yeah, kate martin for that high. not enough. magic left in the tank. tremendous game. liberty. and win. 81 to 78 kron four's. erin martin was erin wilson, kate martin, aaron wilson, aaron joins us now live from chase center at aaron. this thing at us on the edge of our seat for the entire night. what was it like for you taking this thing in? >> scott, you know, as you said, it was a tremendous game that erin aaron wilson. but if i could shoot like like martin, you know, i would take that name, but i wouldn't quite that much of a shooter when i played the sport. either way. tonight was a great game. put on, of course, by the golden state outcries against the new york liberty. here's the thing. this is the 3rd time they played them this season. the first time much earlier this season was about a month ago. the first game was a blowout. the second game they lost only by 5. but in that game, sabrina ionescu was she would offer 24 points. brianna stewart, he went off for 27 fast forward to today. they only lost by 3 hill to bring it to one point through 3 quarters. they almost, you k

the elks had the lead in the fourth quarter thanks to kate martin. could they hold on against the d ♪ so one, two three ♪ ♪ take my hand and come with me ♪ ♪ because you look so fine ♪ ♪ and i really wanna make you mine ♪ ♪ ah, yeah ♪ ♪ are you gonna be my girl ♪ ♪ ♪ good evening. great test for the upstart golden state valkyries hosting the defending wnba champion from new york, led by walnut creek native sabrina ionescu. they went down to the wire. chase center, sabrina rep and bfc look at her hometown cheer squad. oh, that is adorable and awesome. speaking of awesome, breanna stewart monster first half 19 points. liberty up 4643 at the break. unesco just one point after three quarters. ten in the fourth. beats the shot clock with that three. valkyrie staying close. kayla thornton's three brings them within one. thornton 11 points, then kate martin got hot, sizzling four threes in the fourth, including one to take the lead with two minutes to go. kate martin with 21 points. fast forward to the final seconds. the valkyries are down three. they're lo

kate martin with 21 points. fast forward to the final seconds. the valkyries are down three. they're looking to tie. martin is smothered. can't get a good look? no good. valkyries lose a heartbreaker 8178. >> you know it's hard whenever they're close games like this. because, you know there's things that you could have done to help you win. but looking on the bright side of things, i thought everybody battled the entire time and we gave it our best effort. so there's a lot of positives to take away. >> giants hosting the marlins. kids are freezing, but they got a souvenir, so it's all good. pick it up in the ninth. giants down four two. bases loaded. willy adames deep going going going to be caught on the warning track. sac fly scores a run. it's now four three. next batter patrick bailey base hit ties the game at four apiece. and then jung hoo lee rounds third. the giants are going for the win right here. and he's out by a mile to extras. we go. rough 10th inning for camilo duvall as the marlins score four times. two on this heriberto hernandez double. and the marlins beat t

julie van loo behind the back pass to kate martin. nice. lays it up. and in. yrie staying close in the first half martin was on fire. a career high 14 points in just seven minutes. and the four point play and oh she's fired up. valkyrie is up one at the break. early third. defense to offense kayla thornton great anticipation. it's a steal and score. we're all tied at 56. but the lynx have an mvp candidate in napheesa collier. and playing like it they explode to a 22 point lead. she had 20 for the valkyries made a late push but it wasn't enough. they lose 8576. third straight loss. struggling a bit, but it's still part of the process. >> short term pain for long term results. we don't mind pain. i told you like we're killers. so the pain. i want them to feel it. because in that amount of pain we talk about, that's the amount that you got to grow. if you're not feeling pain, then that's a problem. so i love that they feel it. they owned up to it. right after the game we talked about it. they said we got to be better. and i said i got to be better to. >> and we've

she's ready for kate martin. >> on the caitlin clark, indiana fever, fanatics. i love kaitlyn. >> and i also love that about 3. so i'm going with both today, 13 year-old haley peters is repping both jerseys. she drove up with their family from gilroy to watch her role model in action. it's really fun cause. i've been watching her since she got drafted college and then to see it in real life. it's really cool. >> about 3 season ticket holder say. >> this first season has exceeded their expectations. it's been wonderful i love it there. the first is expected to name to 5 so i'm grateful for that. you know, it's not to painful. it's been incredible. i've been all the games and the energy is just crazy. >> and what a game it looks like. if you're a valve curry's fan and a kid, caitlin clark fanned, then you truly want tonight just to caitlin clark friend. maybe your little been leaving, but no matter fans tell me they will definitely be at the next matchup between fever in val currys. and that will be here at chase center on august 31st. i'm sarah stinson reporting

and she certainly excited to play her college teammate kate martin.s kate martin said, anything heading into this matchup? no other than she's ready. she's like. she says that today. yeah. no. kate is about, you know, winning. it's not about her. and like her relationships. it's like, that's what i love about kate is she never makes it about herself. she's the most humble athlete, i think that i've ever been around with a lot of notoriety that she does get from iowa. and so it's amazing that she's always about, let's go. it's kill mode, it's killer time, it's win or die. >>clark said that this is her first time in san francisco, but she took some time on wednesday night to have dinner with martin. they ate at chief. >>all right there, matt. you know, ryan clark >>is probably going to get a lot of looks. yes. but i've never seen one be five. never. yeah. so i'll see you for valkyries pregame at 630. big night here in san francisco. huge. yeah. got to love it. all right. thanks for. when we come back, we're going to introduce you to the newest celebrity

