The toll the game took on the players was evident, but they picked each other up — sometimes literally
Carla Leite
Posted inThe IX Soccer
The epicenter of women’s sports? Portland felt like it on Saturday
The IX Sports: Soccer Insider with Annie Peterson, June 1, 2026
Posted inWNBA
Carla Leite is reinventing herself with the Portland Fire
Vanloo: ‘She’s a bucket. She can do anything she wants’
Posted inWNBA
Portland Fire’s first franchise win came down to perfect game plan execution
Sarama: ‘We want teams to come here and not look forward to playing us on the schedule because no team in the league is going to play harder than us’
Posted inWNBA
Valkyries lose Carla Leite in 2026 WNBA expansion draft
Leite heads to the Portland Fire with their second pick in the long-awaited expansion draft.
Posted inFeatures, Golden State Valkyries, Minnesota Lynx, WNBA
Why it’s dangerous to assume Golden State Valkyries can’t compete with Minnesota Lynx
The Valkyries’ margin for error in this playoff series is razor-thin, but they’ve defied assumptions all season long
Posted inFeatures, Golden State Valkyries, WNBA
How the Golden State Valkyries became the first-ever WNBA expansion team to make the playoffs
Natalie Nakase: ‘We’ve written it our way’
Posted inFeatures, Golden State Valkyries, International Basketball, WNBA
How Janelle Salaün became a basketball star in 11 years
Iliana Rupert: ‘She always had this killer mode, but now she’s efficient with it’
Posted inFeatures, Golden State Valkyries, WNBA
Iliana Rupert’s growth has been on full display with the Golden State Valkyries
Rupert is scoring nearly 10 points per game this season after averaging less than 4 in her first two WNBA seasons
Posted inAtlanta Dream, Dallas Wings, Features, Golden State Valkyries, Seattle Storm, WNBA
WNBA Notes: Haley Jones’ new home and personnel problems in Atlanta and Seattle
Plus, a look at Carla Leite’s struggles from three for Golden State
