Swoopes 2009 Contract was Waived
Coach Brian Agler has announced that Sheryl Swoopes 2009 contract was waived this weekend, just a day before it would have been guaranteed by the team. Coach Agler says the release of Swoopes was due to salary caps and the need to focus on building depth in the team.
“It was a [...]
Tanisha Wright has Found Her Home in Seattle
As a restricted free agent this year, Wright had the opportunity to shop around for a new team and new opportunity but she has found her home in Seattle and had no interest in going anywhere. Seattle announced her re-signing with the Storm Wednesday.
“There wasn’t a doubt in [...]
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Jackson has been courted by 8 different WNBA teams
Lauren Jackson is currently in Russian playing for Spartak but that doesn’t keep the WNBA coaches from traveling all the way to Moscow to talk with her.
“My Seattle coach, Brian Agler, and Mike Thibault from Connecticut have flown to Moscow to see me,” Jackson said. “I [...]
Sheryl Swoopes Plays Grandmother in PNB’s “Nutcracker”
WNBA super star, Sheryl Swoopes, took on a part playing Grandmother in the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s “Nutcracker” on Sunday.
Talented make up artists transformed Swoopes into an aging grandmother.
A slight case of stage fright didn’t keep Swoopes from performing her role brilliantly.
Read more about Swoope’s ballet experience at the Seattle [...]
Lauren Jackson led the Australian Opals with 18 points and 10 rebounds in their opening game of the Beijing Olympics against Belarus, 83-64.
The Opals opened with some jitters but were able to build a 19-12 lead in the 1st quarter. By the half, the Opals had a 44-28 advantage over Belarus.
Jackson started a little rusty [...]