The soaring and streaking Seattle Mariners are looking to make it nine straight wins and a sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon. George Kirby (8-

Several of the robberies were violent, as court documents say Sherman's family was held at gunpoint and Ichiro's wife was assaulted during one of the robberies.

Head coach Lynne Roberts made it clear that making the playoffs was the team’s goal, but they fell short of that accomplishment. While Los Angeles ends the year with an undoubtedly bitter taste in their mouths, there was still a lot that went right in a year where they won’t see playoff action.

Seattle hit 13 threes, Nneka Ogwumike poured in 21, and Skylar Diggins matched her punch for punch. But it was Dearica Hamby and the Sparks who left Climate Pledge Arena with a win — and the season series in their pocket.

First Half_1, Seattle, Ferreira, 4 (Musovski), 5th minute; 2, Seattle, Musovski, 14 (Rothrock), 41st; 3, Los Angeles Galaxy, Yoshida, 2 (Fagundez), 44th. Second Half_4, Los Angeles Galaxy, Yamane, 1 (Lepley), 87th.

SEATTLE — Seattle Storm will host the Los Angeles Sparks on Monday after Nneka Ogwumike scored 20 points in the Seattle Storm’s 79-69 win over the Chicago Sky. This will be the teams’ fourth matchup of the season. The Sparks won the last meeting 94-91 on Aug. 11.

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The Los Angeles Sparks missed out on the WNBA playoffs despite beating the Phoenix Mercury, as the Seattle Storm left it late to clinch the final postseason spot