Originally published Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Updates on local Olympic athletes
Washington connections: Tuesday's results Name (connection) Result Baseball Matt Brown (Bellevue) 1 for 4 in 4-2 win over Chinese Taipei...
| Washington connections: Tuesday's results | |
| Name (connection) | Result |
| Baseball | |
| Matt Brown (Bellevue) | 1 for 4 in 4-2 win over Chinese Taipei |
| Basketball | |
| Sue Bird (Storm) | 4 points in win over South Korea |
| Lauren Jackson (Storm; Australia) | 17 pts., 12 reb. in win over Czech R. |
| Cycling | |
| Jennie Reed (Kirkland) | Match sprint: 7th place |
| Jill Kintner (Kirkland) | BMX: 7th in seeding race, into semis |
| Softball | |
| Danielle Lawrie (UW; Canada) | Late vs. Australia |
| Track and field | |
| Kara Patterson (Vancouver) | Javelin: 54.39, DNQ |
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