 Maxine Frost, Northwest News Radio. That brings us to a news time of 540. We better head over to the Beacon Plumbing Sports Desk. Bill Schwartz is standing by. Bill, the Storm tried to douse the Sparks before a long break. Yes, Seattle made the most of a lengthy basketball homestand. Seven wins, two defeats pushing the Storm to within a half game of the WNBA Western Conference lead. They're in Los Angeles tonight playing the Sparks.