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• Defending champions get no respect

  May 14, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 INDIANAPOLIS – The defending champion Indiana Fever feel like they are under the radar all over again heading into the WNBA season. The team brings back 10 players from the …

• WNBA, ESPN extend deal

  March 29, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 The WNBA has extended its contract with ESPN through the 2022 season. The league and network announced Thursday they had added six years to their current broadcasting deal, which had …

• Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird philosophical about surgery to come

  March 17, 2013 in Sports on Page C6 Sue Bird is no stranger to surgeries. She’ll have her fourth one in six years in early May to remove a cyst from her left knee. It will sideline the …

• LC grad January savors WNBA title

  October 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Briann January isn’t at Disneyland – and she won’t be any time in the near future. But who needs the happiest place on Earth when you’ve just made a lifelong …

• January savors WNBA crown

  October 25, 2012 in Sports Briann January isn’t at Disneyland – and she won’t be any time in the near future.

• Fever fans celebrate despite rain

  October 24, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Fever and their fans didn’t let a little rain ruin their celebration of the WNBA championship. The team and several thousand fans moved their party indoors …

• Best bet on the Tube

  October 21, 2012 in Sports on Page C2 With the Indiana Fever one win away from their first WNBA championship, Tamika Catchings is making sure her teammates don’t get ahead of themselves. Indiana defeated Minnesota 76-59 in Game …

• Indiana moves within one win of WNBA title

  October 20, 2012 in Sports on Page C2 INDIANAPOLIS – Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve drew national attention with her screaming, jacket-tossing meltdown in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. The Indiana Fever silenced her in Game 3. Shavonte …

• Best bet on the Tube

  October 19, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 Indiana coach Lin Dunn wasn’t amused by Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve’s meltdown on Wednesday night. Ignited by Reeve’s technical foul and thrown jacket, Minnesota turned up the intensity in the …

• Augustus has hot hand as Lynx tie series

  October 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 MINNEAPOLIS – These WNBA Finals are not for the feeble. Seimone Augustus and the Minnesota Lynx toughened up after a rare loss and a soft performance at home in the …

• Indiana aims for 2-0 lead in WNBA Finals

  October 17, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 MINNEAPOLIS – Midway through the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, Minnesota power forward Rebekkah Brunson rose in the lane toward the basket with her team trying …

• Best bet on the Tube

  October 14, 2012 in Sports on Page C2 For most of the Minnesota Lynx’s existence, getting to the playoffs was challenge enough. Now they’re going for their second straight championship. The Lynx play the Indiana Fever in Game …

• Indiana downs Sun despite Douglas injury

  October 12, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Indiana lost a star early in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Fever never lost their confidence. Tamika Catchings scored 22 points and grabbed 13 …

• Fever even WNBA series in final second

  October 9, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 WNBA: Shavonte Zellous’ jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining lifted the Indiana Fever over the Connecticut Sun 78-76 in Game 2 of the WNBA Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night in …

• Best bet on the Tube

  September 30, 2012 in Sports on Page C2 A year ago, onlookers called for Storm guard Katie Smith’s retirement. The 14-year WNBA veteran shot 27.7 percent from the field in the team’s opening 14 games. She finished the …

• Storm drop WNBA playoff opener

  September 29, 2012 in Sports on Page C2 MINNEAPOLIS – Lindsay Whalen scored 20 points, Seimone Augustus had 19 and the defending champion Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 78-70 in the opener of a WNBA Western Conference …

• Best bet on the Tube

  September 27, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 A year ago, the Minnesota Lynx opened the WNBA playoffs in an unfamiliar position after setting the franchise record for wins and making the team’s first postseason appearance since 2004. …

• Storm win, postseason on horizon

  September 24, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 PHOENIX – Sue Bird had 13 points, five rebounds and four assists to help the Seattle Storm beat the Phoenix Mercury 71-57 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both …

• Ducks soar over LSU into No. 2 spot

  September 24, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 College football: Oregon has slipped past LSU to No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 behind Alabama after the Ducks rolled to a victory and the Tigers struggled to …

• Jackson surpasses 6,000 career points in Storm win

  September 22, 2012 in Sports on Page C2 SEATTLE – Lauren Jackson set a career mark and motivated her team. Then she took a seat.

• Storm end four-game skid by toppling Sky

  September 19, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 SEATTLE – The KeyArena atmosphere engulfed Tina Thompson with cheers, scoreboard acknowledgments and congratulatory signs. She was emotionless.

• Storm stumble to fourth consecutive loss

  September 17, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 SEATTLE – Renee Montgomery made two free throws with 14.4 seconds left to help the Connecticut Sun beat the short-handed Seattle Storm 60-58 on Sunday night. Montgomery drew a foul …

• Stars storm past Storm 90-66

  September 15, 2012 in Sports on Page C2 SAN ANTONIO – Becky Hammon scored 25 points and the San Antonio Silver Stars beat the Seattle Storm 90-66 in a WNBA game on Friday night. Sophia Young added 19 …

• Holdsclaw shares insight into depression

  September 13, 2012 in Health, Sports on Page B2 Former Tennessee and WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw wants people suffering from depression to realize they’re not alone. Holdsclaw (pictured right) returned to her alma mater Wednesday to discuss her fight …

• Dream pull away from Storm

  September 12, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 ATLANTA – Just like they did the past two seasons, the Atlanta Dream are playing their best basketball at just the right time. Angel McCoughtry scored 23 points, Erika DeSouza …

• Contador wins second career Spanish Vuelta

  September 10, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 Cycling: Alberto Contador won his second Spanish Vuelta title on Sunday in Madrid, capturing a fifth triumph at cycling’s major races just over a month after his doping ban ended. …

• Storm blast past Shock, close in on playoff spot

  September 9, 2012 in Sports on Page C2 TULSA, Okla. – Camille Little had a season-high 28 points and nine rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to an 89-66 victory over the last-place Tulsa Shock on Saturday night. …

• Lauren Jackson scores 23 in Storm’s easy WNBA victory over Shock

  September 7, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 SEATTLE – Lauren Jackson scored a season-high 23 points to lead the Seattle Storm past the Tulsa Shock 101-74 in WNBA play on Thursday night. Jackson scored 13 points in …

• Oosthuizen makes charge past McIlroy

  September 3, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 Golf: Louis Oosthuizen ran off a flawless string of seven straight birdies Sunday to race by Rory McIlroy and take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Deutsche …

• Briscoe holds off Power to win at Sonoma

  August 27, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 Auto racing: Ryan Briscoe got past teammate Will Power out of a pit stop Sunday and held off the two-time defending Sonoma champion for his seventh career IndyCar victory, capping …

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