Developing storylines
the narratives behind the headlines
- •Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase collapsed late in Game 3 but coached Golden State to a 77-73 win and the series.
- •The Golden State Valkyries hit $100 million in annual revenue, the first women's professional sports team to reach the mark after $78 million in year one.

- •Francis Halzen of UW-Madison wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize for high-energy neutrino discovery with IceCube's over 5,000 Antarctic detectors.
- •Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for the IceCube South Pole observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.