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  Seattle wins WNBA title   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
SEATTLE - Betty Lennox had another huge night, scoring 23 points to lead the Seattle Storm to their first WNBA title with a 74-60 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night.
The Storm toughened defensively as they extended their 37-36 halftime lead, holding Connecticut without a field goal for 12 1/2 minutes in the second half, and frustration began to show for the Sun.
Seattle Storm's Lauren Jackson, left, hugs Storm's Sue Bird as they celebrate their 74-60 win over the Connecticut Sun Tuesday, Oct. 12 in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals at Key Arena in Seattle, giving them the national championship.
www.azcentral.com /sports/mercury/articles/1012storm-ON.html   (692 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Points to know on Storm watch
The Seattle Reign was part of the American Basketball League that folded because of financial problems — another in a long line of women's basketball leagues to go under.
Seattle was awarded a WNBA franchise in 2000 after securing about 5,000 season tickets.
But on this scale, the Storm would be the first since the 1979 world champion Sonics to bring the city a major pro-sports championship.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002057354_stormqa08.html   (999 words)

  
 WCCO-TV - Minnesota's Breaking News, Video, Weather, Traffic and Sports: Storm Beat Lynx, 76-60
Seattle led 28-21 at halftime, using a 13-6 run through the first four minutes of the second half.
Seattle is 2-8 over its last 10 road games, a not-so-subtle reminder -- if the Storm need it -- of the importance of a home game in the playoffs.
Seattle's Betty Lennox missed her fifth straight game, sitting in street clothes on the bench with her left wrist in a brace to heal a partially torn tendon.
wcco.com /topstories/local_story_231011841.html   (457 words)

  
 HistoryLink Essay:Seattle Storm wins WNBA championship on October 12, 2004.
On October 12, 2004, the Seattle Storm wins the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) championship, becoming only the third professional sports team in the city’s history to earn a national title (after the Seattle Metropolitans, who won hockey’s Stanley Cup in 1917, and the Seattle SuperSonics, champions of the National Basketball Association in 1979).
Professional women’s basketball came to Seattle partly as a result of the success of the University of Washington’s women’s basketball team in the mid-1980s through 1990s.
The Storm finished the season with the second-best record in the WNBA’s Western Conference and an assured place as the second seed in the Conference playoffs.
www.historylink.org /essays/printer_friendly/index.cfm?file_id=7330   (1409 words)

  
 Jackson leads Storm to 83-77 win over Fever - Boston.com - Basketball - Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
SEATTLE --had season highs with 24 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead the Seattle Storm to an 83-77 victory over the Indiana Fever on Saturday night.
The Storm got off to a strong start, making 6 of their first 7 shots from the field en route to a 15-4 lead 3:30 into the game.
Seattle led by as much as 10 twice in the first half, but Indiana scored the final five points before the break, cutting the Storm's lead to 35-30.
www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2005/06/05/jackson_leads_storm_to_83_77_win_over_fever?mode=PF   (377 words)

  
 SDOT - Winter Storm Information
Seattle has a number of convergence zones, which result in widely varying weather conditions throughout the City.
A sanding truck with a plow is allocated solely to the West Seattle High Rise Bridge on a full-time basis, to be used as necessary.
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has two small sander trucks with handheld temperature sensors; one is stationed in the north end and one in the south end of the City.
www.cityofseattle.net /transportation/snowandice.htm   (826 words)

  
 ESPN.com - WNBA - Sacramento Monarchs at Seattle Storm
SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The defending champion Seattle Storm look to clinch homecourt advantage in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs when they host the Sacramento Monarchs on Thursday.
The Storm's Betty Lennox, who had missed six games due to injury, scored 12 points in just 14 minutes off the bench in Tuesday's win, and was one of five to score in double figures.
Seattle's final two games are at home, where they own the second-best mark (12-3) in the Western Conference behind Sacramento, which has clinched the West's top spot in the playoffs.
proxy.espn.go.com /wnba/preview?gameId=250825014   (292 words)

