Learn more about Seattle Storm CEO Karen Bryant

"The Storm is a beloved community asset, and that is in no small part due to Karen. She understands the game intuitively from having played it, but she's also got a strong business sense. She's a thoughtful and caring individual as well as being a top-notch executive, and that comes across to the people in our organization. the sponsors and businesses with whom we have relationships, and to the fans."

And Kelli's Back!!

From SI.com Anderson writes: Sparks Are Flying: This isn't your daddy's WNBA anymore, as independent owners take over key teams -- including L.A. -- and an influx of new and returning stars promise the most competitive season ever.

When the spirit moves her, Carla Christofferson, a former high school cheerleader and current co-owner of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks, puts on the head and feet of the team's dog mascot, Sparky, and happily pads around the team's downtown offices, startling staff members. You can be sure former team owner Jerry Buss, 75, who's known more for chasing young women than for marketing them, never did anything like that.