When the lights turn off at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) Soccer Stadium, the work doesn’t stop for senior midfielder and team captain, Spenser Gonzales. “I work five to six days a week , and I try not to work on game days,” commented Gonzales when describing her day-to-day schedule.
Gonzales stays moving with her monster of a schedule,...
The University of California, Riverside’s (UCR) women’s soccer team has been relentlessly battling in the 11 games they have played this season, with two of them in the Big West. UCR played its first Big West Conference game on Sept. 21, 2025, at Anteater Stadium against UC Irvine, ending in a 3-1 loss.
On Sept. 25, 2025, the Highlanders hosted...
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) 2025 season is coming to end with the Finals under way. Things are heating up on the court, but also off the court too. The CBA is the official labor contract between the WNBA and the WNBAPlayers Association (WNBPA) (the players’ union). It outlines key terms of employment such as player salaries, benefits,...
Lleno de lágrimas estuvo el estadio Nemesio Díez en Toluca, México. Cuando el gran estratega, el "Turco" Mohamed, obtiene el título por primera vez en 15 años. Pero para el Turco es su cuarto título en la Liga MX con cuatro diferentes equipos. Y para la estrella de la gran final, Alexis Vega es su primer título en la...
It’s not uncommon to hear players in various sports leagues say their fans are the “best fans in the league.” However, Ballhalla (Chase Center) has a different kind of swag to it, and numbers that back up its case to be the best home court advantage in the WNBA.
There’s 44 games in the WNBA regular season and each team...
San Francisco, Calif. – On May 16, 2025, the BetMGM preseason win total for the Golden State Valkyries was set at 8.5 wins. There were many unanswered questions about how good the Valkyries could be, but nobody could have predicted the team to be this competitive in their inaugural season. On Sep. 4, the Valkyries defeated the Dallas Wings...
San Francisco, Calif. – “We didn’t call ourselves an expansion team. media did. We called ourselves a new team from the jump,” commented Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase when asked about contending for the playoffs as a WNBA expansion team in its inaugural season.
On Tuesday, Sep. 2, the Valkyries beat the New York Liberty at home, marking their...
On Sunday, Aug. 31, the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Washington Mystics, 81-78, at home. The Sparks kept their fight for a spot in the playoffs alive whereas the Mystics were eliminated from playoff contention after Saturday’s loss.
The Sparks started strong in the first quarter, putting up 12 points before the Mystics scored their first. The Mystics managed to...
San Francisco, Calif. -- With a victory over the Washington Mystics, the Golden State Valkyries are well positioned to clinch the eighth seed in the WNBA Playoffs. Before the game on Saturday Aug. 30, head coach Natalie Nakase’s message was clear: “Every game is a must-win … we haven’t made the playoffs yet.”
With that statement in mind the Valks...
San Francisco, Calif. – The Golden State Valkyries had their four-game win streak snapped on Sunday versus the Atlanta Dream, 79-63.
Atlanta improved to 22-12 on the season with a strong, physical defensive performance. Golden State shot just 35% from the field, and guard Veronica Burton was the team’s leading scorer with 16 points.
Burton also played a physical brand of...