They are the champions, my friend.

"I'm not sure what it is, but we won it!"

A much belated congrats is due to the Seattle Storm, who did something last week no Seattle team has done since 1979: win a championship.

Meanwhile, our beloved Sonics (You know, the other Seattle basketball team?) lost their third straight pre-season game, 100-84, to the Utah Jazz last night.

Hmmm. I wonder what the NBA/WNBA policy is regarding inter-gender trades? Maybe Jerome James for Betty Lennox?

Sonics Open Preseason Tonight

Frodo is ready to RAWK!

The Sonics open their preseason tonight against the Shaq-less Lakers. The game will be heard tape-delayed on KJR-AM after the Storm game (insert snide remark here).

This will be the first chance to see (or hear, I guess) newly signed Danny Fortson and Ibrahim Kutluay, and rookies Robert Swift and David Young in action.

After last year's preseason ankle injury, let's hope Ray Allen doesn't see ANY action tonight. In fact, I'd feel a lot better if they kept him in bubble-wrap until the real season starts.

You Go, Girl(s)!

Betty Lennox carried the Storm (and the ball) on Sunday.

Say what you will about the quality of the WNBA, but the Storm did two things on Sunday that our beloved Sonics haven't done in ages: sell out the Key, and win a meaningful game:

SEATTLE, Oct. 10 (Ticker) -- Betty Lennox won her shootout with Nykesha Sales and extended the WNBA Finals to a decisive game.

Lennox scored 27 points as the Seattle Storm survived a record-setting performance by Sales and held on for a 67-65 victory over the Connecticut Sun that evened the WNBA Finals at one game each.

Read the rest here.

I know my two colleagues have been dissing The Storm, but if they win their next game, Seattle will have it's first sports championship since 1979. And that, surely, is worth raising The Goblet of Rock.