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Breaking: SEIU fire now a criminal arson investigation This morning at 5 a.m., a fire broke out at the headquarters of SEIU Local 49.

Firefighters snuffed out a fire this morning in the the Service Employees International Union office in Southeast Portland.

Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi pleaded guilty to a drunken-driving charge stemming from her July arrest.

WNBA president Donna Orender announced Thursday that Kathy Betty will become the new managing partner of the Atlanta Dream, replacing J. Ronald Terwilliger.

The three-time WNBA champion Detroit Shock are moving to Tulsa in hopes that a small-yet-enthusiastic market will embrace what will be the city's only major pro sports team.

Opals superstar Lauren Jackson believes she's capable of maintaining her massive basketball workload for four more years, and that the sport's next big thing can help take the national team to new heights.

Rick Mahorn will check to see how the Tulsa WNBA team is doing next season. After all, the players will mostly be his from the Detroit Shock, whose move to Oklahoma was officially announced Tuesday.

The news came quickly and seemed to be irrelevant in a flash. Word from an unknown source surfaced Monday that the Detroit Shock were headed to Tulsa, Okla.

NAME GAME Top WNBA players Candace Parker: Los Angeles Sparks forward and former Tennessee star is averaging 16.2 points per game in her career and led the league in rebounds.

My daughter Celine is a good athlete, even at the tender age of 10. She does 50 push-ups every day, finished third in the finals of her school's 50-yard dash and is a demon on the soccer field.

There's a house burning in North Portland, and that's just what Portland Fire & Rescue intended.

Earlier this month, the New York Times ' Karen Crouse argued that America was falling for women's hoops.

The Phoenix Mercury is the WNBA champion for the second time in three seasons, leaning on its "big three" to pull out a 94-86 victory over the tenacious Indiana Fever in the deciding Game 5 tonight.

This is a Sept. 16, 2009, file photo showing Detroit Shock's Alexis Hornbuckle shouting instructions to her teammates during the second half of their WNBA playoff basketball game against Atlanta Dream, in Auburn Hills.

Never before has a team had so much success, yet so few noticed. That was the never-ending story of the Detroit Shock.

Lisa Leslie isn't just sitting around after her recent retirement from the WNBA.

Aside from the five pounds she lost on her self-imposed diet during her week in beautiful Ekaterinburg, Russia - where an American breakfast takes on a strange dimension - Tina Charles says she will always remember the experience of playing the post for Geno Auriemma's first official USA senior national team.

Danielle Donehew, Executive Vice President for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream, has been named Associate Commissioner for Women's Basketball at The BIG EAST Conference, Commissioner John Marinatto announced.

The Phoenix Mercury say All-Star guard Cappie Pondexter underwent successful surgery on her right eye, which she injured in last week's WNBA championship game against the Indiana Fever .

Diana Taurasi knew how to rile up the already raucous crowd of about 1,000, many dressed in orange and purple.

PHOENIX Former Rutgers star Cappie Pondexter helped guide the Phoenix Mercury to the 2009 WNBA Championship on Friday night in Game Five of the WNBA Finals.

Former Kansas State All-American Nicole Ohlde has earned her first career WNBA title, as the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Indiana Fever on Friday night, 94-86, in the fifth and deciding game of the 2009 WNBA Finals.

Diana Taurasi has just about everything any Women's National Basketball Association player would want - league Most Valuable Player, finals MVP and a championship.

Yanks and Angels take 2-0 leads...Mercury capture W NBA title NEW YORK Mark Teixeira lined a leadoff homer in the 11th inning to give the New York Yankees a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins and 2-0 lead in their AL playoff series.

No matter who wins the WNBA Championship , the Indiana Fever have demonstrated that running a professional sports franchise isn't just a dollars-and-cents proposition.

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The free tickets for tonight's WNBA Championship game at US Airways Center are gone, and only a limited number of seats remain for sale.

There is no home-court advantage in these WNBA finals. Each team can claim a victory in the other's arena, and that should be some comfort to the Indiana Fever when they face the Phoenix Mercury in the deciding Game 5 tonight.

Mayor Greg Ballard joined Eyewitness News Thursday morning to talk about the Indiana Fever as well as a number of other issues impacting the city right now.

Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie plays one of her last games, against the Seattle Storm on Sept.

Connecticut Sun point guard Lindsay Whalen will be among distinguished company Friday night when she serves as one of six grand marshals in the 2009 University of Minnesota Homecoming Parade.

One win. Indiana Fever centre and Markham native Tammy Sutton-Brown is one win away from helping her team grab a WNBA championship.

The WNBA Finals are not over, but MVP was wrapped up long ago. Thanks to ESPN2 microphones, Lin Dunn has secured Most Voluble Personality.

There was good news from Candace Parker after her fourth day in camp Monday with the U.S. women's national basketball team.

Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry is the WNBA's rookie of the year. McCoughtry, the No.

OK, I admit it. I'm doing something very anti-sportswriter here and I'm rooting for someone - and something.

Indiana Fevers' Ebony Hoffman reacts after hitting a shot in first half action. The Indiana Fever host the Phoenix Mercury at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN for game three of the WNBA Finals Sunday afternoon, October 4, 2009.

A man accused of taping surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews while she was alone in hotel rooms appeared in federal court yesterday and was ordered returned to California.

By DOUG FEINBERG Seimone Augustus hasn't been able to play at the U.S. women's basketball training camp while she rehabilitates her injured left knee.She's been cheering from the sideline and working on her rehab, but misses being on the court with her teammates.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. Former Rutgers women's basketball standouts Tammy Sutton-Brown and Cappie Pondexter will face off against each other in the WNBA Finals beginning on Tuesday, Sept.

For the first time in its 8-year history, the Indiana Fever are making a play for the WNBA finals.

Whether its offering an encouraging word or challenging the post players defensively, U.S. women's basketball assistant coach Jennifer Gillom is making her presence felt in training camp.

Phoenix Mercury forward Penny Taylor is expected to play in Game 3 of the WNBA finals Sunday after being elbowed in the mouth during Game 2. Phoenix coach Corey Gaines said Taylor was doing fine after receiving treatment and will be ready to resume her role off the bench.

Diana Taurasi #3 of the Phoenix Mercury is named the 2009 WNBA Most Valuable Player presented by Kia Motors Barry Gossage/NBAE/Getty Images Buy Photo Turner Sports Interactive , All rights reserved.

Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker , the 2008 WNBA Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year, continues to have the No.

Tulsa - The group of investors seeking to bring a WNBA team to Tulsa has grown by two.

Basketball fans can begin taking advantage of a free ride to the game on the METRO light rail starting with the Phoenix Mercury's 2nd playoff game Thursday.

And the winner for best WNBA regular season performance game after game: That would be former Connecticut star Diana Taurasi of the Western Conference postseason and regular-season champion Phoenix Mercury.