BOUNCE: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports
Women’s professional sports is happening, and it’s taking off right here, in the Bay. In the third season of BOUNCE, we're still here, covering the Valkyries. But we’re also putting our focus on all of the other women’s professional sports teams exploding in and around the Bay.
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Latest Episodes
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Last year, host Erin Lim got to sit down with Coach Nakase to talk about her personal journey to Golden State.
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Golden State Valkyries All-Star Gabby Williams grew up in Reno, Nevada. But playing in the Bay Area as a youth shaped the way she plays and the person you see now.
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From our friends at Uncuffed, we're sharing an episode that’s all about sports, play, and the joys of competition. We’ve got stories from the track and the chess board. Plus, life lessons from a boxing ring.
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Today, the Golden State Valkyries embrace their queer fans. But in the early years of the WNBA’s, queerness was often ignored. That’s when the Sacramento Monarchs’ first Gay Pride Night made history.
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Before the Sacramento Monarchs or the Golden State Valkyries, there were the San Francisco Pioneers. The first professional women's basketball team that played in the City more than two decades ago.
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Following the success of the 1996 US Olympic women's basketball gold medal, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced the creation of a new Women’s National Basketball Association—the WNBA.Thirty years later, the WNBA is doing better than ever. But a lot has happened over the decades. We hear from three different perspectives on the WNBA and how the league has evolved over the years.
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BOUNCE host and reporters talk about the newly formed Women's Professional Baseball League and 30 seasons of the WNBA in front of a live audience.
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Girls flag football is rapidly growing across California, creating new opportunities for young athletes.
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Women’s professional sports is happening, and it’s taking off right here, in the Bay. In the third season of BOUNCE, we're still here, covering the Valkyries. But we’re also putting our focus on all of the other women’s professional sports teams exploding in and around the Bay. We lead off the season with a story on the largest baseball program for girls in the country.