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The Seattle Storm lost its semifinal game on Tuesday, bringing a bittersweet end to what the 41-year-old had said would be her final season. She retires as the winningest WNBA player of all time.
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Sue Bird played what might be her last game at home in Seattle in front of 18,100 fans. Bird is a five time Olympic gold medalist, four time WNBA champion, and 13 time WNBA all-star. Fans celebrate her final season with fervor.
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Seattle Storm co-owner Ginny Gilder says fighting for equal treatment as a rower at Yale 46 years ago radicalized her. As Title IX marks its 50th anniversary this year, Gilder is one of countless women who benefited from the enactment and execution of the law, translating those opportunities into becoming leaders in their professional careers.
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Seattle Storm star and five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird says the 2022 season will be her last playing in the WNBA. The announcement by the 41-year-old ended any speculation about her future.
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The Seattle Storm spent the 2020 WNBA season playing in a bubble due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and they spent the 2019 and 2021 seasons bouncing between venues in the Puget Sound region while their arena was rebuilt. That changes Friday night when the Storm open the WNBA season against Minnesota. They’re back in the heart of the city, making their regular-season debut at Climate Pledge Arena.
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Ahead of the Seattle Storm home opener, veteran player Sue Bird talked with KNKX’s Kirsten Kendrick about her decision to return for at least one more year. Kirsten also asked Bird about WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner, who's been detained in Russia since February. Listen to the latest installment in our series "Going Deep."
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Breanna Stewart felt for a short time like she was back in high school, being recruited by several WNBA franchises curious if she would take advantage of her first dip into free agency. Stewart says she knew all along her destination would be a return to Seattle.
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The Seattle Storm this week locked up their top three players for the 2022 season. It's a season that has them returning to their revamped home: Climate Pledge Arena.
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With the 2022 WNBA season drawing near, Noelle Quinn, head coach of the Seattle Storm, talks with KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick about her goals, her past growing up in L.A. and about being the team's first Black head coach.
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Sue Bird says she will return to the Seattle Storm for another season, putting off retirement for at least one more year. The four-time WNBA champion and 12-time All-Star selection has spent her entire WNBA career with the Storm after being the No. 1 pick of the 2002 WNBA draft.