she's ready for kate martin. >> on the caitlin clark, indiana fever, fanatics.ve kaitlyn. >> and i also love that about 3. so i'm going with both today, 13 year-old haley peters is repping both jerseys. she drove up with their family from gilroy to watch her role model in action. it's really fun cause. i've been watching her since she got drafted college and then to see it in real life. it's really cool. >> about 3 season ticket holder say. >> this first season has exceeded their expectations. it's been wonderful. i love it there. the first is expected to name to 5 so i'm grateful for that. you know, it's not to painful. it's been incredible. i bend all the games and the energy is just crazy. and it was quite the game. fans say they will definitely be at the next fevers. val curry's matchup right here at chase center on august 31st. i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. >> and we ask you now to please join us in a moment of silence. you know, lonzo his >> a south bay community coming together tonight to remember a teen killed in a crash. 17

kate martin hit a huge three. i feel like the building was about to pop off, so it was just fun. it kind of just brought back a lot of memories for me. and i think maybe that's why i just kind of was so calm and collected throughout the entirety of the game, because i've just been here so many times. >>all right, >>forgettable >>shooting night for an. excuse. >>one >>for >>11. but we know she is >>one of the >>elite >>premiere shooters in the w. and >>and >>they got the bottom line. the win. yeah, but maybe that says a lot about the valkyries defense. >>valkyrie's >>defense. i >>mean, they >>they >>work >>you over even in >>a >>loss the winning team, they'll be like, oh, man, what's the license plate of the truck that hit us? exactly? i mean, first, first year in the league and they're already going toe to toe with the league champs. all right. thanks, fern. well, up next a growing global sport chirping right here in the us. you'll get to meet the next generation of cricket athletes being developed right here in the bay area. >>the energy. it's the passion. it's the competitive l

and oh by the way, kate martin celebrating a birthday today. you know that the best gift she can get is a win. we're going to have plenty more coming up tonight in the pregame show that starts at 630 over on pix >>plus. all right matt lively reporting live from phoenix. and you can catch the valkyries tonight on our sister station pix plus channel 44, cable 12 pregame coverage. well, that starts at 630. and bay area gamers were lined up early this morning all hoping to get their hands on the nintendo switch to that highly anticipated portable console went on sale today. these people waited in line at the target in colma. then they got a ticket to buy a switch. that $450 console has a larger, higher resolution screen and new social features. we talked to jacob, who says the switch two is another way to connect with friends online. >>it's just something that we get to do together and, you know, growing up, party games really became an important part of what we can do. >>okay, let's check in with darren with a look at the forecast. are you a big g

she's ready for kate martin. >> on the caitlin clark, indiana fever, fanatics. i love kaitlyn. >> and i also love that about 3. so i'm going with both today, 13 year-old haley peters is repping both jerseys. she drove up with their family from gilroy to watch her role model in action. it's really fun cause. i've been watching her since she got drafted college and then to see it in real life. it's really cool. >> about 3 season ticket holder say. >> this first season has exceeded their expectations. it's been wonderful. i love it there. the first is expected to name to 5 so i'm grateful for that. you know, it's not to painful. it's been incredible end all the games. and the energy is just crazy. and it was quite the game. fans say they will definitely be at the next fevers. val curry's matchup right here at chase center on august 31st. i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. >> well, what san francisco pride just around the corner, bart is encouraging people to ride with pride, bart's going to begin running sunday morning at 8 with trains runni

she's ready for kate martin. >> on the caitlin clark, indiana fever fanatics.ove kaitlyn. >> and i also love that about 3. so i'm going with both today, 13 year-old haley peters is repping both jerseys. she drove off with her family from gilroy to watch her role model in action. it's really fun cause i've been watching her since she got drafted college and then to see here in real life. it's really cool. >> about 3 season ticket holder say. >> this first season has exceeded their expectations. it's been wonderful i love it there. the first is expected to name to 5 so i'm grateful for that. you know, it's not to painful. it's been incredible. i've been all the games and the energy is just crazy. and it was quite the game. fans say they will definitely be at the next fevers. val curry's matchup right here at chase center on august 31st. i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. >> walker is also celebrating juneteenth that last night's game. the first one small skews me the first 10,000 fans got a juneteenth poster. the poster is art by taylor sm

she's ready for kate martin. >> on the caitlin clark, indiana fever, fanatics. i love kaitlyn. >> and i also love that about 3. so i'm going with both today, 13 year-old haley peters is repping both jerseys. she drove up with their family from gilroy to watch her role model in action. it's really fun. >> cause i've been watching her since she got drafted college and then to see it in real life. it's really cool. >> about 3 season ticket holder say. >> this first season has exceeded their expectations. it's been wonderful. i love it there. the first is expected to name to 5 so i'm grateful for that. you know, it's not to painful. it's been incredible end all the games. and the energy is just crazy. and it was quite the game. fans say they will definitely be at the next fevers. val curry's matchup right here at chase center on august 31st. i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. >> about is also got to celebrate juneteenth that last night's game. the first 10,000 fans got a juneteenth poster. the poster is art by taylor small. she's a black arti

