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The Latest Breaking News from Sue Bird

Lori Riley: Sue Bird’s journey from Long Island legend to Storrs superstar to sports icon

HARTFORD, Conn. — I remember going to Sue Bird’s house on Long Island right before she came to UConn.

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7 memorable Sue Bird moments to help you through the news of her upcoming retirement

We're not crying, you are.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Sue Bird’s career accolades are mind-blowing but this one stat is the most impressive

Bird announced the 2022 WNBA season will be her last.

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The Seattle Storm's Sue Bird announces this season will be her last in the WNBA

Bird has played with the Seattle Storm since being drafted by the team in 2002. On Thursday, she announced that the current WNBA season, her 19th playing, will be her last.

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Storm legend Sue Bird announces she will retire after 2022 season

SEATTLE — Sue Bird, who is the WNBA all-time assists leader and arguably the greatest player in Storm history, is retiring at the end of the season.

Tribune News Service

WNBA World Reacts to Sue Bird’s Retirement Announcement

Fans will be sad to see the Seattle point guard go at the end of the year.

Sports Illustrated

Sue Bird makes it official, says 2022 will be her final WNBA season

Bird’s announcement ended any speculation about her future, though she acknowledged in February when she re-signed with Seattle that this would likely be her final season.

Chicago Sun-Times

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WNBA star Sue Bird says 2022 will be her final season

Seattle Storm star and five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird says the 2022 season will be her last playing in the WNBA

The Independent UK

Sue Bird is retiring after the 2022 WNBA season, and heartbroken fans are celebrating her career

The GOAT is calling it a career.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Sue Bird Announces She Will Retire After This Season

The WNBA legend has spent her entire career with the Storm.

Sports Illustrated

Former UConn women’s basketball stars share keys for Huskies to win national championship next season

Diana Taurasi found herself having flashbacks to her playing days at UConn.

Tribune News Service

‘We’re not safe’: Examining the impact of WNBA travel issues in a condensed 2022 season

HARTFORD, Conn. — Natasha Cloud felt like she was playing the best basketball of her career to start the 2022 WNBA season. Then, after a road game against the Minnesota Lynx on May 8, the Washington Mystics star tested positive for COVID-19.

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Sue Bird and JJ Redick on how the Boston Celtics finally broke through to the 2022 NBA Finals

Two great basketball minds discussed the Celtics' surprise ascent to the league's greatest stage in a recent podcast.

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Courtney Vandersloot following Sue Bird’s lead — but will she follow Bird to Seattle?

Vandersloot, who’s from Kent, Washington, entered the Sky’s game Wednesday in Seattle in fourth on the league’s career assist list, 870 behind Bird. Vandersloot had 12 assists (and Bird seven) in the Sky’s 74-71 loss.

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Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi Have Hilarious Exchange Mid-Game

The two WNBA legends were simply competing in a tightly-contested early season battle.

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Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird had the best soundbite as the two debated over a call

This was a classic moment between Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi.

Tribune News Service

Former UConn women’s basketball star Tamika Williams-Jeter is right at home as Dayton head coach

HARTFORD, Conn. — As she drove to the University of Dayton in late March, Tamika Williams-Jeter still hadn’t fully processed the fact that she was the new head women’s basketball coach for her hometown school.

Sports Illustrated

SI Swimsuit Reveals the Five WNBA Athletes in This Year’s Issue

The 2022 SI Swimsuit issue will feature five WNBA stars as the league enters its 26th season.

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Expert Picks, Predictions for 2022 WNBA Season

Who will overachieve? Who will underachieve? And who is coming out on top in the Finals? Answering that in more in a preseason roundtable.

Tribune News Service

Q&A: Sue Bird is entering her 19th season, so we asked the Storm legend 19 questions

When Sue Bird talks, we listen.

Sports Illustrated

Power Rankings: Stacking Up Each Team Ahead of 2022 WNBA Season

Do the defending champions Sky hold the advantage heading into the 2022 season? Or does another contender look ripe for a title?

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | The Heat Did Not Mess Around

They look like a real title contender.

Sports Illustrated

Q&A: Sue Bird on Likely Final Season, WNBA’s Evolution, More

The legendary Seattle guard discusses the league’s biggest differences since she was drafted, the future of women’s basketball and what comes next after playing.

Chicago Sun-Times

There’s not much dispute about ‘Sloot’

A stroke of fortune landed point guard Courtney Vandersloot with Sky, and she has turned herself and her team into champs.

Tribune News Service

Larry Stone: Storm legend Lauren Jackson gets second chance to revive career, and looks like her old self

SEATTLE — Lauren Jackson, on the shortlist of the greatest women’s basketball players in history, limped reluctantly into retirement six years ago. Her heart and mind were still willing, but her chronically ailing knees simply would not allow Jackson to play the game she had dominated for so long in…

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