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This decade, the Los Angeles Sparks have seen an exodus of marquee players leave the franchise, and that's Curt Miller's fault. They're the only professional franchise in the city without a training facility, and that's Curt Miller's fault. Sparks' ownership has largely fallen asleep at the wheel, and that's Curt Miller's fault. It's low-hanging fruit to pluck in blaming Miller for the current state of the Los Angeles Sparks. He was the latest head coach in a growing string of failed coaches,...
Los Angeles Sparks head coach Curt Miller will be the first to tell you that this season, he has not pressed the right buttons to get this rendition of the team to overachieve. Miller knows what it feels like to lose sleep over a team. He's been in the game long enough to understand the weight that settles into your bones after a season doesn't go the way you planned. But this one felt different. There is something about this particular group, this particular city, where losing is intolerable...
The Los Angeles Sparks are having a rough start coming out of the Olympic break, losing four consecutive games to the New York Liberty, Chicago Sky, Las Vegas Aces and the Connecticut Sun, with two of those losses being particularly one-sided. The Sparks' situation is further complicated by the absence of their starting point guard, Aari McDonald, due to a foot injury. McDonald has been averaging 9.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.0 steals, while shooting 40.6 percent from the field...
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Sparks announced today that WNBA Champion Azurà Stevens has signed a one-year contract extension with the Sparks. The 6-foot-6 forward was first acquired by the Sparks in 2023 free agency when she signed a multi-year contract with LA. Since then, she's averaged 10.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting 41.7% from the field during her time as a Spark. "I'm incredibly excited to continue my journey with the Los Angeles Sparks and keep building with my...
LOS ANGELES–– WNBA All-Star voting 2024 has officially tipped off and will conclude on Saturday, June 29 at 11:59 p.m. ET, giving fans, players and media the opportunity to vote for the All-Stars. All active players on WNBA rosters can receive votes and the 2024 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game rosters will be announced on Tuesday, July 2. The link to vote can be found here. The 2024 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game, already announced as a sellout at Footprint Center in Phoenix, will showcase the WNBA's big...
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Sparks today announced that WNBA Champion, two –time All-Star, and two-time Sixth Woman of the Year Dearica Hamby has signed a contract extension through the 2025 season. In two seasons with the Sparks, she has averaged 11.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, and shot 47.6 percent from the field. "I'm grateful for finding a home in LA with an ownership group and organization that believes in me and has been nothing but supportive since the day I got here," said Hamby. "I look fo...
The season is young, as young as these Los Angeles Sparks. Their grit, determination, and willingness to scratch, claw, and fight into every game make them a team to watch. No lead feels safe against them. No deficit seems insurmountable. They're a team equally maddening and exhilarating, tripping up on the little thing like a failed box out leading to an offensive rebound for their opponents or an untimely turnover, but they are showing an unwavering willingness to learn and the fortitude to...
After 12 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, superstar power forward, Nneka Ogwumike has decided to leave the team and head to free agency. In the 2012 WNBA draft the Los Angeles Sparks selected Ogwumike with the 1st overall pick in the 1st round. This was a decision that paid dividends for the Sparks right away. In the 2012 season, Ogwumike helped the Sparks improve from 15 wins to 24 wins when she arrived. As she also received rookie of the year honors as she averaged 14 points per game and...
The Sparks season turned into a perfect storm or should we say a destructive tornado and kept getting worse every week. During media day in May the team looked like they were ready to contend for a championship. Everyone in the building was upbeat and they had talent. After that general manager/coach, Derek Fisher made some questionable roster moves when he cut some promising young players. As the season went on injuries and strange coaching decisions lead to the firing of Fisher when they had...
The Los Angeles Sparks announced today the team has agreed to a contract divorce with center Liz Cambage.“It is with support that we share Liz Cambage’s decision to terminate her contract with the organization,” Sparks Managing Partner Eric Holoman said. “We want what’s best for Liz and have agreed to part ways amicably. The Sparks remain excited about our core group and are focused on our run towards a 2022 playoff berth.” Cambage, 30, was originally signed by the Sparks on Feb. 15 as a free a...
The Los Angeles Sparks announced today the team has agreed to a contract divorce with center Liz Cambage.“It is with support that we share Liz Cambage’s decision to terminate her contract with the organization,” Sparks Managing Partner Eric Holoman said. “We want what’s best for Liz and have agreed to part ways amicably. The Sparks remain excited about our core group and are focused on our run towards a 2022 playoff berth.” Cambage, 30, was originally signed by the Sparks on Feb. 15 as a free a...
BY MYKELL MATHIEU The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA, after a slow start are hoping to make a run into the playoffs and hopefully do some damage. The Sparks have dealt with an array of problems this season, leading to their erratic play. They are currently 11-14. After the off season signing of 6'8 All-Star center Liz Cambage the team was hoping to make a run at a potential championship, but things haven't gone as planned. The Sparks have a new coach after general manager and head coach Derek...