. >> the valkyries kate martin is a friend and former teammate of clark's at the university of iowa. their friendship. >> this is my new home. and so to show her, you know, the bay area and then her get to play here and chase center, it's just a really cool environment. and so there's a lot of excitement. >> we found fans who are rooting for both kate martin and caitlin clark. one woman who brought her young niece to the game tells me she's a graduate of the university of iowa, where the two women played for the hawkeyes. >> we're from iowa, and so we're a big iowa hawkeye fans. and so we flew out this morning and are flying home tonight, but we came here for the game. >> she says both kate and caitlin are excellent role models. her young niece has a custom jersey that pays homage to both women. >> they don't shy away from being taking time for little girls and, you know, helping grow the game, whether it's through speaking or just talking or autographs or anything. taking the time. and we really value that. >> the valkyries will be playing the indiana fever two more times this seaso

she's ready for kate martin. >> on the caitlin clark, indiana fever, fanatics.kaitlyn. >> and i also love that about 3. so i'm going with both today, 13 year-old haley peters is repping both jerseys. she drove up with their family from gilroy to watch her role model in action. it's really fun cause i've been watching her since she got drafted college and then to see it in real life. it's really cool. >> about 3 season ticket holder say. >> this first season has exceeded their expectations. it's been wonderful. i love it there. the first is expected to name to 5 so i'm grateful for that. you know, it's not to painful. it's been incredible end all the games. and the energy is just crazy. and it was quite the game. fans say they will definitely be at the next fevers. val curry's matchup right here at chase center on august 31st. i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. >> take a look at this. a new baseball field, alabama. >> dedicated in the name of the legendary willie mays. how cool it was a ribbon cutting event thursday morning in birmingham,

she's ready for kate martin. >> on the caitlin clark, indiana fever, fanatics. and i also love that about 3. so i'm going with both today, 13 year-old haley peters is repping both jerseys. she drove up with their family from gilroy to action. it's really fun cause. i've been watching her since she got drafted college and then to see it in real life. it's really cool. -> about 3 season ticket holder say. >> this first season has exceeded their expectations. it's been wonderful. i love it there. the first is expected to name to 5 so i'm grateful for that. you know, it's not to painful. it's been incredible end all the games. and the energy is just crazy. and it was quite the game. fans say they will definitely be at the next fevers. val curry's matchup right here at chase center on august 31st. i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. >> a 47 this afternoon. a live look outside at the bay bridge in san francisco. we see a bit of a breeze and of course, just looking so pretty out there cuyler. yeah, we've got lots of sunshine and i wanted to show

kate martin is a guard on the valkyrie. she and caitlin clark are good friends.or the game, and then returned home last night. >> they don't shy away from taking time for little girls and, you know, helping grow the game, whether it's through speaking or just talking or autographs or anything. taking the time. and we really value. >> that crowd. i may add. >> valkyrie is currently have a record of six wins, six losses, a victory this sunday, and they are off to the best start by a wnba expansion team. they will surpass the detroit shock, which has relocated several times. they're now the dallas wings. >> kayla thornton is the one to watch. she's been doing it for us. all right. the nba finals will go to a seventh and deciding game this sunday. the indiana pacers tied the series at three games, all after pounding the oklahoma city thunder 108 to 91. the thunder had a chance to win the championship, but they turned in one of their worst performances of the season. they committed 21 turnovers and made just eight of 3 or 8 of 33 point shots. the last time the nba fin

they called it chase center just before the half kate martin beats the halftime buzzer. 3415 in the second quarter. up 21 at the break. early third quarter now timly fagbenle gets the bump in the bucket. gsv continues to roll. late third, it's thornton again dialing from distance as golden state. i mean they were just putting it on las vegas in the fourth quarter. cecilia zandalasini. the three get in on the fun there. valkyries win 9568. they snap four game slide. >> this is who we are. like it doesn't it's not a fluke that we won this. we it's not anything that's bigger than us, but just kind of staying poised. the winds are great, but don't let the highs be too high or the lows be too low. so just staying connected. >> losing sucks. and we've been playing against great teams, but in a lot of those games we've beaten ourselves. so today we made the adjustments that we needed to. we were consistent and it was fun. remember what this feels like, just that winning that energy, that spirit, that fight. and to hold on to that. it feels really good to get. >> a win. it doesn

well, coming up in ktvu sports, presented by honda, kate martin exploded off the bench in the secondter. but would it be enough to beat the undefeated minnesota lynx? >> and tonight on the 11:00 news, another dead whale, this one located off the coast of the peninsula amid an increasing number of whales washing up on it's time to get away and cash in at cache creek casino resort. to rock and to roll. to go all out or go all in with four stars and rising stars. northern california's premier casino resort is the perfect place to do as much... or as little as you want. make your getaway now and cache in at cache creek casino resort. carol. today, the san francisco giants ended their nine game road trip against the miami marlins on a positive note. and a cool story here. giants pitcher camilo duval, his mom, in attendance. on friday, she witnessed her son play in a major league baseball game for the very first time. all right, third inning is where we'll start. no score. wilmer flores knocked a run. knocked in a run with a groundout. the giants get on the board first. they were up one. n

