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Sparks F Dearica Hamby signs extension through 2025
The Los Angeles Sparks signed star forward Dearica Hamby to a contract extension through the 2025 season.,Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team on Thursday.,Hamby, 30, is a former WNBA champion, a two-time All-Star and two-time Sixth Woman of the Year.,She is averaging 20.0 poin...
Late run carries Storm past Sparks
A dominant fourth quarter capped by Seattle's 10-0 run in the closing minutes powered the Storm to a 95-79 win over the visiting Los Angeles Sparks in Tuesday's Commissioner Cup matchup.,Seattle never trailed but Los Angeles -- coming in on its first winning streak of the season after back-to-back w...
Sparks hope to extend win streak vs. Storm
The Los Angeles Sparks will attempt to extend their first winning streak of the season when they face the host Seattle Storm on Tuesday night in the opener of a seven-game road trip. ,Tuesday's contest will be a Commissioner's Cup game. ,After snapping a three-game skid with an 81-72 victory over th...
Sparks edge Aces for first back-to-back wins of season
Dearica Hamby finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and the Los Angeles Sparks have recorded back-to-back wins for the first time this season after dispatching the visiting Las Vegas Aces 96-92 on Sunday night.,Rickea Jackson and Aari McDonald scored 16 points apiece for Los Angeles...
Dearica Hamby guides Sparks to victory over Wings
Dearica Hamby recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 22 points and 12 rebounds as the Los Angeles Sparks snapped a three-game losing streak with an 81-72 defeat of the visiting Dallas Wings on Friday.,The contest was part of the Commissioner's Cup competition. Los Angeles (3-7) has a 1...
Sparks, Wings meet in search of more physical play
When the Los Angeles Sparks host the Dallas Wings for Friday's Commissioner's Cup matchup, both will be trying to snap three-game losing streaks.,Los Angeles (2-7) fell to 0-2 in Commissioner's Cup play Wednesday with its third consecutive loss overall, an 86-62 setback at home against Minnesota.,Fo...
Fast start sends Lynx to blowout of Sparks
The Minnesota Lynx scored the game's first 11 points and never looked back en route to an 86-62 blowout of the host Los Angeles Sparks in Commissioner's Cup competition on Wednesday.,Napheesa Collier scored seven of her game-high 25 points in Minnesota's opening deluge. She shot a blistering 10-for-...
Diana Taurasi goes off as Mercury beat Sparks to end skid
Hot-shooting Diana Taurasi scored a season-high 31 points and Natasha Cloud racked up 21 points and 12 assists as the host Phoenix Mercury emphatically ended a four-game losing streak by routing the Los Angeles Sparks 87-68 on Sunday afternoon.,Taurasi scored 15 straight points for Phoenix (4-5) bri...
Seeking consistency, Mercury, Sparks meet
The Los Angeles Sparks or host Phoenix Mercury will get a much-needed victory when the Western Conference rivals meet on Sunday night. ,The Mercury (3-5) are trying to end a four-game losing streak, with three of those defeats coming by at least 15 points. The Sparks (2-5) have fallen in three of th...
Marina Mabrey shoots Sky over Sparks
Marina Mabrey scored 20 points and Elizabeth Williams had 17 points and 11 rebounds as the host Chicago Sky defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 83-73 on Thursday to stop a two-game losing streak.,Mabrey tied her career high of six 3-pointers to boost the Sky (3-3), who overcame a 24-point, 13-rebound ef...
Sparks coach to miss game for MAC HOF induction
Los Angeles Sparks coach Curt Miller will miss Thursday's game at Chicago to attend his Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame induction in Cleveland.,Assistant coach Nola Henry will serve as interim head coach when the Sparks (2-4) take on the Sky (2-3).,Miller, 55, is in his second season with Los A...
Turnover issues loom large as Sky host Sparks
Turnovers plagued the Chicago Sky in a home loss on Tuesday while the Los Angeles Sparks prevailed elsewhere despite them.,Limiting miscues will be the goal for both teams Thursday as the Sparks (2-4) visit the Sky (2-3).,Chicago committed 21 turnovers during Tuesday's 77-68 home loss to Seattle, a ...
Caitlin Clark scores 30, but Sparks avenge loss to Fever
Kia Nurse scored 22 points and Aari McDonald added 21 off the bench as the visiting Los Angeles Sparks exacted some revenge on the Indiana Fever with a 88-82 victory by overcoming a career-high 30 points by Caitlin Clark on Tuesday at Indianapolis., ,Dearica Hamby scored 17 points with 10 rebounds a...
Sparks look to avenge loss to Fever, Caitlin Clark
Four days after a step-back 3-pointer from Caitlin Clark sealed a victory for the Indiana Fever against the host Los Angeles Sparks, the teams will meet again Tuesday, this time at Indianapolis., ,The Fever came out on top 78-73 over the Sparks on Friday as Indiana's Kelsey Mitchell scored 18 points...
Wings rely on balanced attack to clip Sparks
All five Dallas starters scored in double figures, including Maddy Siegrist, whose putback with 36.1 seconds left in regulation helped the Wings secure an 84-83 victory over the host Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday night. ,Dallas (3-2) entered Sunday coming off Saturday's 107-92 win over the Phoenix Me...
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...
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 ...
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...