlanta Dream 68–63 in Saturday’s Game 7. Let’s relish in this unprecedented Valks run.

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Yesterday, the WNBA announced that Game 6 of the WNBA Finals Game 6 between the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream will be played at State Farm Arena on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET. After the Valks’ victory last night, this contest could crown a new champion and the decision to hold it in the middle of a weekday drew…intense reactions.

Call in sick, take an extra long lunch, or stream under your desk because Game 6 of the WNBA Finals is tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. ET — and the Golden State Valkyries (up 3-2) could be crowned champs. Here are the storylines lighting up the group chat ahead of tipoff in Atlanta.

The Brew Crew won Saturday’s Game 2 in dramatic fashion, meaning they could be World Series champs before our next newsletter. Teams with a 2-0 lead in the World Series have an 81% championship win rate, and no team has ever come back from a three-game deficit, so it’s officially do-or-die time for the Rays as the series switches to a fully-restored Tropicana Field for Game 3 tonight at 8 p.m. ET.

The best-of-seven WNBA Finals are now a best of three after the Golden State Valkyries rebounded from back-to-back losses to earn a 67–62 Game 4 Saturday win over the Atlanta Dream. Let’s relive the spiciest moments before turning our attention to tonight’s 8 p.m. ET Game 5.

All eyes are on the WNBA as the best-of-seven Finals series continues with tomorrow’s 1 p.m. ET Game 4. Everything’s coming up Atlanta Dream (up 2-1) after a lopsided Game 3 victory — here’s who’s handing out Ls in the ATL and how the Golden State Valkyries can respond on the road. All hoops, all the time.

The World Series begins tonight at 8 p.m. ET, and plenty of history is on the line in this best-of-seven series. The Milwaukee Brewers will face the Tampa Bay Rays, with both franchises seeking their first World Series crown.

It’s the penultimate weekend of NWSL regular-season play and the stakes are sky-high with five of the eight playoff berths, first-round and semifinal home-field advantage, and the NWSL Shield all on the line this weekend. Here are the games on our radar as clinching opportunities abound.

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The best-of-seven WNBA Finals is knotted at one after the Atlanta Dream topped the Golden State Valkyries 79–65 in Monday’s Game 2, the franchise’s first-ever Finals win. Let’s take stock of the top storylines as the series shifts to Atlanta for tonight’s 8 p.m. ET Game 3.

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