she's ready for kate martin. >> on the caitlin clark, indiana fever, fanatics.ve kaitlyn. >> and i also love that about 3. so i'm going with both today, 13 year-old haley peters is repping both jerseys. she drove up with their family from gilroy to watch her role model in action. it's really fun cause. i've been watching her since she got drafted college and then to see in real life. it's really cool. >> about 3 season ticket holder say. >> this first season has exceeded their expectations. it's been wonderful. i love it there. the first is expected to name to 5 so i'm grateful for that. you know, it's not to painful. it's been incredible. i bend all the games and the energy is just crazy. and it was quite the game. fans say they will definitely be at the next fevers. val curry's matchup right here at chase center on august 31st. i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. america's most beloved cheerleaders just got a huge pay raise after years of lobbying, the dallas cowboy cheerleaders have officially 400% increase in pay after years of fightin

kate martin with that ball. and she gets it off to nail down that three.1 seconds to go. but ionescu was fouled. not the player you want to do that to. she's a 91% free throw shooter so that when she gets on the line, she drains both shots. and then there were six seconds on the clock and kate martin got the ball back. missed that shot as you saw there. new york won this one. final score 81 to 78. >> the first pick in the 2025 nba draft, the dallas mavericks. select cooper flagg from duke university. >> night one of the draft. and it is cooper flagg, officially a dallas maverick, going number one overall after one season at duke. the 18 year old forward was the college player of the year at number two. the spurs took rutgers dylan harper and then at number three, the 70 sixers selected baylor's v.j. edgecombe. the warriors did not have a first round pick tonight after trading it to miami for jimmy butler this season, but the dubs will select tomorrow in the second round with the 41st overall pick. right and still up for grabs. you've got stanford's maxime

once again, eyes in the back of her head with this behind the big dime to kate martin with a bounce pass there that to to the cup there and chase center is alive after that. when the bakries within one in van leeuwen martin. pretty much on a string tonight. a lou, once again hits came are in for 3, a deep 3. it that she pops. it drops it in. then she get the four-point play on that to take the lead. kate is high as well as everyone else, martin with 14 on the night, but was rona cupboard with the euro step here who lit the way for the purple and black? she actually had 21 on the night for the valkyrie is in the best. they loved every bit of that. but they went cold in the 2nd half. monique billings with that. it's been moved there in the pull up, trying to keep them alive. but the links just turned out to be a little bit too much for the valkyrie is tonight. the final score was 86 to 75. and here's hit coast natalie. the on what went wrong in the 2nd half. >> on those men and they're able to get to. harshest not great today, which is i kind of like our normal base, you know, so when our

the lynx were coming in undefeated in the second, kate martin had the valkyries going. she hit one from deep and was fouled a career high 14 points in 19 minutes, and the game was 51 to 50 midway. but it was all minnesota in the second half. valkyries lose this 186 to 75. well, cbs news bay area is your home for the valkyries. more than 30 games airing on kpix and pix plus 44 cable 12 throughout the season. still ahead, a bay area rap icon taking his talents to a different kind of stage. >>on. stunna. shades on on now. gas brake. yeah. >>we're going to have more on e-40's tiny desk concert coming up >>next. let me see you show your crib. let me see you. so we're going to start right off with the picture keeper. so what this does, it's a universal device that we're going to pop into our phone or tablet or our laptop. so it's got tips for all of them. when you pop it in, the app is going to pull up and you literally will just push a button on your phone. and it's going to start taking all those photos and videos and saving it directly on this device, making more room on y

zandalasini say that 10 times fast, she hits the 3 finished with 18 points than just before half-time kate martinom way downtown beats the buzzer. alex. 49 28 at the half. and then in the 3rd quarter, more of the same kayla thorton, the steal. coast to coast for the easy 2. he had a game-high. 22 points and 11 rebounds. curry's dominate the aces final score. 95 68. >> it does build our confidence. but i think at the end of the day 2, we know when we play 80 possessions and were locked in and we're connected bills offensive and defensively. this is what we're capable so we talked about we can control our own destiny. so i think now after this game, it does give a lot more like you said confidence. but now they own who they are and what they're capable of. >> finally tonight, we head down to the south bay, the afc back home taking on portland, thorns fc 39th minute. no score. but this shot by alyssa melancon. from looking tough angle roofs. it for her first career goal. take another look. not a whole lot of room there. what she made no mistake. and that was the only goal of the match. kfc starting

kate martin showing off her range. she beats the buzzer. golden state up 20 at the break. more of the same in the second half. kayla thornton for three of her game. high 22. also had 11 rebounds in the game. the valkyries blow out the aces. wow. this one was a surprise 95 to 68. it does build our confidence, but i think at the end of the day too, we know when we play 80 possessions and we're locked in and we're connected both offensive and defensively, this is what we're capable of. so we talked about we can control our own destiny. so i think now after this game it does give a lot more like you said confidence. but now they own who they are and wt they're capable of on the pitch. bay fc taking on the portland thorns. alyssa melanson breaks a scoreless tie with her first career professional goal. it was the only score of the match. bay fc beats portland one nil. indoor football at the shark tank. bay area panthers ting on tulsa. the panthers playing catch up late in the fourth. josh jones calls his own number so bay area takes a three point lead. then with the oilers drivi

