Podcast
Valkyries Beat Courtside Report
Beat reporters who cover the Golden State Valkyries discuss the Bay Area's WNBA team every week.
- Basketball chart
- #99
- Episodes
- 60
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Typical length
- 30 min
- On air since
- 2026
- Latest episode
- 2 days ago
Episodes
60 episodes, newest first
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44 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | WNBA Champions!
Show notes
The Valkyries are WNBA champions! Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points), Joseph Dycus (Bay Area News Group), Jane Kenny (SF Standard) and Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat) plus Nathan Canilao (USA Today) are joined by friends Marcus Smith (USA Today) and Eric Apricot (Valkyrie Nation) from the media room to talk about Game 7.
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37 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | Win or die, for real
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There will be one more Valkyries game. Golden State will host Atlanta in Game 7 on Saturday after the Dream took Game 6 decisively on Thursday afternoon. From Atlanta, Jane Kenny (SF Standard), Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat), and Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) discuss.
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44 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | Arena woes and Game 6 preview
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Before the Golden State Valkyries hit the road for Game 6 against the Atlanta Dream, Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points), Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat) and Jane Kenny (SF Standard) discuss that and the crazy 9:30 a.m. start time.
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34 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | One win away!
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The Golden State Valkyries lead the Atlanta Dream 3-2 in the WNBA Finals after taking a gritty Game 5 win at Chase Center. Jane Kenny (SF Standard), Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) and Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat) talk about that plus the early morning Game 6 set for Thursday.
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30 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | Valkyries gut out Game 4
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After dropping Games 2 and 3, the Valkyries evened up the WNBA Finals 2-2 with a huge Game 4 victory. Live in Atlanta, Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat), Jane Kenny (SF Standard) and Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) break it down.
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24 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | Valkyries lose Game3
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The Valkyries are down 2-1 in the WNBA Finals after a bad Game 3 loss in Atlanta. To break it down on site, Jane Kenny (SF Standard), Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat) and Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) go over what went wrong and how they can win Game 4.
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43 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | What went wrong in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals
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After taking Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, the Golden State Valkyries didn't shoot well and turned the ball over 19 times in a Game 2 loss to the Atlanta Dream. So what went wrong?
Joseph Dycus (Bay Area News Group), Jane Kenny (SF Standard), Kenzo Fukuda (ClutchPoints) and Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat) broke it all down.
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26 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | A close Game 1
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What should we take away from the Valkyries WNBA Finals Game 1 win against the Atlanta Dream? Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat), Joseph Dycus (Bay Area News Group), Jane Kenny (SF Standard) and Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) break it down.
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51 min
Valkyries Courtside Report: WNBA Finals predictions
Show notes
The Golden State Valkyries are in the WNBA Finals, so the Courtside Report crew runs it back with Nathan Canilao (USA Today) to preview the series against the Atlanta Dream. Plus, the writers give their hot takes and report from this week's practice.
Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat), Joseph Dycus (Bay Area News Group), Jane Kenny (SF Standard) and Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) are joined by Nathan to look ahead to Game 1 and beyond.
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39 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | Valkyries are heading to the WNBA Finals
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The Golden State Valkyries are going to the WNBA Finals! Live from Las Vegas, Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat), Jane Kenny (SF Standard), Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) are joined by Joseph Dycus (Bay Area News Group) to talk about how the Valkyries took down the Las Vegas Aces in Game 3 to head to their first WNBA Finals in just their second year as a team.
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39 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | Valkyries take Game 2, a win away from the Finals
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The Golden State Valkyries held on late thanks to a Veronica Burton 3-pointer and Kiah Stokes block to take Game 2 against the Las Vegas Aces and are now one win away from the WNBA Finals.
Joseph Dycus (Bay Area News Group), Jane Kenny (SF Standard) Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat) and Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) look ahead to Game 3 and maybe beyond.
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30 min
Valkyries Courtside Report: Valks two games away from WNBA Finals
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The Valkyries took Game 1 against the Las Vegas Aces behind a huge effort from Gabby Williams and historic rebounding. Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat), Jane Kenny (SF Standard) and Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) are joined by special guest Eric Apricot (Valkyrie Nation) to break it down and look ahead to Wednesday's Game 2.
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30 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | Valks to the semis
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Another wild game in the Valkyries playoff saga as Golden State defeated Dallas 77-73, coming back from down 16 to advance to the semis for the first time. Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat), Jane Kenny (SF Standard) and Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) review what went right and preview the series with the Aces.
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26 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | OT Arike sends it to Game 3
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What a game in Texas. The Valkyries fall to Dallas 108-100 in overtime behind 45 points from Arike Ogunbowale to force a Game 3 at Chase Center on Friday. Live from Arlington, Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat), Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) and Jane Kenny (SF Standard) talk about what happened.
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30 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | The first playoff win
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The Valkyries won Game 1 of the first round of the WNBA playoffs, earning their first-ever playoff win while scoring a franchise-high 104 points behind an all-time 3-point shooting night. Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat), Jane Kenny (SF Standard), Kenzo Fukuda (ClutchPoints) and Joseph Dycus (Mercury News) breaks down the win and looks ahead to Game 2 in Dallas on Wednesday, where Marisa, Jane and Kenzo will be on site.
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23 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | Onto Dallas
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The Valkyries barely survive in Los Angeles to set up a playoff series with the Dallas Wings. Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat), Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) and Jane Kenny (SF Standard) discuss.
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28 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | Valks fall in Portland
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The dream for the top seed is over after the Valkyries lost to Portland in overtime. On site, Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat) and Jane Kenny (SF Standard) break it down with Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points).
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22 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | Juste minutes, playoff math and another Valks win
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After the Golden State Valkyries win against Seattle to close their regular season home schedule, Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat), Jane Kenny (SF Standard), Joseph Dycus (Bay Area News Group) and Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) look ahead to the playoffs.
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28 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | We're back!
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The Golden State Valkyries are back and coming off a win! Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat), Jane Kenny (SF Standard), Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) and Joseph Dycus (Bay Area News Group) go over the win against Portland plus some postseason WNBA awards.
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26 min
Valkyries Courtside Report | Onto the break with a win in Portland
Show notes
The Golden State Valkyries won their fourth game in a row and they did it in Portland without Gabby Williams, Janelle Salaun and Cecilia Zandalasini.
Marisa Ingemi (Valkyries Beat), Jane Kenny (SF Standard) and Kenzo Fukuda (Clutch Points) preview the break and play a fun game.
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