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WNBA moves up Game 3 of Finals by a day to allow Atlanta Dream to host Valkyries at State Farm Arena

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Feinberg, D. (2026, October 13). WNBA moves up Game 3 of Finals by a day to allow Atlanta Dream to host Valkyries at State Farm Arena. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/wnba-moves-up-game-3-of-finals-a-day-to-wednesday-oct-21-to-allow-atlanta-dream-to-host-valkyries-at-state-farm-arena/article_4dac48b8-57ab-5cc2-b469-09477339c09a.html

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The WNBA has rescheduled Game 3 of the Finals from its original date to Wednesday, October 21, allowing the Atlanta Dream to host their match against an unnamed opponent at State Farm Arena earlier than planned. This change facilitates the Dream's engagement with the Valkyries at the same venue on a different day.

Written by AI on 2026-10-13, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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The WNBA moved up Game 3 of the Finals to Wednesday, October 21, and rescheduled Game 4 for a day earlier than originally planned, allowing the Atlanta Dream to host both games at the State Farm Arena, which has a capacity of 17,004. This decision came after initial concerns about scheduling conflicts with a Sombr concert on October 22 and an NBA game between the Hawks and Rockets on October 24. The Hawks agreed to push back their start time by half an hour for the new tip-off time of 8:30 p.m., accommodating the WNBA's needs. This move ensures that Games 3 and 4 will take place in a larger venue, avoiding the need to play at Gateway Center Arena, which only holds 3,500 fans, providing more seating capacity for spectators and enhancing the game atmosphere for Golden State Valkyries' series against the Dream.

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35 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 Gabby Williams made sure that both streaks would end, scoring 28 of her 30 points in the second half to lead Golden State to its first championship and earn MVP honors.

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🔮 Gabby Williams wouldn’t be denied in the second half.

2026-11-01 · assertive framing · Gabby Williams named MVP as the Golden State Valkyries win first WNBA championship

🔮 Now about 60,000 runners will step up to the starting line Sunday with nearly half of them women.

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🔮 There’s no doubt that the rematch at Mohegan Sun two days before Thanksgiving will have a lot of eyes on the pregame and postgame handshakes.

2026-10-28 · assertive framing · List of top women's college basketball games before the New Year includes NCAA finals rematch

🔮 A day later, the Gamecocks will face No. 20 Maryland and No. 12 North Carolina plays No. 21 Oklahoma in Paris.

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🔮 Trailing 2-1 in the best-of-seven WNBA Finals against Atlanta, they know a win on Saturday will give them back home-court advantage with a trip to “Ballhalla” awaiting.

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🔮 Gray briefly left Game 3 after Gabby Williams made contact with her injured hand.

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🔮 The Atlanta Dream have imposed their will defensively on Golden State in the WNBA Finals so far, using their size and strength to dominate the Valkyries.

2026-10-22 · assertive framing · Atlanta Dream smother Golden State, riding a bruising defense to a 2-1 WNBA Finals lead

🔮 So I definitely will miss it.

2026-10-21 · assertive framing · A packed State Farm Arena awaits as the Dream host their first WNBA Finals game in 13 years

🔮 Engelbert described traits that would help her successor.

2026-10-17 · assertive framing · WNBA's Cathy Engelbert says a search firm is vetting candidates to replace her

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WNBA moves up Game 3 of Finals by a day to allow Atlanta Dream to host Valkyries at State Farm Arena

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