The Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream in overtime.
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The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 17, 2026
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The Fever beat the Dream 95-91 in overtime on August 16, 2026, per AP and CBS Atlanta, with box-score and scoreboard corroboration. The claim omits the post's Angel Reese detail, a dropped qualifier that does not change the core assertion; CBS confirms Reese's closing shot did not go in.
This claim is in the show notes, the publisher's own words. It counts against the post, once.
What we found
Supports. AP reports the Fever beat the Atlanta Dream 95-91 in overtime on Sunday, August 16, 2026, with Makayla Timpson scoring a career-high 20 points in the extra period.[1]
Supports. CBS Atlanta reports the Fever pulled away for a 95-91 overtime victory at State Farm Arena after Atlanta had three chances to win in the closing seconds, with shots by Rhyne Howard, Angel Reese and Naz Hillmon not falling.[2]
Supports. Scoreboards show the game went to overtime (Q4 Fever 17, Dream 9; OT Fever 14, Dream 10) and ended Fever 95, Dream 91.[3][4][5][6]
Context. The claim omits the post's detail that Angel Reese missed a potential game-winning layup; this is a dropped qualifier, and CBS's account is consistent with it.[2]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Makayla Timpson's career-high 20 points lead Fever past ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Dream fall to Fever 95-91 in overtime despite Allisha Gray's ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3Fever vs. Dream (Aug 16, 2026) Live Score - ESPNespn.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream Live Score and Statscbssports.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Indiana Fever 95 - 91 Atlanta Dream (08/16) - Game Report365scores.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Fever 95-91 Dream (17 Aug, 2026) Final Score - ESPN (IN)espn.in · not rated · cited for: supports
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