Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
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Sports
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tiffany Hayes can’t wait to see how the festive home crowd at Chase Center shows up for a historical Game 7 in the WNBA Finals, and on Halloween night no less.
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crowd → wait → night
“Halloween is Halloween, Ballhalla’s Ballhalla, so it’s definitely going to be a special night,” Golden State guard Tiffany Hayes said several hours before tipoff.
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Hayes → go → tipoff
“We expect everybody to come out, they’re probably going to have their costumes on, which is going to be different, I’ve never experienced that before, so it’s going to be cool.
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it → expect → that
After three cross-country trips and a physical, entertaining best-of-seven series between the Atlanta Dream and Valkyries, the league is about to crown a first-time champion.
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league → crown → champion
Golden State was counting on the hype from its raucous “Ballhalla” home crowd playing a key role Saturday in the winner-take-all Game 7 after Angel Reese and Atlanta evened the series at 3-all with an 80-69 victory on its home floor Thursday.
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Reese → count → floor
That made for a tough day in the bay as several thousand fans turned out for a watch party with the early 9:30 a.m. PDT tipoff hoping to celebrate a championship.
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fans → make → championship
Now, everybody knows it comes down to this.
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it → know → this
“I think it’s pretty awesome, first ever Game 7,” Valkyries center Kiah Stokes said Saturday.
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Stokes → think → ?
“I feel like it’s intense, I feel like this Finals has been, I don’t know if it’s entertaining for you all but I feel like it’s been intense for us.
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it → feel → us
The Valkyries will have the Golden State Warriors in their corner, too.
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Warriors → have → corner
Warriors star and WNBA fan Stephen Curry has plenty of Game 7 experience himself.
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Curry → have → experience
He offered a simple, emphatic, “Win, baby, win!” in a message to the Valkyries as he exited the podium following his postgame interview after Friday night’s 112-95 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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he → offer → Lakers
“You came this far, you gotta get it done,” offered guard Brandin Podziemski.
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Podziemski → come → ?
The Valkyries are trying to capture a championship in just their second season after becoming the first expansion franchise to reach the playoffs in its inaugural year in 2025.
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Valkyries → try → 2025
Owner Joe Lacob always counted on instant success.
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Lacob → count → success
He declared three years ago when the Bay Area was granted a team that the Valkyries would win a title within their first five years.
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Valkyries → declare → years
For Atlanta, keeping Golden State guessing in crucial moments is part of the game plan.
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keeping → keep → plan
“Giving people different looks, I think that helps throw a team off,” guard Rhyne Howard said Saturday.
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Howard → give → team
“You’re going to make adjustments in a series like this.
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You → go → this
That was definitely a big key for us in Game 6, because Tip (Hayes) has been bringing the energy for them and so giving her different looks making sure that she can’t get it as easy as she has been, making sure that (we’re) making her life tough.”
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life → bring → looks
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