  
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FC Seattle has been a part of the Greater Seattle community since 1984.
FC Seattle is directed by Stuart Lee, with many years of playing and coaching experience, both in England and the USA.
Directed by Stuart Lee, the FC Seattle Storm soccer camps have been designed to provide an in-depth and progressive training program for the dedicated and talented young soccer player.
www.fcseattle.com   (340 words)

  
 Storm wins ninth straight home game - Boston.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Seattle Storm coach Anne Donovan,left, has words for official Michael Price in their game against the Phoenix Mercury in the first half Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005 at Key Arena in Seattle.
SEATTLE --Sue Bird tied a season-high with 20 points, and the Seattle Storm ended the Phoenix Mercury's playoff hopes with a 85-74 win Saturday, their ninth-straight home victory.
The Mercury needed to beat Seattle and have Houston beat Los Angeles to earn their first playoff berth since 2000, when they lost to Los Angeles in the first round.
www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2005/08/28/storm_wins_ninth_straight_home_game   (447 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Pro Basketball - WNBA - Recap: Seattle Storm 65, Charlotte Sting 59 - Friday June 07, 2002 12:16 AM
SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Seattle Storm needed a spark and Jamie Redd was there to provide it.
Redd scored all 13 of her points off the bench in the final 11 minutes as the Storm extended their winning streak to three games with a 65-59 victory over the Charlotte Sting.
Sonja Henning grabbed a career-high eight rebounds as the Storm held a 31-27 cushion on the glass.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/wnba/recaps/2002/06/06/sea_cha   (315 words)

  
 Indiana Fever/Seattle Storm WNBA recap on ESPN
SEATTLE (AP) -- Robin Threatt scored 19 points and the Seattle Storm shot a franchise best as the Storm defeated the Indiana Fever 66-60 Tuesday night.
Seattle controlled play for most of the game, leading by nine at halftime and never surrendering the lead.
Storm coach Lin Dunn was proud of her team's effort.
espn.go.com /wnba/2000/20000801/recap/indsea.html   (322 words)

  
 Eye of the Storm (Seattle Weekly)
This is Seattle's newest kid on the block—fun, flip, and, true to her Long Island, N.Y., upbringing, never afraid to jaywalk.
And when Seattle made her the top pick in the WNBA draft on April 19, she was crowned the best prospect in the country.
Storm officials say that since they drafted Bird, ticket package sales have virtually doubled, from about 300 total accounts to nearly 600, and that roughly 30 percent of new season-ticket holders specifically referenced Bird when asked to qualify their interest.
www.seattleweekly.com /news/0223/news-villano.html   (2841 words)

  
 KOMO : Seattle Storm Heading For Some Fun At The Sun
SEATTLE - Sue Bird had 10 points and 14 assists a day after having surgery on her broken nose, and the Seattle Storm advanced to the WNBA finals with an 82-62 win over the Sacramento Monarchs in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night.
Seattle became the first Western Conference team other than Houston or Los Angeles to reach the WNBA Finals.
Seattle pushed its lead to 10 early in the second half, but Sacramento quickly ran off nine of the next 12 points to make it 44-43.
www.komotv.com /news/printstory.asp?id=33368   (358 words)

  
 Seattle toasts a new champion
Enveloped by the unrestrained joy of 17,027 fans in sold-out KeyArena, the Seattle Storm captured the eighth WNBA championship with a 74-60 victory over a game but overmatched Connecticut Sun, ending a 25-year title drought for a city starved for a professional winner.
During the regular season, the Storm typically was cheered on by a dedicated fan base of about 7,000, with a curtain obscuring the unnecessary upper-level seats at the Key.
After scoring 67 points in the Storm's 2-1 series win, she was only a problem for the Sun, hamming it up with some spectacular late moves that left the crowd screaming.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /wnba/194985_storm13.html   (841 words)

  
 kingcountyjournal.com - Storm to face Comets in playoffs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
But as the Seattle Storm prepare to open defense of their WNBA championship Tuesday night at Houston, Betty Lennox already has put those out-of-town struggles out of mind.
Seattle enters the playoffs with a healthy Lennox, who contributed 13 points in an 85-74 win over Phoenix at KeyArena on Saturday, closing out a 20-14 regular season for the Storm.
Kamila Vodichkova, who helped the Storm win last year's title and was the team's original draft choice, was presented with her championship ring prior to the game.
www.kingcountyjournal.com /sited/story/html/215898   (782 words)

