ESPN: There’s No Place Like Sports

ESPN has unveiled a new “There’s No Place Like Sports” billboard in Seattle for WNBA legend Sue Bird in advance of her final regular season home game this weekend for the Seattle Storm. The billboard is located at the corner of 4th Avenue and Stewart Street, just blocks away from Seattle’s iconic Pike Place Market. Bird, a WNBA record 13-time All-Star, is retiring after 19 WNBA seasons at the conclusion of the 2022 campaign. Bird’s final regular season home game – Las Vegas Aces at Storm (3 p.m. ET) – will be part of an ABC WNBA doubleheader on Saturday, Aug. 7, following Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky (1 p.m.). ESPN’s lead WNBA crew of Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe will be in Seattle to call the game at Climate Pledge Arena. Next week, ESPN platforms will have additional assets and tributes honoring Bird and fellow WNBA legend Sylvia Fowles of the Minnesota Lynx, who is retiring after 15 seasons.