Read more Sue Bird stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20428/sue-bird.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 14:04:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22601/russian-investing-in-wnba-stars.htmlSam Gale Rosen<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=87705&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401015824' border='0' />Basketball-crazy Russian billionaire Shabtai von Kalmanovic is pouring money into women's hoops—flying WNBA players to Russia in the off-season and paying them 10 times what they make in the US. Players like Diana Taurasi are put up in luxury digs and chauffeured around. "They should be treated like people...Billionaire owner of the Russian women's basketball team, Spartak, Shabtai von Kalmanovic.http://www.newser.com/story/22601/russian-investing-in-wnba-stars.htmlWed, 26 Mar 2008 12:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15933/group-of-seattle-women-buy-wnbas-storm.htmlDoug Sweeney<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=62099&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401023523' border='0' />Though the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics could be on the way to Oklahoma City, the WNBA's Storm appears set to remain in the Emerald City thanks to a deal by four local women to buy the women's basketball franchise. The foursome, which includes a pair of Microsoft executives, will pay Sonics...Former Seattle Deputy Mayor Anne Levinson addresses a news conference announcing the planned purchase of the Seattle Storm by a group of investors, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, in Seattle. The group of Seattle women, led by Levinson, is buying the WNBA Storm from SuperSonics owner Clay Bennett for $10 million. The purchase option for the franchise was finalized in the last few days, ensuring the Storm will remain in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)http://www.newser.com/story/15933/group-of-seattle-women-buy-wnbas-storm.htmlWed, 09 Jan 2008 10:29:02 CST