The Mystics add depth at the center position. Good luck in DC Michelle.

The Storm made its biggest news this week by re-signing Sue Bird and Tanisha Wright. The team also adds Ann Wauters to shore up the low post to hold the fort while Lauren Jackson is gone.

The Wauters signing doesn't quite go with "adding youth" which is what the Storm needs more of, but it's also safe to say that the Storm isn't done yet, and looks a lot better now than it did in January.

Not surprised that Kraayeveld went elsewhere, and this looks like another nice move for the Dream. Given that the reigning MVP was given the franchise tag, Tamika's re-signing was inevitable.

I'm happy that Alana can continue her career and I'm also happy that another team is putting faith in her too. I've been clear that the Mystics should have let her go, so I do not have a problem with it, as Monique Currie and Crystal Langhorne are the priorities. Let's see what else happens in free agency.

Apparently talks have been underway for the past eight months to lure an NBA or an NHL team to Emerald City. The Sacramento Kings are an NBA team that Seattle would like to target since there still isn't a new arena there yet. I'm not surprised this has happened to be honest.

If a new arena was built, does this help or hurt the Storm? Could you see this team being bought by a new ownership group for the Seattle NHL team or the new Seattle Sonics?

This was a bit surprising to me, but I don't think this changes the Dream's strategy overall for this season.

Stanford Cardinal fans at Maples Pavilion expressed displeasure with the officials throughout yesterday afternoon's 74-71 win (boxscore) over Cal, rightfully complaining about inconsistently called contact and some questionable whistles down the stretch.

And yet ironically, fouls ended up giving Stanford a bit of a boost: Stanford's free throw rate of 33.78% (above average) was almost exactly double that of Cal and arguably the most significant statistical factor in determining the outcome as norcalnick of California Golden Blogs has already described. More important than just getting there, Stanford also converted at at a higher rate, including two big ones from Toni Kokenis in overtime.

It's rare that free throws stand out as significant but in a tightly played game, it was little things like that that made the difference.

It's a somewhat rare opportunity to see a women's basketball team put up a triple-digit score on an opponent. Last season at OCU, I witnessed this twice. And this year the Stars have scored at least 100 points in four games, including two in a row.

After spotting the visitors a five-point lead in the early minutes of the game, No. 2 OCU went on to dismantle Oklahoma Christian, winning by a 57-point margin. [Side note: Oklahoma Christian is OU coach Sherri Coale's alma mater, if you didn't already know.]

Offensively, the Stars had seven double-digit scorers and shot 51.9% from the field. Defensively, OCU forced 23 turnovers and held the Eagles to 28.6% shooting in the game. I had a word with coach Rob Edmisson about handing Oklahoma Christian its worst women's basketball defeat ever and he said, "We looked alright tonight, huh?" Um. I'd say.