It will be interesting to see once the dust settles just how many WNBA records the Golden State Valkyries and Gabby Williams broke en route to their first WNBA title.
The Golden State Valkyries just made WNBA history by winning the title in their second year of existence, and it will be fair to say that their NBA counterparts have also noticed.
Skip Bayless had reason to celebrate alongside Golden State after the Valkyries completed a remarkable rise to the top of the WNBA. The franchise captured its first championship on Saturday, edging the Atlanta Dream, 68-63, in a decisive Game 7.
The Golden State Valkyries have now etched themselves into bonafide WNBA history in multiple ways after winning Game 7 against the Atlanta Dream, 68-63.
How many of the WNBA players to record 20 double-doubles in a single regular season can you name in five minutes?
The difference was Gabby Williams. Williams was the best player on the floor, and as a result, the Golden State Valkyries won the WNBA championship over the Atlanta Dream in a tightly-contested Game 7 of the WNBA Finals.
After just two seasons in existence, the Golden State Valkyries are WNBA champions. Thanks to Gabby Williams’ Game 7 heroics, the Valkyries overcame the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in a closely contested WNBA Finals.
Gabby Williams scored 28 of her game-high 30 points in the second half, Kiah Stokes converted a Williams miss into a key hoop with 53 seconds left and the Golden State Valkyries, in just their second season, captured the WNBA championship with a 68-63 victory over the Atlanta Dream in Game 7 of the Finals on Saturday night in San Francisco.
Gabby Williams let it all out after leading the Golden State Valkyries to a WNBA title on Saturday. Williams was full of emotion following the Valkyries’
The Golden State Valkyries won their first WNBA title after winning Game 7 68-63 to win the series 4-3 against the Atlanta Dream. Gabby Williams, who produced
Gabby Williams scored 30 points, leading the Golden State Valkyries to their first WNBA title with a 68-63 Game 7 win over Atlanta Dream on Saturday night.
The first Game 7 in WNBA history turned out to be a classic. Not only because the Golden State Valkyries rallied for a 68-63 win over the Atlanta Dream to clinch their first championship in just their second season, but also because of the performance from Gabby Williams.
The Golden State Valkyries came to Atlanta needing one more win to be WNBA champions. Instead, they were down 17 after the first quarter, and Game 6 slipped away on a Thursday afternoon.
Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream kept their season alive on Thursday afternoon, taking down Gabby Williams and the Golden State Valkyries 80-69 in Game 6 of the 2026 WNBA Finals.
Game 6 of the WNBA Finals had one of the earliest starts to a U.S. pro sports league playoff on record, tipping off at 12:30 p.m. ET in Atlanta. In the end, the visiting Golden State Valkyries lost to the hometown Atlanta Dream, 80-69, which evened up the series 3-3 and forced Game 7.
Golden State’s travel burden is catching up to them in the Finals, as the series is testing both teams in more ways than one. Now, Gabby Williams has explained why travel fatigue is hitting Golden State hard as their lengthy postseason run continues.
The Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream have been drawing attention for walking off the court ahead of the national anthem playing during the first three games of this year’s WNBA Finals.
The WNBA Finals continued on Wednesday night with the Atlanta Dream taking a 2-1 series lead over the Golden State Valkyries. It was a dominant showing
Angel Reese had a decent performance on Saturday and started Game 1 of the WNBA Finals strong. The Atlanta Dream acknowledged it and sent a strong message on social media.
Gabby Williams gave Golden State the lead for good on two free throws with 1:18 remaining, then capped a 26-point performance with two clinching foul shots in the final seconds, and the Valkyries outlasted the Atlanta Dream 68-64 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday afternoon in San Francisco.
The 2026 WNBA Finals opened on Saturday with the Golden State Valkyries earning a 68-64 win over the Atlanta Dream to take a 1-0 series lead. It is the Valkyries' first WNBA Finals win and brings them one step closer to a championship in just their second season in the league.
The expansion Golden State Valkyries have quickly become a media darling, but don’t tell that to their star player Gabby Williams. On Friday, Williams spoke with reporters (ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals against the Atlanta Dream on Saturday).
Ahead of one of the more unlikely WNBA Finals in recent memory, here's our first look at some of the key factors that could decide who comes out on top.
The WNBA's semifinals continued on Wednesday night, with the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries getting one step closer to a trip to the WNBA Finals.
The WNBA's semifinals began on Sunday with the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries securing Game 1 wins in their respective series.
The WNBA's semifinals are now officially set thanks to the Golden State Valkyries 77-73 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday night.
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