The Aporia · Breanna Stewart has 27 to move into 8th on WNBA scoring list as Liberty beat Tempo 106-69

In a dominating performance, Breanna Stewart scored 27 points to lead the New York Liberty to a 106-69 victory against the Toronto Tempo in a Sunday game. This win moved Stewart into eighth place on the WNBA’s all-time scoring list with 6,833 points, surpassing Cappie Pondexter and Sue Bird. With two games remaining, the Liberty are positioned to secure homecourt advantage for the playoffs with their third consecutive victory.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Breanna Stewart, a key player for the New York Liberty, scored 27 points to lead her team to a decisive 106-69 victory over the Toronto Tempo on Sunday. This win helped the Liberty maintain their playoff hopes, with two games remaining before the playoffs start. Stewart moved into eighth place in WNBA scoring history by passing Cappie Pondexter’s 6,811 points and now has a total of 6,833 points. The game was notable for its fan support as it marked the Tempo's home finale; despite losing their sixth straight game, they received strong backing from 8,200 fans in attendance.

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📰 Breanna Stewart Leads Liberty

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Keep an eye on Breanna Stewart’s minutes with Liberty in home stretch same event · 100%

New York Post

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“Both articles describe Breanna Stewart's performance in the Liberty's game against the Toronto Tempo on Sunday, where she scored 27 points and moved into eighth place on the WNBA scoring list.”

Breanna Stewart, Liberty dominate Tempo as starters get pulled in third quarter same event · 100%

New York Post

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“Both articles describe Breanna Stewart's performance in the same Liberty vs. Toronto Tempo game on September 20, 2026.”

WNBA scores: Late Liberty surge sinks Lynx 93-81 in a possible playoff preview different event · 95%

Toronto Star · 0.89 cosine similarity

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“The articles describe different games involving Breanna Stewart, with distinct opponents and scores.”

Stewart shines as Liberty thump Tempo 106-69 in Toronto's home finale same event · 95%

Toronto Star · 0.87 cosine similarity

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“Both articles describe Breanna Stewart scoring 27 points to help New York Liberty defeat Toronto Tempo by a score of 106-69 on the same day and in the same city.”

Breanna Stewart brings World Cup MVP momentum back to Liberty for playoff push different event · 95%

New York Post

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“Article A discusses Breanna Stewart's confidence and preparation before a practice session, while Article B reports on a specific game where she scored 27 points against Toronto Tempo.”

Kelsey Mitchell scores 33 points to set WNBA season mark as Fever beat Tempo 103-85 different event · 95%

Toronto Star

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“The articles describe different games with distinct outcomes and players as leading scorers.”

Tempo vs. Liberty: WNBA lottery hopes, Wi-Fi on the fritz and more from Toronto’s home season finale same event · 95%

Toronto Star

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“Both articles describe the same game between Toronto Tempo and New York Liberty on Sunday, with similar details about Breanna Stewart's scoring record and the final score of 106-69.”

Liberty let playoff home-court advantage slip away with loss to Dream different event · 95%

New York Post

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“The articles describe different games played by the New York Liberty on consecutive days with distinct outcomes and scores.”

Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty 95-84, close in on a top-4 WNBA seed different event · 95%

Toronto Star

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“The articles describe different games between New York Liberty and two other teams over consecutive days.”

WNBA scores: Dream close in on a top-4 seed with 95-84 win over Liberty different event · 95%

Toronto Star

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“The articles describe different games involving the New York Liberty, with Article A covering a win against Toronto Tempo on Sunday and Article B detailing a loss to Atlanta Dream on Monday.”

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Liberty New York TORONTO Toronto Tempo the New York Liberty

Liberty ORG · 7× New York GPE · 3× Stewart PERSON · 3× TORONTO GPE · 3× Atlanta GPE · 1× Breanna Stewart PERSON · 1× Cappie Pondexter’s PERSON · 1× Toronto Tempo ORG · 1× WNBA ORG · 1× the New York Liberty ORG · 1×

Laura Juskaite scored a career-high 28 and Kiki Rice added 19 points in the home finale for the first-year Tempo (11-31), who have lost six in a row and 18 of 19 since a 93-91 road win over the Liberty on July 17.

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🔮 New York (26-16) could finish anywhere from fourth to eighth in the playoff standings with two games remaining.

2026-09-21 · Toronto Star

Breanna Stewart has 27 to move into 8th on WNBA scoring list as Liberty beat Tempo 106-69 · assertive framing

TORONTO (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 27 points to help the New York Liberty rout the Toronto Tempo 106-69 on Sunday and stay in the hunt for homecourt in the opening round of the playoffs. asserted

Liberty → score → playoffs

New York (26-16) could finish anywhere from fourth to eighth in the playoff standings with two games remaining. uncertain

York → finish → games

The Liberty host Atlanta on Monday and Wednesday. asserted

Liberty → host → Monday

Stewart moved into eighth place in the WNBA’s all-time scoring list, passing Cappie Pondexter’s 6,811 points. asserted

Stewart → move → points

She had six points in the first five minutes to move up on the career list. asserted

She → have → list

Stewart scored 24 to pass her former Seattle Storm teammate Sue Bird (6,803) in the Liberty’s 93-81 road victory over the first-place Minnesota Lynx on Friday. asserted

Stewart → score → Friday

The Liberty star, who earned MVP honors of the women’s FIBA World Cup, played only 22 minutes and made 10 of 14 shots and all seven of her free throws for the Liberty. asserted

who → earn → Liberty

The nine-year veteran has 6,833 points — next up is Candice Dupree with 6,895. asserted

Dupree → have → 6,895

Reserve Rebecca Allen had 14 points for the Liberty and made four of the team’s 16 3-pointers. asserted

Allen → have → pointers

Stewart scored nine points to help New York take a 26-19 lead after one quarter and had 13 at the half for a 45-37 advantage. asserted

York → score → advantage

She help put the game away scoring 14 points in the third quarter as the Liberty outpaced Toronto by 11 that period en route to their third consecutive victory. asserted

Liberty → help → victory

Laura Juskaite scored a career-high 28 and Kiki Rice added 19 points in the home finale for the first-year Tempo (11-31), who have lost six in a row and 18 of 19 since a 93-91 road win over the Liberty on July 17. asserted

who → score → July

Breanna Stewart has 27 to move into 8th on WNBA scoring list as Liberty beat Tempo 106-69

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