With gutty WNBA Finals win, Valkyries cement themselves as Bay Area legends in record time

SAN FRANCISCO — Tiffany Hayes covered her locs with a black plastic bag and held it on with a pair of purple Blenders goggles each player received. Some 45 minutes after the final horn sounded Saturday in Game 7, having clinched a 68-63 win for the Golden State Valkyries over the Atlanta Dream and the WNBA championship, her work was done. So she kicked off her shoes. The gray championship T-shirt covered her violet uniform. Her hands gripped the fruits of her labor, 26 pounds of sterling silver,