Katie Smith helped thwart a late San Antonio rally with a big 3-pointer and Tanisha Wright had 20 points to keep the Storm’s return to respectability on track.
Author: Adam Lewis
Adam Lewis
An alumnus of Washington State University's Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Lewis is a sports journalist working at Sportspress Northwest. He spent his first three years in Pullman at the school newspaper writing his weekly column "Backrow Banter" while covering the WSU baseball team. His opinion piece in the fall of 2011 on Cougars football, "The Campus That Cried Wulff" received attention from media outlets throughout the Northwest. The column called for the immediate dismissal of former WSU head coach Paul Wulff. With a family background in the newspaper industry, Lewis's passion for objective sports journalism wins out over passion for his favorite teams. Lewis graduated cum laude from WSU in May. His senior year on the Palouse was spent covering Mike Leach's tumultuous first year coaching the Cougars. At Sportspress Northwest, Lewis will help cover the Storm, Mariners and Seahawks before returning to Pullman in August to cover WSU football's fall camp.
Nick McCrory boasted a gift on his left hand after earning his first Olympics berth Thursday night at the U.S. National Diving Trials at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way. Given to him by synchronized 10-meter platform partner David Boudia, the ring featuring five Olympics circles is passed down by U.S. divers every
The U.S. Trials for diving continue in Federal Way Thursday night as Olympics hopefuls have the first finals session of the eight-day event: Men’s 10-meter platform and women’s 3-meter springboard synchro divisions. Nick McCrory (Chapel Hill, NC) and David Boudia (Noblesville, IN) hold a massive advantage in the men’s session, leading by more than 100
Different lineup. Same discouraging results. Fredy Montero lined a strike that streaked across the goalmouth but never found net in the 88th minute, leaving the Sounders and Sporting Kansas City to a physical 1-1 draw Wednesday night at CenturyLink Field. Trying their 15th lineup in as many matches, this time with backup Andrew Weber in
Carrie Dragland won’t be thinking about her form, her entry point or her family watching from the bleachers at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center when she seeks one of two Summer Olympics berths at next week’s U.S. Olympic Diving Trials in Federal Way. Thanks to her sports psychologist, her thoughts will be back in Florida, on
A career day from a 36-year-old utility infielder and a dominating performance from the reigning NL Cy Young Award Winner were all the Los Angeles Dodgers needed to dispose of the Seattle Mariners 8-3 Saturday night at Safeco Field. Second baseman Jerry Hairston drove in five runs, three of which came on a home run
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LA Sparks outscore Storm, which made 22 turnovers, 30-10 in the fourth quarter to spoil the opener.