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Rickea Jackson, Sky overcome slow start, stop Valkyries
Rickea Jackson saved five of her team-high 18 points for the final 1:41 and the new-look Chicago Sky improved to 2-0 on the WNBA season with a 69-63 victory over the Golden State Valkyries in San Francisco on Wednesday.,Kamilla Cardoso led a strong defense with seven rebounds and two blocks for the ...
Gabby Williams, Valkyries aim for 3-0 start as Sky pay a visit
Gabby Williams will try to parlay individual success into aiding her new team to another win when the Golden State Valkyries goes for a third straight win to open the season against the Chicago Sky Wednesday night in San Francisco.,A free agent addition who played the last four seasons for the Seatt...
Off to impressive start, Valkyries put away Mercury
Reserve Janelle Salaun scored eight of her game-high 21 points in a key late burst, Veronica Burton chipped in with a double-double and the Golden State Valkyries took down the visiting Phoenix Mercury 95-79 on Sunday night.,In a battle of teams that won their season openers, the Mercury rallied fro...
Sparks sign Kate Martin to player development contract
Guard Kate Martin signed a development contract with the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday, three days after she was waived by the Golden State Valkyries.,Martin, who played alongside Caitlin Clark at Iowa, was the 18th overall pick (second round) by the Las Vegas Aces in the 2024 WNBA Draft.,Martin play...
Mercury brace for heated battle vs. Valkyries
The Phoenix Mercury will jump right from the microwave into the frying pan Sunday night when they complete a season-opening road back-to-back with a visit to the Golden State Valkyries in San Francisco.,One day after the Valkyries traveled north to secure a 91-80 win at Seattle on the WNBA's Opening...
Valkyries to begin sophomore season vs. revamped Storm
The expansion Golden State Valkyries took the WNBA by surprise last year, finishing with a record above .500 and making the playoffs.,Their second season, which begins Friday at the Seattle Storm, is off to a head-scratching start.,On draft night, the Valkyries sent the rights to the No. 8 pick, LSU...
Valkyries lead WNBA with $850M valuation
The 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 deal
The 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 deal
All-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...
Lynx end regular season with convincing win over Valkyries
Natisha Hiedeman came off the bench to score 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting as the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for a 72-53 win over the Golden State Valkyries in the regular-season finale for both teams Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Napheesa Collier added 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting for Minnesota...
Playoff-bound Lynx, Valkyries set for season finale tune-up
The Minnesota Lynx and Golden State Valkyries are both playoff-bound, but only one side will enter the postseason on a winning note., ,The Lynx (33-10) and Valkyries (23-20) will meet in the regular-season finale Thursday evening in Minneapolis. It will be the fourth and final regular-season contest...
Storm claim last playoff spot with dramatic win over Valkyries
Erica Wheeler drained a go-ahead 16-footer with 19.2 seconds left and the Seattle Storm clinched the WNBA's final playoff spot with a dramatic 74-73 victory over the visiting Golden State Valkyries on Tuesday night.,As the Los Angeles Sparks were beating the Phoenix Mercury to keep their playoff hop...
Storm make dramatic comeback, edge Valkyries to claim last playoff spot
Erica Wheeler drained a go-ahead 16-footer with 19.2 seconds left and the Seattle Storm clinched the WNBA's final playoff spot with a dramatic 74-73 victory over the visiting Golden State Valkyries on Tuesday night.,As the Los Angeles Sparks were beating the Phoenix Mercury to keep their playoff hop...
Storm eye playoff spot as they host Valkyries
The Seattle Storm get another chance at clinching a playoff spot when they host the Golden State Valkyries in their regular-season finale on Tuesday night.,Seattle had the opportunity to sew up a spot on Friday, but fell 84-76 to the New York Liberty.,The Storm (22-21) stand 1 1/2 games ahead of the...
Valkyries set WNBA attendance records in debut season
The Golden State Valkyries announced Sunday they have set multiple WNBA attendance records in their inaugural season.,By selling out all 22 home games at the Chase Center, the Valkyries set the league mark for average attendance (18,064 per game) average and total overall attendance with 397,408 fan...