Steve Rhodes

we said some stuff

Courtside Report is just 100 subs away from 1,000 which would be HUGE would love to get there by the end of the Finals! youtu.be/LWPt4QOHtCA?...

My full Game 5 coverage: - Burton, for @valkyriesbeat.bsky.social: www.valkyriesbeat.com/p/valkyries-... - Stokes, for @theixsports.bsky.social: www.theixsports.com/features/kia... - Reese, for @mercurynews.com: www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/26/a...

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“The journey don’t have to be straight, you know? We still made it here, because we had that mentality — that dog that you get when you’re raised in PG County.” Kaila Charles was in the same AAU program as Angel Reese. Her road to the WNBA Finals took grit: www.thebanner.com/sports/angel...

Team Takeover coach Ron James came down for Game 4 representing both his alums — Kaila Charles and Angel Reese — with custom sweatshirts. Charles got the start today, and was plus-14 in her minutes. A fun reunion for these PG County hoops standouts.

The Game 6 start time made me mad enough to write a column. For @coyotemedia.org www.coyotemedia.org/valkyries-fi...

Kiah Stokes is probably the WNBA Finals MVP right now and at least some of it is because of timely 3-point shooting. Who would have guessed that? | @theixsports.bsky.social www.theixsports.com/features/kia...

NEW POST: Veronica Burton comes up big, what else is new. www.valkyriesbeat.com/p/valkyries-...

New pod with Jane, Kenzo and I off the Game 5 Valkyries win. youtu.be/LWPt4QOHtCA...

Despite the Dream leading the free throw advantage in the series, Angel Reese wants more calls | @mercurynews.com www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/26/a...

what if the Valkyries win the WNBA Finals

Valkyries take Game 5, 64-55 They will head to Atlanta on Thursday with the chance to win the WNBA Finals.

the Golden State Valkyries are one win away from winning the WNBA Finals

Reese has never been held to single-digit points in consecutive games since 5/30 and 6/1 2024

Kiah Stokes had a 19% block rate, averaging above 3 blocks per game in under 20 minutes as a senior at UCONN. She is one of the greatest shot blockers in the history of the women's game. The Warden of Alcatraz.

This entire game situation is so weird they put it on the science fiction channel

At the half, the Valkyries lead the Dream 25-22 ✅ Veronica Burton: 9 PTS | 6 REB | 2 AST | 2 BLKS Cecilia Zandalasini: 5 PTS Rhyne Howard: 6 PTS | 2 REB Angel Reese: 5 PTS | 10 REB ATL-GSV | USA Network | Peacock | #2026WNBAFinals | #WNBASeason30

VB takeover time 🚨 She has dropped 5 quick points to start the 2Q with the elite spin move and a triple! ATL-GSV | USA Network | Peacock | #2026WNBAFinals | #WNBASeason30

OAKLAND'S FINEST 🤩 We've got Zendaya in the house for Game 5 of the #2026WNBAFinals! ATL-GSV | USA Network | Peacock | #WNBASeason30

A Valkyries fan’s sign: “Move the Hawks game. Women = Prime Time”

Jumbotron just showed a sign that said "Move the Hawks game, put the women in prime time."

Almost 10 minutes on #2026WBAFinals #valkyries #wnba #wnbaseason30 youtu.be/zSGpwNy_HxM?...

Monday night hoops are on the way 🍿 The Valkyries and Dream head back to the Bay for Game 5, after the Valks took the thrilling win in the last outing. Catch them live in action at 8pm/ET on USA Network and Peacock to see who will steal the series lead in the #2026WNBAFinals! #WNBASeason30

Game 4 photos you don't want to miss 📸 #WNBASeason30 | #2026WNBAFinals

Ballhalla has become a nationally-celebrated phenomenon, but something's missing from the headlines: GSV's founding support by queer fans like Cheryl & Deb Espinosa-Jones, who embraced the WNBA as Deb battled terminal cancer. I wrote about her legacy & the "full blown lesbian history" of Ballhalla:

thank you to @alexsimonsports.bsky.social & @sfgate.com for the opportunity to write this piece. to me, the heart & soul of valkyries fandom - FOR THE GAYS - includes thousands of queer people filling the seats of ballhalla now, and the extraordinary lives of those no longer with us:

Just an incredible story from @roughnotes.bsky.social and so honored to have it here at @sfgate.com: Love and grief turned a sports skeptic into a lifelong Valkyries fan www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...

The Valkyries are never going to make a ton of shots. But if they get a ton of them, they can make enough to win. That’s how they took Game 4 against a frustrated Atlanta squad | @theixsports.bsky.social www.theixsports.com/features/val...

How Tiffany Hayes has become the Valkyries spark | @mercurynews.com www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/26/t...

good morning it is Game 5 of the WNBA Finals

this is happening because big tech customer support basically doesn't exist and desperate people are asking ChatGPT what to do. ChatGPT is sending them to journalists

In the last few weeks i've been bombarded with emails from people who have minor tech support problems. ChatGPT is telling them to email me, writing their emails, and compiling "evidence packets" after convincing them they have stumbled on a major story: www.404media.co/chatgpt-keep...

Complaint: knightcolumbia.org/documents/gx...

Final: Valkyries 67, Dream 62 Series tied 2-2 going to Chase Center

End 1: Valks 16, Dream 11 Better defense, Valks controlled the ball, more touches on the inside. These are good adjustments!

The thrust of the DOJ complaint is to say that the entire civil service of California on both state and county levels must now work under the direction of the DOJ to prove the existence of dinosaur bones in cereal boxes. And the federal judiciary must make them do it.

My notebook from Friday's Valkyries practice, with quotes from players about what Game 4 might feel like | @valkyriesbeat.bsky.social www.valkyriesbeat.com/p/valkyries-...

The game two Stampede clips (running into the catch downhill, giving the offensive player a step on the defense and making it easier, ostensibly, to dribble-penetrate the gaps that have been so elusive for the Valkyries these past two games)

Always read Marisa (Me 🤝 Rhyne Howard Talking about the Valkyries "stampeding" - riseofthevalkyries.substack.com/p/angel-rees...)

How do the Valkyries get their offense going? They talked about what’s going on with their half court offense a bit today | @mercurynews.com www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/23/g...

for the gays

We talked about the Game 3 loss youtu.be/-zlHmNuAHrg?...

A scoop from me: CBS-owned local stations' election coverage will be sponsored by DraftKings, a deal that has stirred concern inside the company. www.status.news/p/cbs-draftk...

Having litigated before Judge Carter as the Jan. 6 committee did battle with John Eastman, and having read his opinion rejecting DOJ's attempt to obtain California's unredacted voter rolls, I predict this will not go well for DOJ.