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Your Seattle Storm clinched a spot in next month's WNBA playoffs with a home win over Connecticut last night. If the playoffs started today, the Storm would be the Western Conference's #2-seed and face their longtime nemeses, the Los Angeles Sparks. The Storm have six regular season games left, including a home game Saturday vs. Atlanta. Tickets! more ›

The M's win 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth on Ichiro's two-out walk-off single -- Ich's 148th hit of the season, which puts him exactly at the pace of his record-setting 262-hit season in 2004. Washburn allowed just 1 run in 7 IP in what may have been his last start as a Mariner, but didn't get the win due to a bullpen collapse. M's 52-48, 7.5 GB. Box score. Next game Weds. vs. TOR, 1:40 p.m.; Rowland-Smith vs. Halladay. more ›

In every non-playoffs sports season, you can date the moment when your team's hopes collapsed. For the last place 2008 Mariners, it was approximately mid-April. This year's Mariners lasted far longer in the playoff hunt. Nevertheless, July 24-26 was their undoing. more ›

All we missed was perhaps the most dramatic local sports event of the year, a three-overtime classic that included a team-record seven three pointers from Sue Bird, an ejection for Lauren Jackson, and twelve lead changes. more ›

What team can get thoroughly outclassed, yet consider their game a success? The Sounders, if they draw 65,000 fans to Qwest Field -- most of them in Sounders green -- for a game against international powerhouse Chelsea FC. more ›

Swin Cash led the team in scoring for the third straight game, getting 18 points as the Storm jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. Lauren Jackson made her impact on the defensive end, getting four blocks. Props also to Tanisha Wright, who had 7 assists. Storm 8-4, 2nd place, .5 GB. Box score. Next game Sunday vs. Chicago, 6 p.m. more ›

Phew! What a day! more ›

No doubting it: The Seattle Mariners are legitimate pennant contenders. The Seattle Mariners are legitimate pennant contenders. THE SEATTLE MARINERS ARE LEGITIMATE PENNANT CONTENDERS!!! Sorry, we like writing that so much we had to do it thrice. more ›

The Storm usually hold Cappie Pondexter in check, but not tonight as she nearly had a triple-double. They had issues with the refs, too, as LJ and Swin Cash both got technical fouls. Once again, the Storm got next to no production from their bench, which managed just 8 points. All starters finished in double figures. Storm 6-4, 1 GB. Box score. Next game Tues. vs. San Antonio at KeyArena, Noon. more ›

M's Serve Baseball's Best Team; Lose Beltre: The Mariners started their road trip with a surprising 2-1 series win over the Dodgers, who have baseball's best record. The highlight was Felix Hernandez's nine-K performance on Saturday night, with homers by Griffey and Branyan providing the offense. Bad news came that night as well: Adrian Beltre will miss 6-8 weeks, he's getting surgery to remove painful bone spurs in his shoulder. more ›

The Storm tie Phoenix atop the Western Conference in an entertaining, fast-paced game reminiscent of last year's Pac-10 men's UW/Arizona battles. The Storm jumped ahead early behind Swin Cash's ten first quarter points, but the Mercury came back to grab the lead in the second half. Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson took over in the fourth, with Bird scoring 7 unanswered to open the quarter, and Jackson hitting a game-clinching three. Storm 5-2, T1st. Box score. Next game Friday vs. LA Sparks. more ›

Another slow start by the Storm costs them a game against an inferior team. After falling behind 15-1, Seattle rallied to take the lead in the 4th, but coughed it up late. The Storm missed a ton of easy buckets, shooting only 36%. Tanisha Wright continues to confound; after a career night on Friday, she went 1-7 and fouled out today. Box score. Next game Friday vs. Minnesota, it's Dads & Daughters night. Tickets from $15-160. more ›

Lauren Jackson was her usual brilliant self, recording a double-double; but how about Tanisha Wright! The much-maligned fifth-year guard scored 17 points on 9 shots, and had 7 assists to just 1 turnover. Plus she held Candace Wiggins to just 7 pts. Storm 3-1, T1st. Box score. Next game Sunday @ Chicago. more ›

