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Sparks look to fend off Arike Ogunbowale, Wings
The Los Angeles Sparks will close out a three-game homestand on Sunday night when they welcome the Dallas Wings, who are coming in for the second leg of a weekend back-to-back. ,Dallas pounced on Phoenix early then weathered the host Mercury's attempted comeback in the second half en route to a 107-...
Caitlin Clark hits late threes in first WNBA win, Fever top Sparks
Caitlin Clark rallied after missing her first seven 3-point attempts on Friday to connect on a pair of critical, deep triples late in the fourth quarter and the Indiana Fever scored their first win of the season with a 78-73 defeat of the host Los Angeles Sparks.,With Indiana (1-5) holding a two-poi...
WNBA's top two picks face off when Fever face Sparks
The top two picks in last month's WNBA draft clash on Friday when Cameron Brink and the Los Angeles Sparks host Caitlin Clark and the winless Indiana Fever. ,Indiana fell to 0-5 after an 85-83 loss on Wednesday in Seattle, the first of a three-game road trip for the Fever. No. 1 overall pick and col...
Sparks edge Mystics in battle of winless teams
Lexie Brown had 20 points and six assists and Cameron Brink blocked her fourth shot of the night in the game's final second as the Los Angeles Sparks notched a 70-68 victory over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday in Long Beach, Calif.,Dearica Hamby added 17 points and 18 rebounds for the Sparks (1-2...
Mystics, Sparks look to end winless starts to season
The Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks are both looking for their first win of the season.,One of the squads will get that elusive victory on Tuesday night when the Mystics face the Sparks in Long Beach, Calif.,Washington (0-3) dropped its third game on Sunday when it fell 84-75 at home again...
Aces fend off Sparks for 89-82 win
Jackie Young and A'ja Wilson each had 22 points and a double-double as the Las Vegas Aces held off the visiting Los Angeles Sparks for an 89-82 victory Saturday.,Wilson scored 12 in the third quarter after the Aces (2-0) closed the first half on a 17-1 run to lead by nine at the break. She finished ...
Host Aces looking to 'smooth things out' vs. Sparks
While the influx of popular rookie talent dominated the start to this WNBA season, the Las Vegas Aces are focused on remaining the league's best team.,The two-time defending champion Aces (1-0) look to open with a second straight victory when they face the visiting Los Angeles Sparks (0-1) and prize...
Tina Charles leads Dream past Sparks in WNBA return
Rhyne Howard's game-high 25 points paced four Atlanta scorers in double figures, Tina Charles recorded a double-double in her return to the WNBA after missing the 2023 season, and the visiting Dream surged past the Los Angeles Sparks 92-81 in Wednesday's season opener for both teams in Long Beach, C...
Sparks leaning on rookies as season tips off vs. Dream
Two Los Angeles rookies will make their highly anticipated WNBA debuts on Wednesday night when the host Sparks open their season against the Atlanta Dream.,Forwards Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson, the No. 2 and No. 4 overall picks in last month's draft, respectively, are set to take center stage a...
Top 12 March Madness performances by current and ex-WNBA stars
As the women’s March Madness tournament approaches, there will be tons of talented players looking to make history. Whether it is in scoring a lot of points, or winning the title, there are countless players who set the standard of postseason women’s college basketball and went on to continue their ...
15 most memorable women's March Madness moments
As the women’s sports movement grows, the March Madness tournament grows with it. Things like fan attendance and viewership are all growing because people want to watch these exciting athletes compete in some of the biggest moments of their careers. Each year of the tournament seemingly gets more ex...
Marlins are attempting to build on the success of 2023 World Baseball Classic, but a year too late
The 2023 World Baseball Classic was fantastic. I was watching the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament at a bar in Los Angeles, when I noticed that most people there had gathered to watch Mexico take on Puerto Rico. The energy in the room was captivating, much of it because Loan Depot Park in Miami was ...
The Oakland A’s want to build the Sydney Opera House
Leave it to the A’s and John Fisher to be three months late on the renderings for a ballpark that still feels like it has a better chance of being built in Narnia than it does in Vegas, and then to have it leak out a day after they meant it to:...
Yet another reason Philly fans can never have nice things
What is one thing synonymous with a day spent at a baseball park? A hot dog. The Phillies had seemingly cracked the code on making that perfect partnership happen while maximizing its value for fans with their “Dollar Dog” night, where every hot dog sold was – you guessed it – a dollar....
The Portland Timbers just did something almost no other pro team would do
Portland Timbers CEO Heather Davis just gave other pro sports teams a master class in how to handle problematic people tied to the club and, according to her, it wasn’t even a tough decision. ...
Steve Ballmer is giving the Clippers a <i>Pretty Woman</i> makeover
As part of their attempt to emancipate themselves from the Lakers and rebrand their image, Steve Ballmer took the LA Clippers out on a shopping spree and unveiled the images of their new logo and uniforms to ESPN’s Zach Lowe. ...
Billionaire octogenarian apparently not embarrased to ask for $1B in taxpayer money
Another day, another billionaire casually asking the taxpayers of his city for a billion dollars so he can get even more money than he already has. ...
Best landing spots for WR Mike Evans
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and wide receiver Mike Evans were unable to come to an agreement on a contract extension, meaning that the five-time Pro Bowler is set to hit free agency. Evans is a model of consistency, having never finished a season with fewer than 1,000 receiving yards. His 10 consecutiv...
Kenny Smith ruined Sabrina Ionescu's moment
Let’s take a look at a few of the comments after Steph Curry and Sabrina Ionescu squared off in a 3-point shooting contest on Saturday night, Curry topping the Liberty star by just 3 points, 29-26, both shooting from the NBA arc....