  
 L.A. Sparks Defeat Seattle Storm, 68-50   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
SEATTLE (AP) -- Lisa Leslie, new running mate Chamique Holdsclaw and the Los Angeles Sparks put a damper on the Seattle Storm's championship celebration.
Before the game, Seattle was presented with its 2004 WNBA Championship rings and raised the first professional championship banner in the city since 1979.
The Storm jumped to a 14-2 lead and led 19-6 with 8:51 left in the first half as Los Angeles made just four of its first 17 shots.
www.softcom.net /webnews/wed/cw/Abkl-sparks-storm.RR_n_FyL.html   (361 words)

  
 WJLA - L.A. Sparks Defeat Seattle Storm, 68-50   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Seattle's Lauren Jackson saw her streak of 84 consecutive games scoring in double figures end.
Seattle started much as it ended last season when it beat Connecticut in game 3 of the WNBA Finals.
Seattle attempted a team-record 32 3-pointers, making just six and was outscored 42-14 in the paint.
www.wjla.com /headlines/0505/230125.html   (454 words)

  
 kingcountyjournal.com - Minnesota Lynx at Seattle Storm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Minnesota won the first two, 86-81 in overtime at Seattle on June 15 and 73-70 at Minneapolis on June 26.
The Storm prevailed last Friday on the Lynx's court, 72-66.
STORM: G Sue Bird (12.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 5.9 assists), G Tanisha Wright (2.7 points, 1.46 rebounds, 1.3 assists), F Lauren Jackson (18.3 points, 9.17 rebounds, 1.93 blocks), F Iziane Castro Marques (7.8 points, 2.64 rebounds), C Janell Burse (10.1 points, 6.03 rebounds).
www.kingcountyjournal.com /sited/story/html/215162   (320 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Storm win WNBA title, set Sun 74-60   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Storm's Kamila Vodichkova, left, and Simone Edwards celebrate their 74-60 win over the Connecticut Sun to earn Seattle's first WNBA title.
Seattle also got a big contribution from Kamila Vodichkova, who scored 14 after being held to seven in the first two games of the Finals.
The Storm toughened defensively as they extended their 37-36 halftime lead, holding Connecticut without a field goal for 12 ½ minutes in the second half, and frustration began to show for the Sun.
www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/wnba/2004-10-12-finals-game3_x.htm   (932 words)

  
 Houston Comets/Seattle Storm WNBA recap on ESPN
SEATTLE (AP) -- The Houston Comets are still the team to beat in the Western Conference.
The Storm shot 34 percent (10-of-29) from the field and made just 10 baskets in the first half.
While Barnes was banging in the post, the Storm's starting backcourt of Edna Campbell and Sonja Henning combined to score 13 points.
espn.go.com /wnba/2000/20000601/recap/housea.html   (452 words)

  
 komo news | Sports : How Seattle: Storm Tops Sun
SEATTLE - Lauren Jackson scored 22 points and Kamila Vodichkova added a season-high 18 to lead the Seattle Storm to a 68-63 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Friday night.
The Storm improved to 4-0 at home this season and have won 16 of their last 19 games at Key Arena.
Seattle responded with an 10-3 run and held a five-point lead at the break.
www.komotv.com /sports/story.asp?ID=31686   (409 words)