final seconds of the first half kate martin nails the buzzer beater from way downtown.alkyries have a 3415 second quarter blitz 21 point lead at the break. third quarter thornton again dials it up. golden state up 23. game high 22 for her. ad then cecilia zandalasini hits the three. they were flying all around chase center as the golden state valkyries a big win 9568. the snap four game slide. it was a big statement. >> win energy from the jump. losing sucks and we've been playing against great teams, but in a lot of those games we've beaten ourselves. so today we made the adjustments that we needed to. we were consistent and it was fun. >> coaches are going to love this defense to offense. you guys seem with a good defensive effort. it kind of got you rolling the other way. >> yeah. our goal is to set the tone defensively. we want to throw that first punch they called the first time out and the first quarter. that's what we want. >> 1513 at the end of one. what was the key to that second quarter blitz. because i think you doubled them up in the second quarter. and that

kate martin was balling three of her 21 points.ries had the lead, but this game was decided on the free throw line. yeah, ian askew hit seven free throws. clutch. valkyries lose a heartbreaker 81 to 78. the earthquakes tonight in texas against dallas fc. a 90 minute lightning delay. wow. finally late in the game, 76 minute. bo leroux, the rookie who grew up inan jose. the steal and the score. the surging earthquakes beat fc dallas. here's the steal right there. they beat him 4 to 2. the quakes now coming back home for the annual game at stanford stadium this saturday against special olympics torch run this morning. sfpd and the sheriff's office carried the flame of hope through the city from aquatic park to union square. that's where they handed it off to san mateo county law enforcement. it will make its way down the peninsula to the south bay. they'll hand it off to santa clara county tomorrow. that's where the summer games are happening this weekend at santa clara university. opening ceremony, by the way, is friday. that's a nic

game, of course, because of caitlin clark, but we also have our own iowa alum on the valkyries in kate martin. so this will be a game where the two old teammates get to play against each other for the first time at chase center, and it's a fun one for fans. we have talked to a lot of fans who are both valkyries fans and caitlin clark. fans are going to have to choose who they're really going to root for for tonight's game. here's one family we spoke >>>>with. clearly, you're caitlin clark fans. yes we are. that's what got us into, you know, enjoying women's sports and supporting them. we're stoked. we're like super excited. she's super excited. i'm more for her supporting women's basketball. you play basketball. yeah. oh my goodness. and is caitlin clark your favorite fan. yes. so who are you going to root for tonight. are you going to root for caitlin and indiana or for the valkyries. for the valkyries? >live>so you hear there, you know, a lot of caitlin clark fans, but a lot of very loyal valkyries fans. and, you know, sarah, a lot of people are making a big event out of this. this is not j

kate martin with the three ball.n the fourth quarter, veronica burton from outside the valkyries took the lead and they just never looked back. what a comeback. what a finish. they beat the fever 88 to 77. golden state now six and six, in their inaugural season. we also had the nba finals tonight. the indiana pacers still alive. they beat the thunder 108 to 91. this means we have a game seven sunday night in oklahoma city. baseball tonight we had a dramatic finish in west sacramento a's and the astros bottom of the 10th inning. this is the a's rookie nick kurtz. and for the second time this week this guy hits a walk off home run. the a's are going to be good in a couple of years. we'll see if they ever get to vegas. but right now in west sac, they beat the astros in dramatic fashion 6 to 4. at china basin this afternoon. happy birthday to duane kuiper. nice surprise for the giants legendary broadcaster. his son cole presenting him with the cake in the broadcast booth for his5th birthday. as for the game, bottom of th

kate martin. that's steph curry range to beat the buzzer. golden state up 20 at the break.the same in the second half kayla thornton for three of her game. high 22 points. she also had a game high 11 rebounds. the valkyries blow out the aces 9568. it's the most points they've scored in franchise history. it does build our confidence, but i think at the end of the day, too, we know when we play 80 possessions and we're locked in and we're connected both offensively and defensively, this is what we're capable of. so we talked about we can control our own destiny. so i think now after this game it does give a lot more like you said confidence. but now they own who they are and what they're capable of. while the drought isver at roland garros, 21 year old coco gauff wins the french open in three sets over world number one aryna sabalenka. it's her first french open title and second career grand slam. gaugh is the first american to win the french open since serena williams in 2015. to the ponies final leg of the triple crown, sovereignty and jockey junior alvarado beats journali

final seconds of the half kate martin from way downtown beats the halftime buzzer.litz 2021 point lead at the break. third quarter thornton again. golden state up 23. she had a game high 22. fourth quarter. cecilia zandalasini she hits a32 27 point lead. valkyries win 9568. they snapped that four game losing streak and a big time statement win. >> energy from the jump. losing sucks and we've been playing against great teams, but in a lot of those games we've beaten ourselves. so today we made the adjustments that we needed to. we were consistent and it was fun. >> coaches are going to love this defense to offense. you guys seem with a good defensive effort. it kind of got you rolling the other way. >> yeah. our goal is to set the tone defensively. we want to throw that first punch they called the first time out and the first quarter. that's what we want. >> 1513 at the end of one. what was the key to that second quarter blitz. because i think you doubled them up in the second quarter. and that kind of really propelled you the rest of. >> the way. but on the gas, tha

