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• 2-time MVP Lauren Jackson re-signs with Storm (AP)

  Lauren Jackson just can't leave her American home away from home. Nor does she want to. The two-time WNBA MVP and Australian superstar re-signed Thursday with the Seattle Storm in a multiyear contract, the team announced. This spring, Jackson will begin her 10th season in the league with the same team that welcomed her to the United States -- and set her on her way to becoming one of the top...

• Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Tulsa Shock (AP)

  

  Marion Jones hasn't lost much of her swagger. The disgraced sprinter once called the world's fastest woman was introduced Wednesday as the newest member of the WNBA's Tulsa Shock and she offered no apologies for her steroids use or her time in federal prison. She was poised and ready for questions about her troubled past.

  
  
• Sun get 1st pick in WNBA draft on April 8 (AP)

  The Connecticut Sun will have the first pick of the WNBA draft on April 8. The league announced Tuesday that the draft will be held at the NBA Entertainment studios in Secaucus, N.J. The Sun gained the first pick after completing an earlier trade with the Minnesota Lynx. Top draft picks include Tina Charles of Connecticut, Jayne Appel of Stanford, Kelsey Griffin of Nebraska and Epiphanny Prince, who...

• Mercury ink Ashley Paris to training camp contract (AP)

  The Phoenix Mercury have signed free-agent power forward Ashley Paris to a training camp contract. The defending WNBA champions announced the deal on Friday without disclosing terms. The 6-foot-3 Paris was released by the Los Angeles Sparks last June. They had selected her in the second round of the draft last April.