Erin Lim

Last year, here at KALW, we rebooted our sports podcast, BOUNCE to follow the Valks progress through their first season in the Bay. And BOUNCE will be back following the second Valks season that just started. So recently we hosted a live event celebrating the launch: a tip off party. The event featured a panel discussing Valkyries, and explored the past, present and future of women’s basketball in the Bay Area.

Early this morning, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced that the league and the players had reached a verbal agreement for a new contract.

KALW’s BOUNCE host Erin Lim speaks to Crosscurrents host Hana Baba about WNBA ongoing contract negotiations between the players and the league owners.

In the season finale of Bounce, we look at the magic of the Valkyries' inaugural season in the Bay.

The WPBA is a pro developmental league in the East Bay with big ambitions and real impact. It’s recognized by FIBA — rare for a U.S. women’s league outside the WNBA — and it’s becoming a place where players continue their careers, get seen by scouts, and find community.

What if your mom played basketball from high school, to college, and then for the WNBA. And what if as their kid, basketball wasn’t really your thing? That is reporter Audy McAfee’s story. She dug into her mother’s basketball history and found out what an O.G. baller she was.

Today's episode of BOUNCE is all about the people behind the mic: sports announcers bringing listeners right into the thick of the game.

WNBA players are building their brands, one follower, and one endorsement at a time.

It's episode five of BOUNCE and in today’s episode, we ask: What does the Valks’ arrival mean for the LGBTQ community in the Bay?

The Valkyries leads the WNBA in attendance and Valks merch is everywhere. Will popularity mean better pay for the players?