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  "id": 9780608,
  "title": "WNBA Playoffs: Atlanta Dream earn No. 4 seed, will host Washington Mystics in first round",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/wnba-playoffs-atlanta-dream-earn-no-4-seed-will-host-washington",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T14:35:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wnba-playoffs-atlanta-dream-earn-095855374.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Atlanta Dream secured the No. 4 seed in the WNBA Playoffs on Wednesday, securing home court advantage for the first round. They will face the No. 5 seed Washington Mystics in a best-of-3 series, with Game 1 set for 7 p.m. on Sunday at State Farm Arena. The Dream, who went 1-2 against Washington in the regular season, have made four consecutive playoff appearances, with their last round trip to the next round coming in 2018. This will mark the 12th overall playoff appearance in franchise history, and the first round is scheduled to begin October 2 at State Farm Arena if necessary.",
  "summary": "The Atlanta Dream secured the No. 4 seed with their win on Wednesday and will host No. 5 seed Washington Mystics in the best-of-3 series.",
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        "published": "2026-09-25T05:24:53.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/watch-aja-wilson-bulldoze-wnba-worker-in-massive-viral-collision",
        "published": "2026-09-25T11:38:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}