on her first visit to san francisco, she got to catch up with her college teammate kate martin, who balled out with nine points off the bench last night. safe to say, there may have been some smack talk between the two over dinner on wednesday night. >>i went to dinner with kate last night, so we went to a che fico. i don't know if i'm pronouncing that right, so i apologize, but it was really good. you make an caitlin pick up the next check. she did the other night. so i'm grateful for that. >>and the home crowd of bahala has been impressive. but warriors guard brandon podziemski might be the valkyrie's number one fan. he was getting into it on this traveling call against clark in the fourth quarter, and the players say they can feel his presence when he's courtside. >>when you look up, i mean, you can't you can't miss him. so, you know, just to see him hyped up, kind of, you know, for me gives me a little more energy. i mean, i love hoops, i love basketball, i love women's sports. and for us to have hoops here in san francisco year round now, it's a blessing and i'm glad i'm able to be a

kate martin was balling three of her 21 points.me was decided on the free throw line. yeah, ian askew hit seven free throws. clutch. valkyries lose a heartbreaker 81 to 78. the earthquakes tonight in texas against dallas fc. a 90 minute lightning delay. wow. finally late in the game, 76 minute. bo leroux, the rookie who grew up in san jose. the steal and the score. the surging earthquakes beat fc dallas. here's the steal right there. they beat him 4 to 2. the quakes now coming back home for the annual game at stanford stadium this saturday against the wifi is booming. booming! and everyone's getting iphone 16 when they get xfinity mobile. point is, pair iphone 16 with xfinity mobile wifi powerboost... oh we're talkin' maximum performance with laptop speeds on the go. ...and, with apple intelligence, ms. barba has created 731 genmoji. 733! yes... darryl. where can i get iphone 16? at your xfinity store. new and existing customers can get iphone 16 on us with a new xfinity mobile premium unlimited line. special olympics torch run thi

kate martin, both alumni of the university of iowa.ries tip off against the sun coming up at 530 on sunday at chase center. all right. our monthly feature show, sports focus, returns with a brand new episode. this weekend, you will be hearing from a young woman named avery jewels. she was the head captain of the football team at campolindo high school. despite injuries that kept her off the field. and we'll also introduce you to a teenage runner from berkeley who just finished middle school. now, he recently completed a 50 k ultramarathon on mount diablo. >> we summited both mount diablo there and also north peak, which you can see slightly to the left. [music] in total, the race had over 8000ft of elevation gain and loss. >> congratulations to him! you can catch those stories and more when sports focus airs sunday morning at 930 on ktvu. you can also rewatch our sports focused shows on the fox local app. and speaking of the fox local app, alex and i will join you in just a few minutes for take two nightly on this friday eveni . hope y

that's kate martin, her 25th birthday tonight. she hits the three.rth quararter now kaya thornton with the clutch three herself. the valkyries had a six point lead, but phoenix comes back to win this game. final score 8677. the valkyries dropped to two and five on the season. how about the nba finals? wow. game one in oklahoma city, the thunder hosting the pacers. okc led the entire game until the very last second. that's indiana's tyrese haliburton with the game winning shot. look at it again. this guy is a killer. really becoming an nba superstar right before our eyes. the pacers stunned the thunder 111 to 110 indiana takes a10 series lead. the pacers have never won an nba title. all right. baseball today recognize the guy in the beard. we're going to show you sharks legend joe thornton hanging out at china basin. there he is. looking good. fun game to watch as he's watching robbie ray on the mound having an all star season. he strikes out fernando tatis junior here robbie ray had nine strikeouts and is the first eight game winner in the national l

with the valkyries will be a challenge for clark, and a chance to take on her college teammate, kate martin. >>i'm always going to have my back, going through college with somebody for four years. you bond a lot. we'll always continue to have a great friendship for the rest of our lives. you know? hopefully we'll be in each other's weddings one day. you know, that's that's what you know, that bond you form at iowa is. >>ryan, i know that, you know, for an event, city like san francisco is. valkyrie's fever will be a hot ticket. coming off a thursday is a big week for giants fans and valkyries fans. with the red sox coming to town on friday. >>got to love it. all right. thanks. up next, we're going to meet a bay area elementary schooler headed to new york city. all thanks to the nba, a unique competition bringing students together from all over the world. >>i didn't think that i would be able to get this. i thought it was like a prank, but it was actually real, so i'm really happy about that. (♪♪) make the most of your summer... ...with the kia summer sticker sales event. because now's the t

her team, the liberty, took on the valkyries and a three by golden state's kate martin gave them a late one point lead. sabrina, though, came up big down the stretch at the free throw line to valkyrie's. lost a heartbreaker 81 to 78. next time, we're about to do it. all right, well, let's take a look at that forecast for us folks heading out doing some things around town. yeah, there's so much going on and the weather is just beautiful. but we've had a wide range in our microclimate temperatures. let's get a look outside in walnut creek. it's bright and sunny. it's still nice and comfortable. and in san rafael we're enjoying sunshine after a cool morning. it's gradually starting to warm up. so there we're at 66 degrees and it's 58 little cooler in oakland, as well as san francisco and san mateo in danville at 69 degrees, while pleasanton is at 65 and 70 in sonoma. so we're starting to feel those temperatures a little bit warmer for this afternoon. we'll be up to 81 in cupertino and in morgan hill, 86 degrees for the high temperature this afternoon. now we're seeing the temperatures rang

