There's no denying the Golden State Valkyries fought hard in their 98-91 loss to the Phoenix Mercury. With only eight players available due to Tiffany Hayes and Cecilia Zandalasini's late injury scratches, the remaining Valkyries stepped up and tested the Mercury through the majority of the game.

Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase criticized Mercury guard Monique Akoa Makani for what she described as an intentional kick on Veronica Burton late in Tuesday’s game

After a rough first half, the Phoenix Mercury tightened up their defense after the break and picked up a vital road win against the shorthanded Golden State Valkyries.

In Year 1, Natalie Nakase and the Valkyries revealed how they built a successful WNBA expansion team from scratch.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 25 points with five 3-pointers, Satou Sabally scored 10 of her 17 points after halftime, and the Phoenix Mercury came back to beat the short-handed Golden State Valkyries 98-91 on Tuesday night.

San Francisco Standard columnist Tim Kawakami went to Sunday’s Valkyries game and reported on the fan atmosphere at Chase Center, which he said was “thrumming” even in the team’s worst home loss of the season. But buried in his reporting were two paragraphs about a brewing scheduling conflict with the Laver Cup, an international tennis tournament:

Facing the physical and skilled Atlanta Dream, the Valkyries suffered their worst home loss since their season opener in a 79-63 defeat .

In the Valkyries’ win over the Las Vegas Aces on June 7, Burton recorded the highest single-game plus-minus rating with a +40. A few games later, Burton drew the assignment of guarding Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark and held her to 11 points on 3-for-14 shooting and 0-for-7 from the 3-point line.

As they continue an impressive debut season in the WNBA, here's a look at what the Golden State Valkyries can do to make the playoffs in their first year.

It’s beginning to feel a lot like the postseason. The WNBA has less than one month before the start of the playoffs, and the intensity kicked up a notch last week. Whether it was teams recognizing how little time is left to solidify playoff positioning or the aided boost of Rivals Week matchups,

The Golden State Valkyries are amid a potential historic run to the WNBA Playoffs. Should they finish top-eight in the standings, Golden State would become the