The Golden State Valkyries have eclipsed 15,000 season ticket deposits, becoming the first team in women’s sports history to do so. The franchise, which marks the first WNBA expansion team since 2008, will begin playing at Chase Center in the 2025 WNBA season. Team President Jess Smith and General Manager Ohemaa Nyanin discuss the milestone.
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WNBA Golden State has secured over 6,000 season ticket deposits since the franchise was announced last October. The expansion team, scheduled to begin play during the 2025 season, is the WNBA affiliate of the NBA Golden State Warriors. “It is such an incredible time to rally the Bay Area community around women’s basketball and the
Social media recap on Threads STANFORD, Calif. – No. 2-seeded Stanford (30-5,15-3 Pac-12) fought off a talented No. 7 Iowa State (21-12, 12-6 Big 12) squad in overtime to earn a trip to the Sweet 16. With last season’s second-round exit in mind, Kiki Iriafen led the Cardinal with a career-high 41 points plus 16
Feb. 25, 2025 (Stanford, CA) – Stanford beats Arizona State to win a share of the Pac-12 regular season title. STANFORD, Calif. – With Senior Day as the backdrop, No. 3 Stanford (24-4, 13-3 Pac-12) recovered from a Friday loss against Arizona to beat Arizona State 81-67 Sunday afternoon at Maples Pavilion. With the victory,
STANFORD, Calif. – No. 8 Stanford topped a tenacious Oregon State 65-56 in front of a sold-out crowd Sunday afternoon, a history-making win that gave Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer 1,203 wins, the most of any coach in NCAA basketball history. Full story to come…
Rendering of proposed Phoenix Mercury practice facility. Photo: Phoenix Suns/Mercury. The Phoenix Mercury and Phoenix Suns owner Matt Ishbia announced a $100 Million investment in a new dedicated state-of-the-art practice facility for the Phoenix Mercury and business headquarters for the WNBA team and the NBA Phoenix Suns. “We are working every day to make the
Photo: Wilson Basketball/Twitter Notes on three teams who had great 2022-23 seasons. After never making it past the Round of 64 as San Diego State’s head coach, Brian Dutcher got it done in a big way last year, reaching the national title game vs. UConn (lost 76-59). Despite Matt Bradley, Nathan Mensah, and Adam Seiko
LOS ANGELES — With 37 seconds left in the fourth quarter Monday night, Stephen Curry was isolated with Lakers center Anthony Davis guarding him one on one. The Lakers were up by 1 point in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series, and the Golden State Warriors needed a basket to keep from being pushed
Zendaya and Tom Holland took their romance to the NBA Playoffs on Thursday night to root for the Golden State Warriors against the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA shared multiple looks of the couple inside San Francisco’s Chase Center on social media. Sitting on Celeb Row, the Euphoria star proudly repped her hometown team (she
SAN FRANCISCO — Early Sunday morning, Kevon Looney of the Golden State Warriors decamped to a quiet atrium on the fourth floor of Chase Center, where floor-to-ceiling windows offered an expansive view of San Francisco Bay. The sun was beginning to burn through a hazy sky as Looney propped his iPad against a small metal
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry got up from the floor quickly after being fouled, looked toward the fans in the crowd — clad in yellow T-shirts with the words “gold blooded” written on them — and must have thought they were not as excited as they should have been. He waved his arms and yelled
Here’s Part 2 of our roundup of Saturday’s action: No. 12 seed Toledo Rockets over No. 5 seed Iowa State Cyclones, 80-73 Quinesha Lockett put on a show with 24 points, 13 rebounds and four assists for Toledo. Sophia Wiard added 15 points, three assists and two blocks, while Jayda Jansen had 17 points. The
All of the Top 4 seeds in the Big Ten, ACC and SEC tournaments advanced to the semifinals. The two closest contests were the ones between a couple of sports’ biggest rivals. Big Ten Tournament No. 4 seed Ohio State Buckeyes over No. 5 seed Michigan Wolverines, 81-79 Leigha Brown (19 points, nine assists) missed
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Georgia Amoore of the No. 11 Virginia Tech Hokies played with the utmost confidence in scoring 27 points and closing out the No. 22 NC State Wolfpack Monday night in the Play4Kay Game at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh. The Hokies went on an 8-0 run capped by an Amoore three to build a 58-48 lead