. >> you just heard from kate martin, who was caitlin clark's teammate at iowa.ad dinner together last night. it will be interesting to see how that affects the game if and when they are on the court at the same time, got of the game within the game. and speaking of games, there was a rather important one this afternoon at oracle park. the giants trying to salvage one of their 3 game series against the guardians. a perfect day for baseball. logan webb on the hill and really rose to the occasion. first inning strike said daniel schneemann. yeah, he went around and carlos santana, 9 strikeouts in 7 innings for web. 3rd inning runners on second and 3rd, one out, jose ramirez to first base, don smith coming we got a bang-bang play and angel martinez is out preserves the scoreless game. but >> next batter, santana, base hit scores. steven kwan makes it one nothing. cleveland, 7th inning. now the giants at this 0, one for 23 in the series with runners in scoring position. wilmer flores, the huge double scoring lee and casey schmitt. >> makes it to one san francisco and

kate martin was the valkyries leading scorer with 21. ionescu, by the way, finished with 11 points.isco giants legend barry bonds could be the next addition to the statues currently posed outside the ballpark in san francisco. the bay area news group reporting today on 95.7, the game's morning roast. giants ceo larry baer said a statue of bonds is, quote, on the radar. bonds played 15 seasons with the giants until he retired in oh seven and was a 12 time all star. bear did not allude to when this may be built, or where exactly the statue would be placed. that's our report for you tonight. our next newscast. mornings on two, starting at 4:00. do not forget to stream the latest news and weather on your smart tv. anytime. all you have to do is download the fox local app to your tv. for all of us here at ktvu, i'm mike mibach. thanks for watching and have an amazing night. [music] welcome to like it or not. you know, the show, we posed a series of questions to our panel, and they tell us if they like it or not. i'm sal castaneda, and joining me today, we have content creator si lee. jay

the perimeter and downs the three, finishing with a double double. 14 points and 11 boards, and kate martin added 12 more points off the bench, including this clutch three to beat the buzzer just before the half. so the valkyries went into the locker room up 21. golden state didn't have any problems finishing this one. third quarter kayla thornton knocks down a triple to push the lead to 23. then in the fourth, chichi zandalasini gets in on the action with one of her three makes from deep. the valkyries win 95 to 68, their biggest win in franchise history, and they'll now face la on monday. >>it's credit to, you know, the players. we know when we come, like we call it kill mode. when that ball goes up and we're in kill mode, like we know what we're capable of. so that's kind of what you saw tonight. you never let your guard down. especially to the las vegas aces. like, to me, every possession there's 80 possessions on average to a game. so no, a team especially that's loaded with that type of talent. you don't ever let your guard down. so at halftime i'm like the the score is zero zero. >>a

but here came golden state behind a red hot kate martin. it was a flurry hero? no.albot hit iron and the liberty hung on and won 8178, snapping the valkyries four game home win streak at valhalla. >>>>the whole way we executed down the stretch. but, you know, there's a lot of little things that we could have cleaned up, and this one's definitely going to sting a little bit on our home court. you know, when it's a close game like this, you know, there's little things that you could have done to win. so i was very proud of him. i don't think they could have done anything better. i think i have to do a better job. how so? i got to draw better plays. and how do you turn the page for friday? oh, i told them. feel it however you want. you could, you know, feel the pain however you want. but yeah, we're already in recovery mode. and on to the next. >vern>okay, so baseball of the tropics must love the miami marlins because they were at oracle park again. san francisco trailed four two bottom of the ninth. rallied patrick bailey got through. casey schmidt tied it. jung hoo l

kate martin hits the three, tying the game at 64. martin had 11, but the star of the night was kayla thornton. off the sky, miss. she's going to go coast to coast with this for the layup. 7164 golden state. this was part of a 12 zero run. thornton getting valhalla hyped. two minutes left. five point game thornton from deep. yeah katie finished with a career high 29. falcs win it 8378. they improved to eight and seven and they've won five of their last six at chase center. >>for the city i play for these wonderful fans out there that give us energy. so shout out to them because they get me going. my teammates give me going. my coaches give me going. the confidence. so it's all them. i'm just really glad she's getting all the success that she's getting. she deserves it and i'm thankful that i'm her teammate. you know? come on, baby. >>that team's got good chemistry. hockey. the sharks continued their rebuild on friday, drafting in the top four of the nhl draft for the third consecutive year. here's wwe star in san jose native bayley to

we've even seen some iowa jerseys, which is where both caitlin clark and kate martin went to college. this of course, a big matchup for so many people wanting to see caitlin clark play basketball in person for the first time here at chase center. we actually caught up with one family that is both valkyries fans and caitlin clark fans. here's what they told us. >>how old. are you? four. and you play basketball? yeah. oh my goodness. and is caitlin clark your favorite fan? yes. so who are you going to root for tonight? are you going to root for caitlin and indiana or for the valkyries? the valkyries? this is my son. it's his birthday. and it fell on the day. and i said, caitlin's going to come to our town. we got to be there. so i brought my dad from the reservation and he flew in. so. >>and, you know, we've talked to a lot of fans just like that family. you know, a lot of people are excited to see caitlin clark, but that is not stopping them from rooting on their hometown valkyrie. so many people think valkyries are going to come out with the win here tonight. ryan. and of course it's

