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Sir Patrick Stewart, the English actor best known as Captain Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor X in the X-Men films, has died at 86. The New York Times reported his death and cited Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
The WNBA Finals is a best-of-five series, not a seven-game series. A 3-3 tie and a Game 7 cannot happen under the league's format; no WNBA Finals Game 7 has ever been played.
Sir Patrick Stewart has died at 86. The New York Times reported his death, noting he had Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
The WNBA Finals remains a best-of-five series, so there cannot be a Game 6 win, a 3-3 tie, or a Game 7 in the Finals. These posts appear to describe a format the league does not use.
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Sir Patrick Stewart, the English actor best known as Captain Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor X in the X-Men films, has died at 86. The New York Times reported his death and cited Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
Patrick Stewart has passed away at the age of 86. https://t.co/d5nLZcB9xz
[nytimes.com](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/arts/patrick-stewart-dead.html)
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The WNBA Finals is a best-of-five series, not a seven-game series. A 3-3 tie and a Game 7 cannot happen under the league's format; no WNBA Finals Game 7 has ever been played.
The Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries are tied 3-3, forcing the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history. https://t.co/zCU8TMWaH3
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Sir Patrick Stewart has died at 86. The New York Times reported his death, noting he had Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
Legendary actor Sir Patrick Stewart has died at the age of 86 https://t.co/o9ZPMLyVRA
[nytimes.com](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/arts/patrick-stewart-dead.html)
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The WNBA Finals remains a best-of-five series, so there cannot be a Game 6 win, a 3-3 tie, or a Game 7 in the Finals. These posts appear to describe a format the league does not use.
The Atlanta Dream win game 6 of the WNBA Finals. The Dream are tied 3-3 in a 7-game series against the Golden State Valkyries. https://t.co/bxzeAriaui
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