A third Seattle Storm game has been added to the broadcast schedule for ESPN 2 this season. The July 2 road game against the Chicago Sky will now be shown on national TV.

The game against the Sky joins the Aug. 6 game and Phoenix and the Aug. 20 home game against Los Angeles as the Storm's only games on ESPN 2 this season. NBA TV will also carry three more of the Storm's away games.

In addition to the nationally...

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Seattle Storm forward Alysha Clark was named an assistant coach at her alma mater Middle Tennessee State on Thursday by head coach Rich Insell.

"It's a win-win for us," Insell said. "She knows what our expectations and goals are here at MT. What better person to go in and share what Middle Tennessee is all about than Alysha Clark? To bring someone in with her work ethic and personality I think is fantastic for our program. We are excited to have...

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The career of WNBA legend and Seattle Storm forward Tina Thompson will come to an end following the 2013 WNBA season. Thompson announced her impending retirment on Friday.

Thompson, the No. 1 overall pick in the inaugural WNBA draft in 1997, is in her 17th WNBA season. She is the only player to play in all 16 previous WNBA seasons and will conclude her career as the leader in scoring, minutes played and games started in the history of the...

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The Seattle Storm announced a broadcasting partnership with KING broadcasting for the 2013 season on Friday.

The deal ensures that every Storm game will be available either on TV, on radio or streaming online. The Storm play two nationally televised games on ESPN 2 and three games that will be aired on NBA TV. In addition to the games on ESPN 2 and NBA TV, all Storm home games will be broadcast on either KONG or Live Well Seattle.

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The Seattle Storm defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 67-66 in both teams preseason opener on Sunday. Alysha Clark's 15-foot jumper with six seconds remaining proved to be the difference.

Tina Thompson and Tianna Hawkins led the Storm with eight points apiece and Noelle Quinn added six points and seven rebounds.

Ebony Hoffman scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds to lead the Sparks.

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The Seattle Storm announced on Thursday that members of the coaching staff and players will be on hand at Green Lake in Seattle on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m.

Guard Tanisha Wright and forwards Tina Thompson, Camille Little and Shekinna Stricklen as well a Storm newcomers Nakia Sanford and Noelle Quinn are all scheduled to be on hand for the activities which include Storm dance troupe performances, basketball games and other activities.

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The Seattle Storm have announced that point guard Sue Bird had successful surgery to remove a cyst from her left knee on Thursday.

The surgery was performed by Dr. Michael Joyce in Hartford, Conn. Recovery time is estimated at six months. Bird has already announced that she would miss the 2013 season following her surgery.

Bird will remain in Connecticut through May and will begin rehabilitating her knee...

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The Seattle Storm announced their 15-player training camp roster for the 2013 WNBA season on Thursday.

The team will hold its first practice on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Royal Brougham Pavilion on the campus of Seattle Pacific University.

Seattle will have to trim its 15-player roster down to 11 by May 23. The season opens in Los Angeles on May 26. The team's home-opener will be June 2 at KeyArena. Sue Bird and...

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The Seattle Storm have added Samantha MacKay to the 2013 training camp roster head coach and general manager Brian Agler announced on Monday.

MacKay is an undrafted guard out of Dayton and is the first player in the history of the school to ever be invited to a WNBA camp.

"Just to know I have this opportunity to compete at this level is so amazing," MacKay said. "I owe it to all the coaches and everyone at the...

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The Seattle Storm announced the addition of Katelan Redmon and Keisha Hampton to the 2013 training camp roster on Friday.

Redmon, a guard from Gonzaga, was drafted 36th overall by the New York Liberty last season. She appeared in seven games for New York a year ago.

Hampton is a 6-foot-2 forward from DePaul. She was selected 22nd overall by the Storm in 2012, but did not attend training camp. This past winter...

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The Seattle Storm announced their 2013 preseason schedule on Tuesday.

The team's first exhibition game will be May 12 at Walter Pyramid on the campus of Long Beach State University at 1 p.m. against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Storm will host a second preseason game on May 17 against the Tulsa Shock. Tip off against Tulsa is set for 7 p.m.

In addition to the rosters the Storm and Shock already have in place,...

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An offseason of bad news got even worse for the Seattle Storm on Tuesday when the team announced that point guard Sue Bird will undergo surgery on her right knee to address a cyst that was discovered at the end of 2012. Bird will miss the entire 2013 WNBA season.

 

A specific date for the surgery has not been announced, but the rehabilitation is estimated at six months. After the initial recovery time, Bird...

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So far it has been a busy offseason for the Seattle Storm.

 

Two more roster changes were made within the past eight days. The Storm announced a week ago Wednesday that they had signed free-agent forward Nakia Sanford. Sanford most recently was with the Phoenix Mercury and averaged 4.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in 2012.

 

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The Seattle Storm annoucned they have signed guards Temeka Johnson and Noelle Quinn to free-agent contracts on Thursday.

The signings of Johnson and Quinn brings the roster to 11 players after head coach and general manager Brian Agler announced Lauren Jackson and Ann Wauters would not play for the Storm in 2013.

Johnson was the sixth overall pick in the 2005 WNBA draft and has spent time with the Phoenix...

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The Seattle Storm announced on Wednesday that Lauren Jackson will not compete with the team in 2013.

Jackson, who recently underwent surgery to repair a hamstring injury will remain in Australia to rehabilitate the injury. Her contract with the Storm has been suspended and she is expected to return to the team in 2014.

"We support Lauren’s decision to take time off and let her body fully...

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The WNBA's Seattle Storm announced their 2013 regular-season schedule on Wednesday.

The Storm open the season on May 26 on the road against the Los Angeles Sparks and host the Phoenix Mercury in their home opener on June 2.

Other highlights on the Storm schedule include facing the defending WNBA champion Indiana Fever on the road on June 30. The two teams play a second game on August 17 at KeyArena. The Storm...

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