Caitlin Clark recorded her eighth career triple-double Monday night at Value City Arena in Columbus, leading her No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes to an 83-72 victory over the No. 2 and previously unbeaten Ohio State Buckeyes. Monika Czinano returned to the game with four fouls at 5:48 remaining and scored the next six Iowa points for
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An alley-oop layup from Aziaha James to Madison Hayes at 1:41 remaining and a Mimi Collins turnaround jumper at 1:07 remaining took a seven-point lead for the No. 20 NC State Wolfpack and pushed it to 11, forcing the Miami Hurricanes to foul and eventually lose 71-61 Thursday night at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh. A
The Florida State Seminoles’ superstar freshman, Ta’Niya Latson, did not disappoint Sunday afternoon with 24 points, but picked up her third, fourth and fifth fouls in a matter of 41 seconds of her time on the court, forcing her to exit the game at 6:44 remaining and making it easier for the No. 9 UConn
We are almost halfway through the regular season and conference play is fast approaching. The ACC continues to flex its muscles with four teams in the Top 10. However, there are a few unranked teams that have really impressed out of the gates and could surprise people in March. Here’s a look at those teams:
The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes led by double digits for the final 6:55 as a 14-0 fourth-quarter run from 8:38 to 6:20 broke a 65-65 tie and guided them to a 96-77 quality road victory over the No. 18 Louisville Cardinals in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge Wednesday night at the KFC Yum! Center in
Expectations were tempered for the Kansas State Wildcats (RV, three points) entering this season after it was announced that star center Ayoka Lee would be out due to knee surgery. But wow did they secure a big win Thursday night. Oklahoma transfer Gabby Gregory scored the Wildcats’ final six points on free throws to lift
We continue our conference preview series with the Big 12. Here is a look at each team in order of predicted finish according to the preseason coaches poll. Players to watch (preseason All-Big 12 list): Ashley Joens (First Team), Emily Ryan (First), Lexi Donarski (First) The Cyclones had loftier expectations than just one Sweet Sixteen
We begin our conference preview series with a look at the mid-major teams that are ranked or receiving votes. No. 23 South Dakota State (Summit League) Players to watch (preseason All-Summit League list): Myah Selland (First Team), Paiton Burckhard (First), Paige Meyer (First), Tori Nelson (Second) The Jackrabbits split with South Dakota last regular season,
Photo: Lantern Sports/Twitter Lakers superstar LeBron James and his eldest son Bronny attended an NCAA Football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Fortunately for the famous guests, the hosts won the game 21-10. It is still unknown where Bronny will choose to go to college, but for sure he has
NYTimes.com: “It turns out the dynasty had just been paused. Golden State has won the N.B.A. championship again, four seasons after its last one. It is the franchise’s seventh title and the fourth for its three superstars: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, who have spent the past decade growing up together, winning together
The Boston Celtics are in dire straits after losing to Golden State on Monday in Game 5 of the N.B.A. finals, leaving them in a 3-2 deficit as the series shifts to Boston on Thursday. Teams with 3-2 leads in best-of-seven N.B.A. finals have won the championship 39 of 48 times — 81.3 percent. Some
Celtics Here’s what to know. The Celtics and Warriors face off in Game 6 on Thursday. Jim Davis/Globe Staff By The Associated Press, Associated Press June 15, 2022 | 2:00 AM Golden State Warriors (53-29, third in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (51-31, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT FANDUEL
The Phoenix Mercury players, coaches, staff, and the player’s union, the WNBPA, met with members of the United States Department of State to discuss the status of teammate Brittney Griner’s wrongful detention in Russia. Today marks 166 days that the Mercury center has been detained. Following the meeting, the team met with U.S. Congressman Greg
In Game 3, the Celtics reclaimed that edge. “We had to,” Smart said of the physicality with which Boston dominated Golden State. “Game 2, they brought the heat to us. For us, that left a bad taste in our mouth because what we hang our hat on is effort on the defensive end and being