Yesterday in Sports recaps a packed Thursday across the WNBA Finals, NFL, NBA, NHL and English soccer, beginning with Atlanta extending its season and forcing a winner-take-all championship game.

Chris Horwedel breaks down the Dream’s 80-69 win over the Golden State Valkyries in Game 6, as Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard lead Atlanta in front of a sellout crowd. The WNBA Finals now head to a decisive Game 7 in Golden State, where one franchise will win its first championship.

In the NFL, Green Bay survives Carolina 27-19, but the bigger story is Christian Watson’s rib injury after a frightening hit sent him to the hospital. Chicago also makes one of the biggest trades of the season, sending two first-round picks and more to Tennessee for All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons in a major win-now move.

The NBA features history from Cameron Boozer, who becomes the second-youngest player ever to record a triple-double as unbeaten Memphis beats Portland. Atlanta edges Cleveland, New Orleans earns its first win, and Memphis and Houston remain the league’s only undefeated teams.

In hockey, Logan Cooley completes a dramatic hometown hat trick with one second left before Utah beats Pittsburgh in overtime, while Montreal, Buffalo, Tampa Bay and several others pick up notable wins. The show closes in England, where Everton eliminates Newcastle from the League Cup while Jack Grealish is left out following a club-discipline issue.

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