Bay Area girls basketball team sees Golden State Valkyries as an inspiration
The girls on the Lady Legends AAU team are among the first generation of girls in the Bay Area who will be able to say they grew up watching their hometown WNBA team.
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The girls on the Lady Legends AAU team are among the first generation of girls in the Bay Area who will be able to say they grew up watching their hometown WNBA team.
Carla Leite scored 19 points, fellow rookie Janelle Salaun had 18, and Kayla Thornton added 14 points and 10 rebounds to help the Golden State Valkyries beat the Los Angeles Sparks 82-73 on Friday night.
Veronica Burton made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:38 remaining, another with 29 seconds left on the way to 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists, leading the Golden State Valkyries to the expansion franchise's first victory with a 76-74 win against the Washington Mystics.
The first thing fans will see when they walk into Chase Center this summer is the Valkyries brand new playing court.
Hoping to make her WNBA debut during Wednesday night's game is Janelle Salaun.
Kelsey Plum scored 26 of her 37 points in the second half and the Los Angeles Sparks spoiled the first game in Golden State Valkyries history with an 84-67 victory Friday night.
A new era in Bay Area sports is set to begin Friday night, as the the Golden State Valkyries of the WNBA are tipping off their inaugural season at Chase Center. Veronica Macias reports.
The Golden State Valkyries have announced who will make history as a member of their inaugural roster.
The WNBA's Golden State Valkyries tap Bay Area influencers for their inaugural collective.
The Golden State Valkyries are getting ready to tip off a new era of Bay Area basketball.
The Golden State Valkyries won their first preseason game in franchise history against the Phoenix Mercury 84-79.
The Valkyries showed they have some grit in their first-ever game after mounting a comeback in the second half of their preseason match-up against the Sparks.
The WNBA tips off a new era in Bay Area basketball.
The Golden State Valkyries started training camp on Sunday as they get ready for their inaugural season in the WNBA. (4-28-25)
As the Golden State Valkyries get ready for their first season, a pair of players made a surprise visit at a Bay Area school, where the students got another big surprise.
As the Golden State Valkyries get ready for their first season, a pair of players made a surprise visit at a Bay Area school, where the students got another big surprise. Kelsi Thorud reports.
Valkyries diehards learned who would be Golden State's first-ever draft pick alongside each other at Thrive City.
Matt Lively interviews Golden State Valkyries President Jess Smith on Game Day Center Court. (4-7)
The Golden State Valkyries on Friday confirmed San Francisco's new WNBA franchise will have CBS Bay Area as the team's official media partner for its inaugural season.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on the Golden State Valkyries announcing a new media partnership with CBS Bay Area for the team's inaugural season.
The Golden State Valkyries, who are set to begin play later this year, are trying to better the community with their uniform sales and they have partnered with Kaiser Permanente to do it.
The Golden State Valkyries, who are set to begin play later this year, are trying to better the community with their uniform sales and they have partnered with Kaiser Permanente to do it. Amanda Hari reports.
With women's professional sports leagues seeing record attendance numbers and viewership, businesses around the Chase Center are looking forward to more customers when the Golden State Valkyries start their first season.
The Golden State Valkyries have selected center Iliana Rupert of Atlanta, guard Veronica Burton of Connecticut, guard Carla Leite of Dallas and forward Maria Conde of Chicago with their initial picks of the WNBA expansion draft.
