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Jayda Evans covers college and pro women's basketball. While its her first year on the Washington beat, she has covered the Storm since its inception. She'll offer observations, critiques, occasional off-beat tales and answers to select e-mail inquires. Evans also has written a book on the Storm and women's hoops, called "Game On!"

Storm a motivator for A Plus Youth Program's Girls Hoops Squad

Seattle's hoops glitterati turned out to support A Plus Youth Program's third annual breakfast Tuesday morning. Names like Martell Webster and Chris Hansen hobnob in an effort to raise money for the foundation that helps youths academically through basket...[Read on]

Around the WNBA: Spokane's Briann January, Sue Bird return

First, that was a longer layoff from the blog than expected. We changed internal systems at the newspaper and I got a new cellphone, so it took a minute to figure out how to operate and best use the new toys. Since I'm still learning, I'll use this space...[Read on]

Lauren Jackson wins EuroLeague title

Storm star Lauren Jackson made headlines last summer when she signed with Valencia, Spain's Ros Casares. The 6-foot-6 Australian was part of eye-popping signings that made you wonder how everyone was getting paid just as much as how the ball would be shar...[Read on]

Stanford on to Final Four; Zags honored

Gonzaga coach Kelly Graves and Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer spent time texting congratulatory remarks before the weekend's round of Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games. They were the only schools west of Texas to advance. "We had to represent the West," Zag...[Read on]

Washington's Marjorie Heard transferring

Forward Marjorie Heard will transfer at the end of the school year. The sophomore suffered a season-ending knee injury in in January just as she was starting to play her best basketball of the season. Heard, a bruising 6-foot post, averaged 5.8 points an...[Read on]

Locals invited to WNBA draft combine

The state will be well represented at the WNBA draft combine during the NCAA Final Four in Denver next month. All of the major local college programs are sending players who hope to land on rosters when training camp officially opens April 29. There's eve...[Read on]

UW's Jazmine Davis is Pac-12 coaches pick

Washington point guard Jazmine Davis was named Pac-12 Freshmen of the Year by the league's coaches. She's the first Husky to be honored for the award since post Karen Deden in 1988. Davis, who was honored by the conference media on Monday, was also named...[Read on]

Washington Huskies' Jazmine Davis Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year

Washington point guard Jazmine Davis was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year by the league's coaches. She's the first Husky to be honored for the award since post Karen Deden in 1988. Davis, who was honored by the conference media on Monday, was also named...[Read on]

Led by Strong Performance from Regina Rogers, Washington Huskies Defeat the UCLA Bruins 67-59

Image: GoHuskies.com HUSKIES WIN: Washington won 67-59 behind 22 points and 11 boards from Regina Rogers. Kevin McGuff credited all of the seniors of the victory, Mo-Will grabbing eight boards in the second half, Argens adding 11 and Barlow collecting fi...[Read on]

Pac-12 College Hoops Power Rankings

Due to a lot of news, including some key deaths, we were unable to run a full story about Washington senior Regina Rogers being named Pac-12 Player of the Week. We did have a note in Tuesday's newspaper and I'll begin this week's power rankings with what ...[Read on]

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NCAA Tennis Championships May 17 - 28: Dan Magill Tennis Complex	NCAA Golf Championships May 22 - 25: Vanderbilt Legends Club
WNBA Games May 22: 200 S Denver Ave Tulsa, OK 74103-5019

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