The gut-punch of expansion drafts: ‘She’s the heart and soul’
To fully understand the warmth of Kayla Thornton's spirit, you have to talk to those around her, listen to them, and watch a million smiles spread. Let's make it 2024 WNBA Finals MVP Jonquel Jones speaks. “[Kayla is] He’s someone you want to be around,” Jones said. “someone [who] It has an energy that draws […]
ESPN eyeing expansion of ‘PTI’ after ‘Around the Horn’ cancellation
ESPN wants to extend its most popular talk show. After “Around the Horn'' was canceled in the summer of 2025, ESPN floated the idea of expanding “Pardon the Interruption'' into an hour-long show to fill the void. There is. Reported by Andrew Marchand of The Athletic.. “PTI,” starring Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, has aired […]
Trump’s transition team eyes expansion of ankle monitors for illegal immigrants not in custody
exclusive: The Trump transition team is considering significantly expanding the use of ankle-worn GPS monitors to track undocumented immigrants who are not in federal immigration custody, Fox News Digital reported. . President-elect Trump has promised to launch a large-scale deportation operation after he is sworn into office, and his transition team is already working on […]
Nevis Premier Mark Brantley: Airport Expansion Will Help Drive Economic Growth, Direct Flights from US Possible
Nevis Premier Mark Brantley emphasized that the expansion and redevelopment of Vance W. Amory International Airport will have a positive impact on the island's economy. Project as Brantley outlined In his recent presentation of the 2025 budget, he said he expected “substantive progress” to be made by the end of the year. This underlines the […]
3 winners, 3 losers from Golden State Valkyries expansion draft
Thanks to Friday night's expansion draft, the Golden State Valkrees finally have a team. The WNBA's 13th team has selected the following players, all of whom remain unprotected by their previous teams. Kayla Thornton (New York Liberty) Monique Billings (Phoenix Mercury) Julie Vanloo (Washington Mystics) Stephanie Talbot (Los Angeles Sparks) Cecilia Zandarasini (Minnesota Lynx) Temi […]
Expansion Valkyries are ‘open for business’ come WNBA free agency
Valkyries general manager Ohemaa Nyanin was finally able to relax Friday, at least for the night. After months of preparation, Golden State, the WNBA's 13th franchise, has completed the league's first expansion draft since 2008, selecting 11 players from the current 12 teams to be part of the initial 2025 roster. was nominated. Certainly, it's […]
Meet the 11 WNBA players the Golden State Valkyries selected in the expansion draft
A pick is included! The WNBA's newest team, the Golden State Valkyries, have made their official expansion draft selections, with 11 players selected from across the league. Each existing WNBA team could protect six players from their roster, and the Valkyries then selected one unprotected player from each team (with the exception of the Seattle […]
The Golden State Valkyries selecting Kate Martin in the expansion draft makes perfect sense
The Golden State Valkyries have reportedly selected Kate Martin and Kayla Thornton in the expansion draft. The Athletic's Sabrina Merchant and Marcus Thompson II. Both the Las Vegas Aces rookie and New York Liberty veteran will head to the Bay as part of the WNBA's 15th team's first team. Neither choice is a huge shock. […]
WNBA expansion questions for the Liberty, Valkyries and beyond
History hasn't been kind to the WNBA's two most recent expansion teams. The Atlanta Dream won just four games in their first season in 2008. The Chicago Sky had a marginally better record in 2006, going 5-29. It took 16 years for the Sky to bring home the championship, but the Dream are still looking […]
Liberty’s final WNBA expansion draft protective spot comes down to four players
The first big event of the WNBA offseason will be held soon. On Friday, the Golden State Valkyries will begin the process of building their 2025 roster with the league's first expansion draft since 2008. The Liberty, like 11 other WNBA teams, had to submit a list of six protected players to the Valkyries last […]