Amid record-setting season, WNBA players thinking ahead to expansion Valkyries

PHOENIX – The Golden State Valkyries are 10 months away from playing their first game, but they’re top of mind for WNBA All-Stars anxious for the league’s first expansion since addition of the Atlanta Dream in 2008.

The All-Star weekend is crammed with storylines. The league is surging from attendance and viewership records in the first half of its 28th season. A reported $2.2 billion, 11-year new media rights deal is bound to make a major impact. Rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, plus the U.S. Olympic team...