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Monday, May 13

No. 1? Bird Is The Word

Tamika Williams, Sue Bird, Swin Cash and Asjha Jones
UConn's four seniors were selected in the first six picks of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
For the second straight year, Seattle's No. 1 pick was no surprise. The Storm selected UConn's Sue Bird as the top choice in the WNBA Draft. All four UConn seniors were chosen among the first six selections. Still, Detroit's decision to pick up Swin Cash left Nancy Lieberman scratching her head as she wrapped up the draft.

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Teasley, Gortman traded to new teams after draft
The Portland Fire traded veteran guard Sophia Witherspoon to the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday, along with Portland's first-round choice in the WNBA draft, North Carolina's Nikki Teasley, for Los Angeles Sparks guard Ukari Figgs.
Storm owner: Bird's a female John Stockton
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Starzz come up big in Draft
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2002 WNBA Draft
Sue Bird is selected by the Seattle Storm as the first pick in the WNBA draft.
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What pressure?
Sue Bird plans to thrive under the pressure as the No. 1 pick.
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