 It's 1240 and we check on sports at 10 and 40 past each hour. Bill Swartz is at the Beacon Plumbing Sports Desk. The Seattle Storm also with some excitement this week as they try to douse the Sparks before their long break. Seattle made the most of a lengthy homestand. Seven wins, two losses, pushing them to within a half game of the WNBA Western Conference lead. Just underway now in L.A., the Sparks are only 6-17. Seattle will lose a few players to the Olympics for the next month.