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The Los Angeles Sparks are winning, smiling and laughing on their way to the best record in the WNBA. They are 16-1 at press time and the six new players they signed in the off season have added talent and chemistry to a team that already had some of the best players in the league. During their 77-67 win over the New York Liberty last Sunday All-Star forward Candace Parker played defense against her own teammate Kristi Toliver during the last few seconds of the game. Now that's having fun....
The Los Angeles Sparks have the best record in the WNBA and they proved last Tuesday that they can win games under difficult circumstances. They fell behind by 22 points in the first half to the Dallas Wings but came back to win 89-84 at the Staples Center. The Sparks are 14-1 at press time. Not only did the Sparks have to battle uphill for the victory the women's basketball world was shaken by the death of former University of Tennessee coach Pat Summit. Summitt meant so much to women's basketb...
After winning their first 14 games that included three presea son games, the Minnesota Lynx showed the Sparks why there are two excellent teams in the WNBA w hen they beat Los Angeles 72 -69 last Tuesday at the Staples Center. The 9,112 fans that included summer camps throughout the Los An geles area saw Lynx guard Renee Montgomery hit a three point shot in the corner with 2.9 seconds left on the clock. The Lynx, who are 13-0, exposed the 11-1 Sparks in several categ ories. The Sparks were...
The 10-0 Los Angeles Sparks basketball team of the WNBA will try to stay unbeaten when they play two of the best teams in the league, Phoenix and Minnesota starting tonight (Friday). They will face Phoenix tonight at 7:30 p.m. and Minnesota at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday for a rare daytime game. Both games will be played at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. The Sparks hope to continue to win games and add to their record-setting season. Their 10-0 start is the best in Sparks' history and if...
The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA are winning games and seem to be having fun. After their 100- 77 victory over the New York Liberty at the Staples Center last Tuesday the Sparks look like a team on a mission. This is a big turnaround from last season when players reported to the team late and injuries kept key players out of the lineup from the beginning of the season to the end. Winning will bring smiles but this team appears to really like each other. “This is a great group of people,” sai...
This decade, the Los Angeles Sparks have 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 coache...
