Kayla Thornton dropped a double-double in her All-Star debut on Saturday – and those new to the league might not know the power forward got her collegiate start playing for the University of Texas at El Paso. For more on that and how her career has catapulted in recent years, the Standard talked with her former coach at UTEP, Keitha Adams.

Golden State will play the rest of the 2025 season without their All-Star forward, who had to undergo surgery on Friday

The Golden State Valkyries picked up an impressive win over the Dallas Wings on Friday. While Dallas is near the bottom of the WNBA standings, Golden State had

Golden State Valkyries All-Star Kayla Thornton suffered a season-ending injury earlier this week, much to the dismay of everyone in the WNBA.

It's a monster five-game WNBA slate on Sunday, July 27, with CBS Sports Network televising the first tip at 1 p.m. ET between the Golden State Valkyries and Connecticut Sun. The other nationally televised games are the Indiana Fever taking on the Chicago Sky at 3 p.

Amid a historic season for the franchise, veteran forward and former WNBA champion with the New York Liberty, Kayla Thornton, recently sat down with ESPN to reflect on how quickly the group has gelled.

Expansion franchises have historically struggled in Year 1. But Golden State is fighting for a WNBA playoff spot.