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Connecticut Sun head coach Anne Donovan celebrates during the second half of Connecticut’s 82-64 victory over the Atlanta Dream in a WNBA basketball game in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday, June 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham)

June 13, 2018 at 5:04 pm

Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist Anne Donovan, who led Storm to a championship, dies

Anne Donovan, the Basketball Hall of Famer who won a national championship at Old Dominion, two Olympic gold medals in the 1980s and coached the...

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Seattle Storms’ Jewell Loyd (24), Sue Bird (10) and Breanna Stewart (30) pose during a photo session during the WNBA basketball team’s media day Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) OTK OTK

May 18, 2018 at 11:39 am

WNBA season preview: Picks, predictions, what you need to know ahead of 2018 opening weekend

Is a perfect storm brewing in Dan Hughes' first season at the helm? Expect an improved Storm team, but also for Los Angeles and Minnesota...

New Seattle Storm head coach Dan Hughes directs players during the first day of the WNBA basketball team’s training camp Sunday, April 29, 2018, in Seattle. The camp will run three weeks and the team opens their regular season at home May 20 against the Phoenix Mercury. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) WAET101 WAET101 — WAET101 (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press)

May 17, 2018 at 1:33 pm

Storm sets final roster, keeps third-round draft pick and waives free agent

The Storm finalized its roster favoring experience and its draft picks over unproven potential. Eight members of the 2017 team made the team, including starters...

Seattle Storm forward Alysha Clark goes up to the basket in the first half during a WNBA game between the Seattle Storm and Indiana Fever at KeyArena on Sunday, July 10, 2016. The Storm fell to the Fever, 93-82.

May 11, 2018 at 4:04 pm

Alysha Clark signs multi-year contract extension with Storm

Seattle locks up the defensive wing who was entering the last year of her contract.

Seattle Storm rookie guard Jordin Canada runs through a drill during the first day of the WNBA basketball team’s training camp Sunday, April 29, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

April 29, 2018 at 8:08 pm

Storm gets first glimpse of rookie Jordin Canada as training camp opens WATCH

The No. 5 pick in the WNBA draft is known for her quickness, but her teammates are finding out there’s more to her game.

Breanna Stewart fights of China defender Ting Shao on her way to the rim in the 2nd quarter. Stewart’s bucket would give the US a 38-25 lead. The US Women’s Basketball team played China in an exhibition game at KeyArena in Seattle Thursday. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

April 26, 2018 at 9:37 pm

Photos: USA women’s basketball vs China VIEW

UW’s Matisse Thybulle finishes off the steal with the jam, getting the scoring started for Washington against Boise State. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

April 23, 2018 at 3:01 pm

Matisse Thybulle opts to return to UW Huskies, not enter NBA draft

Thybulle, the reigning Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year winner, will return for his senior season with the Huskies.

Weber State Wildcats guard Deeshyra Thomas (2) shoots, with Utah Utes forward Emily Potter (12) defending as University of Utah hosts Weber State, NCAA women’s basketball at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Saturday December 17, 2016. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune

April 18, 2018 at 12:23 pm

Storm bulks up inside and signs free-agent rookie centers

The team pads its training camp roster with rookie free-agent centers Emily Potter and Khaalia Hillsman.

Seattle’s Alexis Peterson tries to press into the lane, but defensive pressure is applied by Minnesota’s Alexis Jones in the 4th quarter. The Minnesota Lynx played the Seattle Storm in WNBA action Saturday, June 3, 2017 at KeyArena in Seattle.(Dea n Rutz / The Seattle Times)

April 17, 2018 at 10:49 am

Storm waives backup point guard Alexis Peterson

Seattle cuts ties with former 2017 second-round pick, which helps paves the way for 2018 first-round pick Jordin Canada.

Stanford’s Brittany McPhee shoots against Southern California during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference women’s tournament, Friday, March 2, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) OTK OTK

April 16, 2018 at 12:26 pm

Stanford star Brittany McPhee begins WNBA career with Seattle Storm

The former Mount Rainier High standout signed a free-agent deal with the Storm.