The Associated Press announced today that Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike won AP Player of the Week, for games played between June 28 through July 4. During that stretch, Ogwumike led the Sparks to a 3-0 record with a road win against the Dallas Wings and back-to-back home wins against the New York Liberty and the Phoenix Mercury. Through that stretch, Ogwumike averaged 22 points per game, 6 rebounds per game, and 2 steal per game, shooting 57% from the field. Her efforts helped the Sparks...
The WNBA announced today that LA Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike was named a 2022 WNBA All-Star starter. She earns All-Star honors for the seventh time in her WNBA career. The 10 starters were selected by a combination of fan voting (50%), media voting (25%), and player voting (25%). Ogwumike has started and appeared in all 15 Sparks games this season. She is averaging 18.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game. She's shooting a blistering 59.9% from the field and 48% on 3-pointers....
The 2022 Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA are starting to look a lot like the 2021 Sparks. That team failed to make the playoffs and that led to general manger and head coach Derek Fisher bring in new players for the 2022 season. The roster changes have not worked so far. Fisher was fired after 12 games and assistant coach; Fred Williams was named interim head coach. His first game as the head coach the Sparks were beaten badly by the best team in the league, the Las Vegas Aces at the Crypto.com...
LOS ANGELES (Aug. 3, 2021) – The Los Angeles Sparks announced today the signing of Karlie Samuelson to a 7-day contract. Since joining the Sparks on June 4 under a hardship contract, Samuelson has been a consistent contributor on both ends of the floor. On June 24, she helped the Sparks defeat the Washington Mystics with a career-high 13 points off the bench. Across her 10 appearances and three starts for the Sparks in 2021, Samuelson has put up single-game career-highs in points (13), rebounds (6), steals (3), field goals made (5), field g...
When will the Ogwumike sisters, Nneka and Chiney, return from the knee injuries that has forced them to miss 70% of games this season?How will their return improve the Sparks' offense? Los Angeles Sparks opened the month of July with consecutive losses over the 4th of July weekend to the WNBA's two best teams. Their 66-58 loss to the Las Vegas Aces and their 84-74 loss to the Seattle Storm this past weekend and their lost to the Storm on Wednesday night has pushed the losing streak to five in a...
The three-time WNBA champion Los Angeles Sparks announced today the two-game preseason schedule for the 2021 WNBA season, a home-and-home with the Las Vegas Aces. LA will first travel to Las Vegas on May 2 and play the Aces in a scrimmage at 12 p.m. PT at Michelob Ultra Arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The event will be closed to fans and media. The Sparks will then host the Aces on May 8 at 1 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC). This matchup will be an official preseason game and open to media. More details will be...
The Los Angeles Sparks and Anthem Blue Cross announced today a multi-year partnership aimed at serving under-resourced communities through social justice initiatives, health and wellness activations, and athlete advocacy. The New York Liberty, Indiana Fever, and Atlanta Dream are also partnering with Anthem's sister companies to make a positive impact in their respective cities. As part of the partnership in LA, Anthem Blue Cross will become the presenting partner of the Sparks Health and Wellness community pillar, the Spark the True You...
The Los Angeles Sparks announced today the signing of guard Erica Wheeler. The Parkland, Florida native has an inspiring story, going from an undrafted rookie in 2015 to becoming a four-year starter for the Indiana Fever from 2016-2019. Her tenure in Indiana culminated in a breakout 2019 season in which she was named to the WNBA All-Star team and won MVP of the game, the first undrafted player to complete that feat. During the 2019 season, she averaged 10.1 points, 5.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds and...
The USA Basketball Women's National Team will return to the basketball court in a four-day minicamp, Feb. 4-7, at the University of South Carolina. The team last gathered for training camp one year ago in February 2020. A total of 19 athletes, including Olympic and/or FIBA World Cup gold medalists Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx), Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury), Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm), Nneka Ogwumike (Los Angeles Sparks), Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces), Breanna Stewart (Seattle Storm) and A'...
Natalie Chou has earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors, the Conference office announced Monday. It's the first-career weekly honor for Chou and the 64th all-time for UCLA Women's Basketball. UCLA has now earned back-to-back Player of the Week accolades, as senior Michaela Onyenwere secured the award last week (Jan. 4) after scoring a career-high 33 points in the Bruins' win over then-No. 8 Oregon in Eugene. Sophomore guard Charisma Osborne won the first Pac-12 Player of the Week award of the...
The Los Angeles Sparks announced today that guard Kristi Toliver will opt out of the 2020 WNBA season scheduled to start in July at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. "This year has forced all of us to make unprecedented decisions as our society faces the coronavirus pandemic," Managing Partner and Governor Eric Holoman said. "With that in mind, the Sparks organization understands that each player has to make the best decision for them. We completely support Kristi's decision to opt out of the...
The Los Angeles Sparks announced today that forward/center Chiney Ogwumike will opt out of the 2020 WNBA season for medical reasons. "If you know me, you know that I have overcome some of the biggest challenges an athlete can face on the court," Ogwumike said. "My previous injuries have given me strength and built character, but unfortunately they require me to be careful with my preparation leading up to a season. This year is unprecedented in many ways, therefore my team and I have come to...
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