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US Wins FIBA Gold Medal Final, Uses Big Third Quarter to Beat Czechs

Sometimes, in basketball, as in life, you can only forestall the inevitable for so long. The Czech Republic entry in the FIBA world championships executed its game plan against the United States in Sunday's gold medal game about as well as anyone else had in the tournament. And with a home crowd of almost 7,000 cheering...

Jackson, Bird Lead Storm to WNBA Title

ATLANTA -- Next week, Lauren Jackson and Sue Bird will be in the Czech Republic competing in the FIBA world championships, albeit for Australia and the United States, respectively. Before they left, the two completed some unfinished business Thursday night, winning a WNBA title for the Seattle Storm. The pair led the...

Scrappy Storm on Verge of WNBA Title

The Atlanta Dream got on a red-eye flight early Wednesday to go back home and prepare to defend their home court in the next two games of the WNBA Finals. That defense better be good, because there's no room for error. Seattle took a 2-0 lead in the series with Tuesday night's 87-84 victory at Key Arena, seemingly poised...

Seattle's Lauren Jackson Headlines All-WNBA Team

League MVP Lauren Jackson led the five-member All-WNBA First Team, released on Monday. Seattle's Jackson, the leading vote-getter, shared first-team honors with New York's Cappie Pondexter and Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings. Diana Taurasi and Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles rounded out the first team. Storm...

Seattle Loves Its Storm, Which Rolls Behind Sue Bird

SEATTLE -- Pete Carroll was making his debut as the Seattle Seahawks coach Sunday at Qwest Field, just a couple of miles across downtown Seattle from Key Arena. Pike's Market was loaded with football fans on a cloudy Sunday morning, folks sporting their Seahawks and 49er jerseys as they mingled among the fish-mongers....

Sue Bird News From the Web

05/29/12 WNBA players, coaches brace for month-long Olympic... Source: USA Today When asked what she'd be doing during the WNBA 's break in the season for the Olympics, veteran Katie Smith of the Seattle Storm answered candidly.
05/19/12 Storm melt down in fourth quarter Source: The Daily Herald - Everett WA After three quarters of Friday night's WNBA season opener between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Seattle Storm, it seemed like a party inside KeyArena.
05/17/12 For Seattle in 2012, it all starts with Bird Source: The Wenatchee World Online - Wenatchee WA By this point in her career, Sue Bird is the epitome of a veteran.
05/13/12 For women's basketball stars, representing their... Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA Four years ago, a flight attendant recognized Sue Bird on her trip home from the Beijing Olympics.
05/13/12 USA dominates China in women's exhibition at KeyArena Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA USA coach Geno Auriemma was looking for combinations.

Background on Sue Bird

Suzanne Brigit "Sue" Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American professional women's basketball player for the Seattle Storm and WBC Spartak Moscow Region.

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