valkyrie is on the move up to kate martin, clark's former college teammate from way downtown.th quarter. under six minutes to go. veronica burton hits the triple. she had 11 points and mo billings grabs her own rebound. finishes the and one with 30s left. it's burton with the dagger as the valkyries outscore the fever by 15 in the fourth quarter to win 8877, improving their record to six and six. >> we got a team full of dogs and we're relentless and we never give up from top to bottom our team, we need everybody on this team and we know that. so we look to literally everybody on this team to contribute. and that's what we did today. >> on a baseball. happy 75th birthday to legendary giants broadcaster duane kuiper. giants trying to avoid being swept by cleveland. the other team that i've played for in the bigs giants had not won since logan webb was on the mound last friday. seven strong innings, struck out nine, only allowed one run. but the giants, of course, were down again. one nothing until wilmer flores comes through. bottom seven down the line. pinch hit, two run doubl

kate martin hits the three, tying the game at 64.t was kayla thornton. off the sky, miss. she's going to go coast to coast with this for the layup. 7164 golden state. this was part of a 12 zero run. thornton getting valhalla hyped. two minutes left. five point game thornton from deep. yeah katie finished with a career high 29. falcs win it 8378. they improved to eight and seven and they've won five of their last six at chase center. >>for the city i play for these wonderful fans out there that give us energy. so shout out to them because they get me going. my teammates give me going. my coaches give me going. the confidence. so it's all them. i'm just really glad she's getting all the success that she's getting. she deserves it and i'm thankful that i'm her teammate. you know? come on, baby. >>that team's got good chemistry. hockey. the sharks continued their rebuild on friday, drafting in the top four of the nhl draft for the third consecutive year. here's wwe star in san jose native bayley to announce the newest member of team teal

kate martin ties it at 64. she had 11 points off the bench. just moments later, more martin and they call her money for a reason. valkyrie is up by five. angel reese kind of stunned, although she went for 17 points, 18 boards. player of the game kayla thornton coast to coast eurostep and she is fired up at a game high 29 points and with two minutes left trying to ice it away, thornton a thorn in the sky's side all night long. splash golden state 8378. they win to improve to eight and seven. round one nhl draft. the sharks had the second pick and they take 18 year old center michael misa. elite offensive player. spent this past season playing for the saginaw spirit in the ontario hockey league. 62 goals in 65 games. here is your. >> really happy, really excited. and maybe we'll get another sunday in you. yeah, once you get out here. >> no, for sure. i you know, i appreciate you guys believing in me, trusting me. and, you know, i'm grateful to join your organization. so thank you. >> sharks had two picks in the first round selecting goalie joshu

kate martin ties it at 64. she had 11 points off the bench.rtin and they call her money for a reason. valkyrie is up by five. angel reese kind of stunned, although she went for 17 points, 18 boards. player of the game kayla thornton coast to coast eurostep and she is fired up at a game high 29 points and with two minutes left trying to ice it away, thornton a thorn in the sky's side all night long. splash golden state 8378. they win to improve to eight and seven. round one nhl draft. the sharks had the second pick and they take 18 year old center michael misa. elite offensive player. spent this past season playing for the saginaw spirit in the ontario hockey league. 62 goals in 65 games. here is your new shark, michael misa. >> really happy, really excited. and maybe we'll get another sunday in you. yeah, once you get out here. >> no, for sure. i you know, i appreciate you guys believing in me, trusting me. and, you know, i'm grateful to join your organization. so thank you. >> sharks had two picks in the first round selecting goalie joshua ra

but here came golden state behind a red hot kate martin. it was a flurry hero? no. steph talbot hit iron and the liberty hung on and won 8178, snapping the valkyries four game home win streak at valhalla. >>>>the whole way we executed down the stretch. but, you know, there's a lot of little things that we could have cleaned up, and this one's definitely going to sting a little bit on our home court. you know, when it's a close game like this, you know, there's little things that you could have done to win. so i was very proud of him. i don't think they could have done anything better. i think i have to do a better job. how so? i got to draw better plays. and how do you turn the page for friday? oh, i told them. feel it however you want. you could, you know, feel the pain however you want. but yeah, we're already in recovery mode. and on to the next. >vern>okay, so baseball of the tropics must love the miami marlins because they were at oracle park again. san francisco trailed four two bottom of the ninth. rallied patrick bailey got through. casey schmidt tied it. ju

she got to catch up with her college teammate kate martin, who balled out with nine points off the bench fever. and it's safe to say there may have been some smack talk between the former hawkeyes over dinner the night before. >>i went to dinner with kate last night, so we went to a che fico. i don't know if i'm pronouncing that right, so i apologize, but it was really good. you making caitlin pick up the next check. she did the other night. so i'm grateful for that. >>so the game will be at 5:00 and all of the coverage you can find on pix plus. >>very good and nicely done in your dual role tonight. we'll be right (♪♪) make the most of your summer... ...with the kia summer sticker sales event. because now's the time to buy. so visit your local kia dealer and look out for these stickers to take advantage of great deals. (♪♪) all of our vehicles are backed by a 10-year, 100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty. ...and right now get 1.9% apr for up to 60 months plus $500 retail bonus cash on specially tagged 2025 sportage and sorento vehicles. eczema... 60 months plus $500 retail bonuisn't