Seattle’s Sue Bird named WNBA All-Star for 10th time

News

Seattle Storm's Sue Bird in action against the Atlanta Dream in a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Seattle. Photo: Associated Press/ (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle’s Sue Bird will start in the WNBA All-Star Game in front of her home crowd.

Bird was selected Tuesday as a starter on the Western Conference team along with Phoenix’s Diana Taurasi, Minnesota’s Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles, and Los Angeles’ Candace Parker. Parker was tied with teammate Nneka Ogwumike but received more fan votes to earn the starting position.

Elena Delle Donne of Washington headlines the Eastern Conference team. She is joined by Tina Charles of New York, Jonquel Jones and Jasmine Thomas of Connecticut, and Tiffany Hayes of Atlanta.

The game is July 22 in Seattle. Starters were chosen by votes from fans, players and select media members. For the first time this year, the fan vote accounted for 50 percent of the selections. Player and media votes each counted for 25 percent.

Recent Headlines

8 hours ago in Sports

NFL fines Jerry Jones $250,000 for obscene MetLife gesture he says was inadvertent

The NFL said Tuesday it has fined Jerry Jones $250,000 for an obscene gesture toward fans at MetLife Stadium that the Dallas owner said was "inadvertent" and intended for fans of the Cowboys, not the New York Jets.

8 hours ago in Sports

Alex Ovechkin is ready for his 21st season in Washington and his first after turning 40

When Alex Ovechkin was asked what he is most looking forward to on opening night this season, his answer was a subtle reminder that the 40-year-old version of the star forward is different than the player who entered the NHL two decades ago.

15 hours ago in Sports

Mistake-prone Chiefs blame themselves for crushing loss at Jaguars

Patrick Mahomes had an interception returned 99 yards for a touchdown and the Chiefs were flagged 13 times for 109 yards in a 31-28 loss to the Jaguars. Four of those penalties came in the final 1:45. The mounting mistakes proved to be the difference in a back-and-forth game, the fifth one of the NFL's Week 5 decided in the final 30 seconds.

1 day ago in Sports

Yankees would accomplish a rare feat if they come back down 0-2 in best-of-5 series vs. Blue Jays

The Bellinger babies are among the few Yankees fans not stressed about New York's 0-2 deficit to Toronto in their AL Division Series. Caiden is 3 years old and sister Cy is 2.

2 days ago in Sports

Drake Maye leads Patriots to 23-20 win over Bills, leaving NFL without an unbeaten team

Receiver Stefon Diggs is quite comfortable putting on a show in Buffalo. The big difference on Sunday night was doing so for the Bills' division rival New England Patriots.