The expansion Golden State Valkyries will be part of an opening-night triple-header when the 2025 WNBA season tips off on May 16.
The league’s 29th regular season, featuring a record 44-game schedule for each of the 13 franchises, runs through Sept. 11.
The Valkyries will debut against the Los Angeles Sparks, with the Atlanta Dream visiting the Washington Mystics and the Minnesota Lynx visiting the Dallas Wings on opening night.
The defending champion New York Liberty will begin the season at home against the Las Vegas Aces on May 17.
“We look forward to tipping off the WNBA’s 29th season in May of 2025 and continuing to build on the success of last season, when the WNBA delivered its most-watched Draft and All-Star Game, and set records for viewership, attendance, digital consumption and merchandise sales,” said WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert. “The upcoming free agency period and the 2025 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm will create a tremendous level of excitement, and we are also looking forward to the expansion Golden State Valkyries taking the court for the first time.”
The dates released Monday also include a 17-day period in June for the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup, as well as the All-Star Game on July 16 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. This is the first time that Indianapolis, home of the Indiana Fever, will host the All-Star Game.
The WNBA will release the complete television and streaming schedule at a later date.
–Field Level Media
New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence was placed on injured reserve Monday with an elbow injury labeled “long term” by head coach Brian Daboll. Lawrence, a two-time Pro Bowl…
The Charlotte Hornets haven’t played often in December against teams with a worse record than them in recent years, but that doesn’t necessarily make Tuesday night’s task any easier, when…
North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia and Virginia Tech were fined and publicly reprimanded by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday following altercations at their respective rivalry games on Saturday….
Sixers hope to build on recent momentum in visit to Hornets
ACC fines, reprimands four schools for sportsmanship violations
Tony Finau drops out of Hero World Challenge
Butler returns home to face struggling Eastern Illinois
Field Level Media - Professional sports content solutions | FLM
