SEATTLE — In a back-and-forth overtime duel between the Seattle Storm and the Los Angeles Sparks that lasted until the game’s final seconds, it was the Sparks who got the final word at KeyArena.
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Shekinna Stricklen scored 24 points and made a pair of free throws with 4.3 seconds left to help the Connecticut Sun rally from a late seven-point deficit and beat the Seattle Storm 79-78 on Friday night.
WASHINGTON — Aerial Powers led six Washington players in double figures with 16 points and the Mystics beat the Seattle Storm 88-59 on Wednesday night.
NEW YORK — Seattle coach Dan Hughes walked off the court after the Storm beat New York impressed with the atmosphere he just saw.
EVERETT — The crowd finally woke up halfway through the third quarter.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Candace Parker scored a season-high 21 points, Nneka Ogwumike added 13 points, 10 rebounds and three steals and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Seattle Storm 83-75 on Sunday.
SEATTLE — It’s been 10 months since the Storm defeated the Washington Mystics in a three-game sweep to win the 2018 WNBA title.
SEATTLE — Several weeks before perennial WNBA All-Star point guard Sue Bird underwent knee surgery that could possibly sideline her for the entire 2019 season, Storm coach Dan Hughes decided to fundamentally change the team’s personality.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dearica Hamby scored 24 points to lead five Las Vegas starters in double figures and the Aces beat the Seattle Storm 79-62 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory at home.
SEATTLE — During a brilliant four-year career at Washington, Kelsey Plum almost single-handedly transformed UW women’s basketball games into must-see theater while attracting sellout crowds to witness the NCAA record-setting scoring dynamo.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Natasha Howard scored a career-high 33 points, Sami Whitcomb made five of Seattle’s 12 3-pointers and the Storm closed the game on a 10-0 run to beat the Minnesota Lynx 90-79 on Wednesday night.
NEW YORK — Natasha Howard denies allegations she abused her wife in a statement provided by her lawyer Tuesday night.
SEATTLE — Two days after domestic-abuse allegations were made public against Storm All-Star forward Natasha Howard by her wife, the team and the WNBA declined further comment as the league continued its investigation.
SEATTLE — Natasha Howard scored 14 points a day after abuse allegations were raised against her to help the Seattle Storm beat the New York Liberty 78-69 on Sunday.
SEATTLE — Seattle Storm forward Natasha Howard and guard Jewell Loyd were named starters for the 2019 WNBA All-Star game Thursday afternoon.
SEATTLE — Three-on-three basketball will make its Olympic debut as one of the newest sporting events added to the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games.
SEATTLE — Mercedes Russell’s name is spelled with 15 letters and pronounced with five syllables.
SEATTLE — DeWanna Bonner and Brittney Griner each scored 20 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat Seattle 69-67 on Sunday, handing the Storm their first home loss of the season.
SEATTLE — Dan Hughes won’t let himself dwell in self-pity, regret or despair.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Liz Cambage had 14 points and 13 rebounds, A’ja Wilson added 12 points, eight boards and three blocks, and the Las Vegas Aces used a closing 7-1 run to beat the short-handed Seattle Storm 60-56 on Tuesday night.
SEATTLE — Jewell Loyd scored 21 points, including the go-ahead basket with 24.6 seconds left, to lift the Seattle Storm to a 65-61 win over the Indiana Fever on Sunday.
EVERETT — After 10 games, the identity shift is nearly complete as the Storm falls in line behind its new leaders, Natasha Howard and Jewell Loyd.
SEATTLE — Isaiah Thomas was restless and looking to get on the basketball court, so the Denver Nuggets point guard and former Husky star sent a message via social media to the Storm.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Alyssa Thomas and the Connecticut Sun are tough to beat this season, especially at home.
INDIANAPOLIS — Jewell Loyd hit three free throws in the final 24.4 seconds and Natasha Howard scored 26 points as the Storm pulled out an 84-82 win over Indiana in front of 3,506 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in WNBA play Tuesday night.
CHICAGO — Cheyenne Parker came off the bench and scored 18 points with 11 rebounds and the Chicago Sky held off the Seattle Storm 78-71 on Sunday night.
SEATTLE — The Storm waived second-round draft pick Anriel Howard to make room on the 12-player roster for free agent Blake Dietrick, which shores up the depth at point guard.
EVERETT – Sitting at a postgame news conference after the Storm’s 84-77 WNBA victory over Minnesota, Alysha Clark scanned the stat sheet and gasped at Seattle’s season-high 20 turnovers.
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird has undergone arthroscopic surgery on her left knee, though there remains no word on a return this season.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Odyssey Sims had 15 points, Sylvia Fowles grabbed 13 rebounds and the Minnesota Lynx beat the defending champion Seattle Storm 72-61 on Wednesday night.
EVERETT — After collecting their diamond-encrusted rings and unveiling a new championship banner, the Storm officially closed the books on the 2018 season.
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart will act as an ambassador for the WNBA this season and be paid by the league after the reigning MVP tore her Achilles tendon over the winter and is out for the year, a person familiar with the details said.
SEATTLE — Entering her 18th year in the WNBA, Sue Bird had a bad feeling this offseason was a little different from others.
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird needs arthroscopic surgery on her left knee and will be out indefinitely, another big blow for the defending WNBA champs.
EVERETT — The Storm opened the exhibition season in a new city and new arena without its head coach and five standouts from last year’s WNBA championship team.
SEATTLE — Seattle Storm coach Dan Hughes had surgery Tuesday to remove a cancerous tumor in his digestive tract.
SEATTLE — “Hello, my name is …” sticker tags might have been appropriate at the opening of the Storm’s training camp considering all the fresh faces.
SEATTLE — The Storm is expected to be without the WNBA’s reigning most valuable player, Breanna Stewart, for the 2019 season, the team announced Wednesday.
SEATTLE — Storm star Breanna Stewart is expected to undergo surgery this week in Los Angeles to repair an injured Achilles tendon, her father Brian Stewart told Syracuse.com on Monday.
SOPRON, Hungary — Reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart was helped off the court during the EuroLeague Women championship game with what appeared to be a serious leg injury.
SEATTLE — With a 38-year-old point guard, a reigning MVP superstar and a veteran roster, the defending WNBA champion Storm is in win-now mode and seeking to become the first team in 17 years to collect back-to-back titles.
SEATTLE — In recent years, the Storm didn’t have to put much thought into how it would use its first-round pick in the WNBA draft.
SEATTLE — Barring an extremely unlikely blockbuster trade, the Storm had no chance of selecting Oregon standout Sabrina Ionescu, a guard who surprised many with her decision to return to school for her senior season.
SEATTLE — The defending WNBA champion Storm took its first steps in free agency and re-signed Crystal Langhorne and Mercedes Russell to multi-year contracts.
SEATTLE — The defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm will open the 2019 season against the Phoenix Mercury on May 25 in a rematch of the playoff semifinal from last season.
Sue Bird quit moonlighting overseas during the WNBA offseason some time ago.
SEATTLE — Sue Bird headlines the 12 players picked to play for the USA Basketball Women’s National team that’s seeking its third consecutive FIBA World Cup championship.
SEATTLE — No one mentioned it publicly during the five-month run up to the WNBA Finals because they knew Sue Bird wouldn’t approve.
