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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 [...]
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Seattle Storm 2009 Season Schedule
The Storm will open up their season with a game in Sacramento on June 6. The first home game is on June 7 also against the Monarchs. The team’s home opener falls on the 10th anniversary of the city of Seattle being selected as one of the 4 cities to [...]
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 [...]
Lauren Jackson led Seattle (7-6) with 26 points. Sue Bird had 13 points and five assists. The Storm, coming off two road losses, had won their first six home games this season and a record-tying 10 in a row over the last two years.
But the Connecticut Sun snapped Seattle’s 10-game home winning streak with a [...]