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Atlanta Dream and Hawks work out scheduling to have WNBA Finals games at State Farm Arena

KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and UPI describe the same event in different terms.

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As of October 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened State Farm Arena will host Games 3 and 4 of the WNBA Finals after schedule conflicts were resolved.
The headline split KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) frames it as "Atlanta Dream and Hawks work out scheduling to have WNBA Finals games at State Farm Arena". The Post-Standard (Syracuse) frames it as "Where to buy Atlanta Dream WNBA Finals gear with free shipping".
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CenterAtlanta Dream and Hawks work out scheduling to have WNBA Finals games at State Farm Arena

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Oct 13, 4:36 PM

Atlanta Dream and Hawks work out scheduling to have WNBA Finals games at State Farm Arena

State Farm Arena will host Games 3 and 4 of the WNBA Finals after schedule conflicts were resolved.

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NewsweekNews report · Oct 13, 6:20 PM

Atlanta Dream Figure Out Arena Problem for WNBA Finals

The Atlanta Dream ran into scheduling conflicts with a concert and Hawks games taking place at State Farm Arena.

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UPIWire story · Oct 13, 6:03 PM

WNBA Finals games move to Atlanta's State Farm Arena

State Farm Arena will host Game 3 and 4 of the WNBA Finals to accommodate more Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries fans, the WNBA said Tuesday.

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The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Oct 13, 4:30 PM

Where to buy Atlanta Dream WNBA Finals gear with free shipping

The Atlanta Dream will face the Golden State Valkyries in the WNBA Finals beginning Saturday, Oct. 17.

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Oct 13, 4:30 PM: The Post-Standard (Syracuse) joined the source map.

Oct 13, 4:36 PM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Oct 13, 6:03 PM: UPI joined the source map.

Oct 13, 6:20 PM: Newsweek joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 8 sources · 1 bucket.