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Tulsa Shock Sunk by LA Sparks 73-67 in Record-Setting Loss
No one wants to be the man that built 'the unsinkable ship' that sunk. No one wants to be responsible for the new fandangled flying machine that fell to the earth in a fiery ball like the Hindenburg. So when Los Angeles came to Tulsa, no one wanted the dubious distinction that might possibly...
Life Without Candace Parker Isn’t Sunny for Los Angeles Sparks
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Phoenix Mercury And Los Angeles Sparks Friday Night Fight At Staples Center
Who: Los Angeles Sparks vs. Phoenix Mercury Where: Staples Center What: First of four meetings between these teams in the 2011 WNBA When: 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT (WNBA Live Access) Storyline: The Phoenix Mercury (0-1) and Los Angeles Sparks (1-1) open their season series with a Friday...
Phoenix Mercury Eek Out Another Win Over The LA Sparks
Through two home games against the LA Sparks, the Phoenix Mercury have two wins and a point differential of +2. I am not sure these two teams are really that close, but you can't argue with the numbers....but we can rationalize them. The Sparks kept the game close with far better than normal...
Open Thread: Phoenix Mercury vs LA Sparks
I think there are still Beat LA signs in the trash bins surrounding US Airways Center left over from the Suns-Lakers Game 6 last week. Of course, in this game it's going to be the Sparks looking for revenge after getting beat in the opening game of the season, not to mention they are 1 and 4 which...
Phoenix Mercury Eek Out Win Over LA Sparks To Kick off 2010 WNBA Season
(For the full game day thread, please click here) It was a fun and exciting nail-biter to kick off the 2010 WNBA season that had to make the folks back at ESPN and WNBA HQ pleased, but neither the Mercury or the Sparks felt like they played a good game which is to be expected to a certain...
2010 WNBA Opening Day Thread
Woohoo! Opening day is here and kicks off in Phoenix for the Mercury vs. Sparks (also seen on ESPN2). The Mercury will start: C - Tangela Smith F - Candice Dupree F - Penny Taylor (now appearing as a brunette) G - Diana Taurasi G - Temeka Johnson Nicole Ohlde is in uniform but I am told won't...
L.A. Gets A Spark From Bobbit As Starting Point Guard
While the Sparks’ high-low zone offense was the probably the most tangible adjustment in their 91-80 victory over the Mercury, the Sparks’ energy on both ends of the floor was probably the biggest key to ending their three game losing streak.Of course, it's hard to dig too deeply into the Sparks’...
LA Sparks Respond To Sexist Comments
Got this from the Rebkell forum this morning...LA Sparks "kidnap" journalist Mark Kriski for sexist commentsLisa Leslie was on point!It's definitely good that the Sparks held him accountable for his comments, which should never be tolerated from a news outlet...or anyone for that matter.At the same...
Sparks’ Offensive Rebounding Overwhelms Silver Stars’ Team Dynamics
I have wondered about the Los Angeles Sparks’ strategy all season, but when you can grab offensive rebounds the way they did against the San Antonio Silver Stars last night, it’s all a moot point.The Sparks out-rebounded the Silver Stars 18-1 on the offensive boards en route to a 75-63 victory. It...
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