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Ex-WNBA player reflects on jail time after Belarus protest

It's been a difficult last few months for former Belarus basketball star Yelena Leuchanka. She spent 15 days in jail in October after peacefully protesting against President Alexander Lukashenko's disputed re-election, and then contracted the coronavirus this month while in Greece. “I couldn’t be quiet and ignore or make it look like nothing was happening...

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., watch fireworks during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) DEAH204 DEAH204

October 21, 2020 at 4:29 pm

In a rare move, the Seattle Storm endorses Joe Biden and Kamala Harris: ‘These are not typical times’

In a move rarely seen by professional sports teams, the Seattle Storm voiced its support for the 2020 Democratic ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala...

A new parking structure is being built as the iconic old arena roof stands behind during a media tour of construction for an arena for Seattle’s Kraken NHL hockey team and Storm WNBA basketball team, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in Seattle. The facility, named Climate Pledge Arena, is expected to be completed by fall of 2021 and will host the Storm and the Kraken, NHL’s 32nd franchise. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) WAET101

October 14, 2020 at 12:12 pm

Climate Pledge Arena selected to host NCAA basketball tournament games in 2023, 2025

Climate Pledge Arena was selected as the host site for men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments in 2023 and 2025.

Seattle Storm players, from left, Breanna Stewart, Jewell Loyd, and Mercedes Russell pose for photos with their trophy after they raised a flag on the roof of the Space Needle, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Seattle. The Storm won their fourth WNBA basketball championship Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, completing a three-game sweep of the Las Vegas Aces. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW110 WATW110

October 10, 2020 at 5:44 pm

On the precipice of becoming one of WNBA’s great dynasties, here’s how the Storm got there and what’s next.

The Storm wrapped up its fourth championship with a dominating postseason run. Can they keep all the pieces together to make another?

October 10, 2020 at 1:04 pm

Records, daggers and dimes: The top 10 moments of the Storm’s 2020 championship run

Over the past three months, the Storm has provided more than a handful of memorable moments during its championship run to a fourth WNBA title....

Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird holds up the trophy after the team defeated the Las Vegas Aces to win the WNBA Championship Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) FLCO127

October 10, 2020 at 6:00 am

Appreciate the WNBA-champion Storm, Seattle fans, because what it has accomplished is not normal | Larry Stone

The Storm's four WNBA titles from 2004-20 speak to an organization that knows how to build, and rebuild. The hardest thing to do in sports...

Seattle Storm players, from left, Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart, and Mercedes Russell pose for photos with their trophy after they raised a flag on the roof of the Space Needle, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Seattle. The Storm won their fourth WNBA basketball championship on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, completing a three-game sweep of the Las Vegas Aces. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW105 WATW105

October 9, 2020 at 12:29 pm

‘Winning doesn’t get old’: Storm players celebrate WNBA championship atop Space Needle, on Zoom

Breanna Stewart, Jewell Loyd and Mercedes Russell hoisted a giant green Storm flag atop the Space Needle in celebration of the team's fourth WNBA title....

Seattle Storm forward Alysha Clark celebrates her game-winning shot with guard Jewell Loyd (24) and forward Breanna Stewart (30) during the second half of Game 1 of a WNBA basketball semifinal round playoff series against the Minnesota Lynx Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

October 8, 2020 at 6:24 pm

With fourth WNBA title in hand, where does the Storm go from here?

Seattle is considered the early favorite to win it all next season and would be the first repeat champion since the Los Angeles Sparks in...

October 8, 2020 at 3:16 pm

Former WNBA star Cappie Pondexter arrested for battery

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former WNBA star Cappie Pondexter was arrested on suspicion of battery Tuesday as part of a citizen's arrest in Los Angeles,...

Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird shows the trophy to some of her teammates after the team defeated the Las Vegas Aces to win the WNBA championship Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) FLCO128 FLCO128 FLCO128

October 6, 2020 at 8:41 pm

Let there be no doubt: With trophy No. 4, the Storm is headed for dynasty territory | Matt Calkins

With its win over the Las Vegas Aces, 92-59, and its fourth WNBA title on Tuesday, the Storm made it perfectly clear it is a...

Sue Bird shows the WNBA Championship trophy to teammates after the team swept the Las Vegas Aces in three games to win the WNBA championship on Tuesday in Bradenton, Fla. (Chris O’Meara / Associated Press)

October 6, 2020 at 6:50 pm

Here’s what people are saying about the Storm becoming four-time WNBA champs

Here's what people had to say on social media following the Storm's sweep of the Aces in the WNBA Finals.

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