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Valkyries lead WNBA with $850M valuationThe Golden State Valkyries are the WNBA's most valuable franchise for a second straight year, according to Sportico.,The team has a valuation of $850 million after setting a league record with $78 million in revenue during its inaugural season in 2025.,The New York Liberty rank a distant second at $...

Valkyries re-sign G Tiffany Hayes to 1-year dealThe Golden State Valkyries re-signed free agent guard Tiffany Hayes to a one-year deal on Saturday. Terms were not disclosed.,Hayes, 36, averaged 11.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 26 games (24 starts) during the Valkyries' debut season in 2025.,"Tip helped lay the foundation on and off th...

Valkyries sign F Gabby Williams to multi-year dealAll-Star forward Gabby Williams signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team for Williams, who spent the past four seasons with the Seattle Storm.,"For a player of Gabby's caliber to choose us in just our second year ... mea...

Valkyries sign Veronica Burton to multiyear deal

Veronica Burton, the WNBA's Most Improved Player last season, re-signed with the Golden State Valkyries on a multiyear deal, the team announced Saturday.,Burton, 25, posted career highs of 11.9 points, 6.0 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals while starting all 44 games for the expansion franchise l...

Top seed Lynx erase 17-point deficit to close out series vs. Valkyries

The top-seeded Minnesota Lynx rallied from 17 points down to close out their first-round WNBA playoff series with the Golden State Valkyries 75-74 on Wednesday in San Jose, Calif.,After sealing the best-of-three set in Game 2, Minnesota will open the semifinals at home on Sunday.,Minnesota lost an e...

Valkyries G Veronica Burton named Most Improved Player

Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton was named WNBA Most Improved Player by a landslide margin on Monday.,Burton received 68 of 72 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters after posting career highs of 11.9 points, 6.0 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals while starting ...

Lynx open playoffs with dominating win over Valkyries

The Minnesota Lynx showed why they are the class of the league WNBA, rolling to a 101-72 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday at Minneapolis in the opener of a best-of-three playoff series., ,MVP candidate Napheesa Collier led the top-seeded Lynx with 20 points and six rebounds. Kayla M...

Valkyries face uphill battle in Game 1 vs. Lynx

The WNBA playoffs for the No. 1 seed Minnesota Lynx begin in Minneapolis on Sunday when they face the eighth-seeded Golden State Valkyries for the second straight game.,Minnesota and Golden State had a warmup for the playoffs in the last game of the regular season on Thursday, when the Lynx posted a...