  
 ESPN.com - WNBA - Bird inspires Storm to Finals berth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
SEATTLE (AP) -- Broken nose and all, Sue Bird is headed back to Connecticut, this time to play for a WNBA championship.
Bird had 10 points and 14 assists a day after having surgery on her nose, and the Seattle Storm advanced to the WNBA Finals with an 82-62 win over the Sacramento Monarchs in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night.
Seattle put the game away with an 18-0 run midway through the second half.
sports.espn.go.com /wnba/recap?gameId=241005014   (623 words)

  
 Seattle Storm Tickets - Schedule, Information - WNBA Ticket Brokers
If the Seattle Storm tickets you are looking for are not available, please check back as our inventory is constantly updated.
Orders for Seattle Storm tickets that are no longer available will be cancelled or substituted at the customer's discretion.
If you would like to attend a Seattle Storm game to see women's basketball live, or to see a WNBA team schedule and information, Coast to Coast Tickets is your source.
www.coasttocoasttickets.com /wnba/seattlestorm_tickets.shtml   (385 words)

  
 WNBA's Seattle Storm ends city's trophy famine | csmonitor.com
Newton had tickets to the Storm-Sun Championship game, and had plans to meet his girlfriend there, but the Seattle native had hurried to be with his first love.
But not the several thousand Storm season-ticket holders, for whom win-loss records have little to do with their passion for the team.
Pelz was wild with enthusiasm as the Storm built a 12-point lead, then let it dwindle to 1 at halftime.
www.csmonitor.com /2004/1014/p02s01-ussc.htm   (651 words)

  
 every element of women's basketball fused into one website | BasketballFusion.com _____________________   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
That's the most obvious reason for the Storm "to celebrate a special milestone in the history of the Storm franchise".
The Seattle Storm recently sent out an exclusive invitation for an exclusive meet and greet with head coach Anne Donovan.
While the Seattle Storm's ring (designed by co-captians Lauren Jackson and Sue Bird) was sleek and practical, the Monarchs' ring looks like it was designed by Inspector Gadget.
www.basketballfusion.com   (897 words)

  
 Los Angeles Sparks, Womens National Basketball Association, Seattle Storm - CBS SportsLine.com
SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Sparks usually don't need much help, but Lauren Jackson gave it to them anyway.
The Storm closed to 65-62 on two free throws by Jackson with 5:22 left, but the Sparks scored the next seven points.
Mabika had 23 points and nine rebounds and Tamecka Dixon scored 16 points for the Sparks (8-1), who shot 44 percent (26-of-59) from the field and improved to 5-1 on the road.
cbs.sportsline.com /wnba/gamecenter/recap/WNBA_20020618_LA@SEA   (387 words)

  
 komo news | Seattle Storm Win Season Finale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
SEATTLE - Already headed for the playoffs, the Seattle Storm determined momentum was more important that rest.
Seattle (20-14) finished the regular season with the same record as last year, when it won the WNBA championship.
Seattle also won despite playing nearly the last 23 minutes without leading scorer Lauren Jackson.
komonews.com /news/story.asp?ID=38808   (786 words)

  
 ABC News: New York Liberty Hold Off Seattle Storm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The New York Liberty's Ann Wauters, center, of Belgium, shoots as the Seattle Storm's Janell Burse, right, and Lauren Jackson defend during the second half at Madison Square Garden in New York, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005.
After Baranova hit a 3 to push New York's lead back to 12, Seattle scored seven straight points to pull within five at 70-65 with 45.7 seconds remaining but that was as close as it got.
New York was 63 percent (19-for-30) and Seattle 62 percent (16-for-26) in the opening period.
abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=1015630&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (432 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Storm re-sign star forward Jackson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
SEATTLE (AP) — The defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm re-signed All-Star forward Lauren Jackson on Wednesday.
It was the first professional sports title for Seattle since the SuperSonics won the NBA championship in 1979.
Seattle beat Connecticut 2-1 in the best-of-three championship finals.
www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/wnba/storm/2005-02-23-jackson-re-signed_x.htm?csp=34   (239 words)

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