USA Basketball announced Friday that Sue Bird will be part of the roster for the U.S. Women's Olympic Team that will travel to London and compete in this summer's Olympics.
Shekinna Stricklen is unable to go home for Mother's Day this year because the Storm is hosting a preseason game. Instead, the organization is bringing Stricklen's Mom, Karen, to Seattle for Sunday's game.
Tina Thompson is missing her son, Dyllan, as he finishes the school year in Houston. Soon, they'll be reunited and Dyllan will be part of the Storm team, as he has with every one Thompson has played for the last six years.
As part of a three-day training camp in Seattle, the USA Basketball Women's National Team defeated China 100-62 Saturday at KeyArena in an exhibition. Six USA players, including three reserves, scored double figures in the win.
The Storm finished the preseason 1-1 with a 61-60 victory Sunday over the L.A. Sparks at KeyArena. Shekinna Stricklen led three players in double figures with 15 points and Tanisha Wright, playing point guard, handed out eight assists in the win.
In Katie Smith and Tina Thompson, the Storm boasts the two all-time leading scorers in American women's professional basketball history. Smith and Thompson bring unparalleled experience to the Storm roster.
The 2011 WNBA Finals features a debut appearance for the Western Conference champion Minnesota Lynx and a return trip for the Eastern Conference champion Atlanta Dream.
The Lynx finished the regular season with a league-best and franchise-best record of 27-7 as they finished six games ahead of their closest competitors. After getting past the San Antonio Silver Stars in the Conference Semifinals for their first-ever playoff series win, the Lynx went on to sweep the Phoenix Mercury to a...
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. -- A few months before the most successful season in Seimone Augustus's professional career, she got a letter from a fan.
In it, the fan told her that if Augustus were to play as hard as she could on both sides of the floor, the Minnesota Lynx's star guard would be "truly unstoppable."
Augustus took it to heart, much more than the average fan letter. Largely because it was sent by Tamika Catchings.
"I stopped right there," Augustus said. "I'm thinking, lik...
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. -- One-half of the WNBA's fiercest competitor was in a kissing sort of mood on Saturday,.
So, that other half, which you probably know as Angel McCoughtry, broke into Dream point guard Lindsey Harding's Media Day interview and planted one on her left cheek.
"Angel's my special girl," said Harding with a laugh.
That's the Angel that Angel McCoughtry would prefer you to know. But she knows -- because she hears it all -- that the person you know is not Angel...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) More than 15,000 fans walked into Target Center on Sunday night, hoping that the Minnesota Lynx could give them a little relief from the sports abyss the Twin Cities sit in at the moment.
They waved white pom-poms and hollered at the top of their lungs, and Rebekkah Brunson and Co. made sure they didn't go home disappointed.
Brunson had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Seimone Augustus added 22 points to lead the Lynx to an 88-74 victory over the Atlanta Dream in Gam...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Seimone Augustus, her left knee sore and looking exhausted from an all-around effort, lifted the Minnesota Lynx to the brink of their first WNBA title.
She's not ready to relax just yet. There's still some work to do.
Augustus scored 36 points to lead Minnesota's second-half surge, and the Lynx beat the Atlanta Dream 101-95 in Game 2 of the league championship series on Wednesday night.
"The legacy isn't complete until you're holding the trophy," Augustus sai...