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2026-10-04 · Toronto Star · Sports

Nakase returns to bench to coach Valkyries in WNBA semifinals after going to floor in scary moment

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2026-10-03 · Toronto Star · Sports

Gabby Williams scores 19 as Valkyries rally from 16 down to beat Wings 77-73, reach WNBA semifinals

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2026-10-03 · Toronto Star · Sports

Valkyries coach Nakase goes down on sideline late in Golden State's playoff-clinching win over Wings

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2026-10-11 · Toronto Star · Sports

Brandin Podziemski receives 5-year contract extension for $110M from Warriors, AP source says

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2026-10-05 · Toronto Star · Sports

Gabby Williams leads way again for Valkyries, who beat Las Vegas in Game 1 of WNBA semis

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2026-09-26 · Toronto Star · Sports

Teoscar Hernández, Andy Pages hit home runs, Skubal strikes out 10 as Dodgers beat Giants 2-0

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2026-09-19 · Toronto Star

🔮 Veronica Burton made a franchise-record six steals as the Valkyries played without star Gabby Williams and top reserve Janelle Salaun, both of whom played for the French team that lost to the U.S. 97-79 in the World Cup final on Sunday. assertive

2026-09-20 · Toronto Star

🔮 The Valkyries again were without star Gabby Williams and top reserve Janelle Salaun, both of whom played for the French team that lost to the U.S. 97-79 in the World Cup final on Sunday in Berlin. assertive

2026-09-26 · Toronto Star

🔮 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry has agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $116 million that would take him through the 2028-29 season, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday night. assertive

2026-09-26 · Toronto Star

🔮 Having two two-way star healthy and in the Los Angeles lineup as the leadoff batter will be plenty — and Roberts plans to monitor Ohtani’s workload to ensure that can happen. assertive

2026-09-26 · Toronto Star

🔮 Up next Neither team had announced its starter for Sunday’s regular-season finale, when beloved Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow will be celebrated before he retires from the booth after nearly four decades. assertive

2026-09-28 · Toronto Star

🔮 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cecilia Zandalasini scored 22 points, Gabby Williams added 20, and the second-seeded Golden State Valkyries ran away from the Dallas Wings by halftime for a 104-80 win in the teams’ playoff opener Sunday night. assertive

2026-09-29 · Toronto Star

🔮 “I think that’s the steps we take is, as you look back on that, is you reflect and you say, ‘what could have been done differently?’ and you try to learn from that and move on.” assertive

2026-10-01 · Toronto Star

🔮 He practices again and again with all the energy he can muster, mastering skills that will allow him to move from bed to wheelchair and back again. assertive

2026-10-03 · Toronto Star

🔮 She wouldn’t miss it for anything,” Powell said, adding: “It’s still new to us, we’re just trying to figure it out. assertive

2026-10-03 · Toronto Star

🔮 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gabby Williams scored 19 points and hit a go-ahead 17-footer with 1:17 remaining, and the Golden State Valkyries won a late replay review to finish a rally from 16 points down and beat the Dallas Wings 77-73 on Friday night in a wild deciding Game 3 of their first-round WNBA playoff series. assertive

2026-10-03 · Toronto Star

🔮 A year ago, Gabby Williams played for the Seattle Storm and her now-teammates with Golden State had no way of knowing just how much her addition would matter in the franchise taking its next major step. assertive

2026-10-04 · Toronto Star

🔮 The 46-year-old Nakase said she was examined by a doctor during Saturday’s off day ahead of the series opener Sunday and insists she will be “proactive” with both her health and mental health. assertive

2026-10-05 · Toronto Star

🔮 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gabby Williams had 25 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, Kiah Stokes added 14 rebounds and three blocked shots, and the Golden State Valkyries took Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals by beating the defending champion Las Vegas Aces 71-60 on Sunday. assertive

2026-10-08 · Toronto Star

🔮 Gabby Williams had 20 points and five rebounds and Kayla Thornton scored 16 points as the Valkyries moved one win away from reaching the WNBA Finals in just their second season. assertive

2026-10-11 · Toronto Star

🔮 The person spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday night because the team didn’t disclose financial details in announcing the extension, though coach Steve Kerr expressed his joy for the fourth-year pro before a preseason game against the Sacramento Kings. Podziemski’s deal includes a mutual option for the fifth season, meaning the sides could re-negotiate the fifth year or decide to go separate ways. “I’m thrilled for Brandin and his family, really happy for us,” Kerr said. assertive

2026-10-14 · Toronto Star

🔮 Moments after helping the Golden State Valkyries rally to beat the defending champion Aces and earn a trip to the WNBA Finals, Gabby Williams stopped on her way back to the locker room in Las Vegas and shared a little celebratory shake with coach Natalie Nakase. assertive