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SEATTLE AT SACRAMENTO Tipoff: 6 p.m., KeyArena. TV: FSN. Radio: 1150-AM. Series: Seattle leads series 2-0. The Storm won, 74-62, on May 20 and 79-64 on July 8. Scouting report: After losing to the Storm on July ...

Storm center Yolanda Griffith, bottom, tangles with the Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi as both battle for a rebound in the first quarter.

Second-year forward Camille Little, left, has averaged 13.3 points and 8.3 rebounds in four Storm starts.

As Storm forward Sheryl Swoopes basked in the Arizona sun Wednesday, the only thing that could make her hotter were comments about the melee between Detroit and Los Angeles at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

The Monarchs' Kara Lawson has had the whole world in her hands since she was named to the Olympic team.

TV / Radio: CSN, NBATV, KHTK Three-pointers 1. Two days after beating Los Angeles, the Monarchs get a visit from defending WNBA champion Phoenix and a chance to move out of the cellar and into playoff ...

The Storm didn't like the news in the Sacramento paper Wednesday morning. All that ink about how the Monarchs were "dazed" and looked "fragile" in a 15-point loss took away from one simple fact - they ...

Veteran Yolanda Griffith dressing in the visiting locker room at Arco Arena? Sue Bird wearing a broad smile after the game? It was hardly business as usual Tuesday night for the Storm.

When she finally got the phone call, Monarchs guard Kara Lawson couldn't contain herself.

They've had injuries and are last in the Western Conference. Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, July 10, 2008 Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C6 It's not too late.

Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press Seattle's Sue Bird, right, drives against the Monarchs' Chelsea Newton on Tuesday night at Arco Arena.

Ticha Penicheiro of the Sacramento Monarchs talks with head coach Jenny Boucek during a WNBA game.

Monarchs guard Chelsea Newton has taken some hard knocks in her basketball career.