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Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird needs arthroscopic surgery on her left knee and will be out indefinitely, another big blow for the defending WNBA champs.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Shenise Johnson scored 15 points and Marissa Coleman added 14 to help the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 75-69 on Sunday night, forcing a decisive Game 5 in the WNBA Finals. As they've done all playoffs, the Fever found a way to stave off elimination...

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — The Seattle Storm won the WNBA draft lottery for the second consecutive year Thursday night and with it the right to pick UConn star Breanna Stewart. The 6-foot-4 forward, who can play all five spots on the floor, has led the Huskies to three consecutive national titles and has been the national player of the year for two consecutive seasons...

A person close to the situation says Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd has won the WNBA rookie of the year award. The person spoke to The Associated Press late Wednesday night on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made...

Bill Laimbeer is the WNBA coach of the year the league announced Thursday. He guided New York to a franchise record 23 wins and the No. 1 overall seed in the playoffs for the first time. It's the second time in his career that Laimbeer earned the award, also winning it in 2003 when he was coaching Detroit...

SEATTLE (AP) — Dearica Hamby scored 15 points and Samantha Logic hit a pair of free throws with 1:10 left to help the San Antonio Stars win for the first time on the road this year, 59-58 over the Seattle Storm on Sunday night in the season finale...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Maya Moore had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 73-67 on Tuesday night to secure the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons...

SEATTLE (AP) — Odyssey Sims had 24 points and four assists to lead the Tulsa Shock to an 85-67 victory over the Seattle Storm on Thursday night. Plenette Pierson scored 17 points, Brianna Kiesel had 13 and Karima Christmas added 10 for Tulsa (16-14), which has won six straight...

SEATTLE (AP) — Jewell Loyd had 18 points, making all 14 of her free throw attempts, and Crystal Langhorne scored 15 to help the Seattle Storm beat the Washington Mystics 69-59 on Sunday night. Sue Bird added 12 points for the Storm (9-20)...

SEATTLE (AP) — Jewell Loyd had 18 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Ramu Tokashiki added 13 points and a career-high nine rebounds to help the Seattle Storm beat the San Antonio Stars 72-63 on Sunday night. Sue Bird had 13 points and five assists for Seattle (7-19)...