Trying something new this week--a little preview of the weekend in sports action, to help you not get sucked into brunch when there's a game to watch. (Or, allow you to get sucked into brunch so you can beg off later to watch a game.) more ›

How do you lose a game when you shoot 49%? You turn the ball over 20 times. Playing three games in four days, plus a long flight to Indianapolis = icky hoops. Note: Former Storm Yolanda Griffith, now with Indiana, suffered what appeared to be a serious knee injury in the first half. Box score. Next game Fri. @ Minnesota. more ›

By establishing herself as an offensive threat, Bird's forcing teams to guard her and opening up the floor for her teammates. As a result, she leads the league in assists with 16 in two games. more ›

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After the loss of Lauren Jackson to ankle surgery a few weeks ago, the Storm powered their way into the playoffs with strong defense, good rebounding and an uptick in backcourt scoring. Last night, in their 71-64 season-ending loss to the L.A. Sparks, the Storm failed on all three. more ›

The Storm dropped Game 1 of the best-of-three series last night 77-69 in a game that was not as close as the score would seem to indicate. The Storm trailed the LA Sparks the entire game, and were behind by 17 points at the half. Sue Bird had a playoff-best 23 points in the loss. The team returns to action at Key Arena Sunday, where the Storm were 16-1 during the regular season. more ›

This Seattlest has never been the world's biggest sports fan, as we've mentioned before. But Storm guard Sue Bird has made us care about women's basketball this season. more ›

Sue Bird is on a mission. With WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson nursing a bad ankle, Bird scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Seattle Storm to a 70-62 win over the Chicago Sky. The win seals a playoff spot for the fifth year in a row. more ›

The Seattle Storm downed host Atlanta Dream Tuesday night 83-69 behind Sue Bird's 21 points and 9 assists. Camille Little and Yolanda Griffith each added 16 points in a win which moved the Storm into a first-place tie with San Antonio for the best record in the Western Conference at 19-10. The Storm resume their road trip in Chicago on Thursday night. more ›

The Seattle Storm had good news on and off the court last night. At Key Arena, the Storm downed the Houston Comets 66-49, behind Sue Bird's 22 points, who before the game promised to pick up her offensive play with the loss of Lauren Jackson. Earlier in the day, Jackson had successful ankle surgery and walked out of the hospital. Team officials hope she might be ready for the second round of the WNBA playoffs. (However, those Aussies sure have a strange way of breaking good news.) more ›

The Seattle Storm return to Key Arena tonight at 7:00 p.m. as the WNBA regular season draws to a close after pausing for the Beijing Olympics. At 17-9, the Storm are a half game in back of San Antonio for the Western Conference lead going into the final three weeks of play. The team faces a severe challenge, as star forward Lauren Jackson will miss the remainder of the season with an ankle injury. Jackson was the team's leading scorer, averaging just over 20 points per game. more ›

THAT'S FUNNY, BITCHES: Chris Rock is one of those people who can just stand there and we'll laugh. But when he opens his mouth, forget it. We kind of laugh so hard we can't even hear what he's saying half the time, cycling through our various laughs from chuckle to cackle and snort. So you're probably glad we won't be at the Paramount tonight for his show. We'd just distract everything, and he'd probably make fun of us. Which would be funny. more ›

Storm forward Lauren Jackson has opted for surgery on her right ankle immediately after she finishes play in the Olympics, effectively ending her season with the WNBA franchise. The Storm are 17-9 heading into the final weeks of play in the 2008 season. League play was halted due to the Olympics. Jackson will be out 4-6 weeks and has an outside chance of returning for the playoffs. more ›

TEENY BOPPER EXPRESS: Disney's High School Musical opens at the Paramount tonight, so maybe steer clear of the teenagers downtown. If you have your own teenager, maybe it's a good night to set them free with their friends so they can go sing along and goo-goo-ga-ga over the cute boys and dreaminess of this sensational teenfest. more ›

Great news for Seattle Storm fans broke last night: Sonics owner Clay Bennett will sell the WNBA team to a local ownership group. more ›