WNBA All-Star ballot returns

Storm stars Lauren Jackson and Sue Bird appear headed to another All-Star game as starters. First returns were released this morning and Jackson is second (18,169) behind Phoenix G Cappie Pondexter (26,701) among forwards while Bird is second (21,962) behind Mercury G Diana Taurasi (32,921) in that category. Taurasi, whose team defeated Seattle on Wednesday, is the overall vote-getter. Storm F Swin Cash is fourth 17,221 while C Janell Burse is fifth (6,585) and G Tanisha Wright is last (4,025) in their respective categories. Hometown product Cathrine Kraayeveld, a New York Liberty forward, received 4,060 votes in the Eastern Conference. The balloting gives a lot of steam to Seattle fans' gripe about not having enough home games to stuff the ballot as they've done in the past. Phoenix has played seven home games, so it's no surprise that rookie DeWanna Bonner (17,973) ranks third among Western Conference forwards and first among the new class. Voting continues through Jul...