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Sparks sign Grace Berger to hardship deal; Kelsey Plum out
The Los Angeles Sparks signed guard Grace Berger to a hardship contract through the rest of the season on Tuesday.,The signing comes after the Sparks ruled star guard Kelsey Plum out for Tuesday's game against the visiting Seattle Storm due to a lower leg injury.,Berger was the No. 7 overall pick in...

Storm look to bounce back against slumping Sparks
The Seattle Storm continue a three-game road swing on Tuesday when they visit the Los Angeles Sparks for the teams' first meeting of 2025. ,Seattle (6-5) began its road trip on Saturday with a letdown -- falling 76-70 at Golden State after digging a 22-point hole. The loss came on the heels of the S...

Rickea Jackson scores 30 to help hot-shooting Sparks torch Aces
Rickea Jackson scored a career-best 30 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 97-89 victory over the host Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday night.,Azura Stevens recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds and Dearica Hamby added 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Spa...

Agitated Kelsey Plum leads Sparks in return visit to face Aces
Kelsey Plum just may be in a foul mood when she returns to Las Vegas for the second time this season.,Fresh off a blistering attack of WNBA officiating, Plum leads the Los Angeles Sparks into a battle with the Aces on Wednesday night.,Plum won two WNBA titles with Las Vegas and was a three-time All-...

Slumping Sparks, Wings look to end losing skids
The Los Angeles Sparks and Dallas Wings look to get back on the winning track and out of the Western Conference cellar when they square off on Friday in a Commissioner's Cup clash in Arlington, Texas.,Both teams dropped their opening game in the Commissioner's Cup, the WNBA's annual in-season compet...

Mercury rally from 13-point deficit to defeat Sparks
Late-game 3-pointers from Satou Sabally and Monique Akoa Makani helped the Phoenix Mercury complete their comeback from a 13-point halftime deficit in an 85-80 road win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday. ,Phoenix (5-2) fell behind 50-37 at intermission of the Commissioner's Cup-opening contest w...

Sparks out to douse losing streak vs. Mercury
The Los Angeles Sparks will look to avoid a second early-season, three-game losing skid when they host the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. ,Phoenix (4-2) contributed to Los Angeles' three-game losing slump through the WNBA campaign's first four games, winning an 89-86 nail-biter on May 21. The Sparks ral...

A’ja Wilson pours in 35 points to carry Aces past Sparks
A'ja Wilson scored 35 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Las Vegas Aces shot a blistering 12-of-25 from 3-point range en route to a 96-81 home win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday.,Las Vegas (3-2) led by as many as 24 points in its highest-scoring performance early into the 2025 season, bu...

Allisha Gray puts up 25 as Dream hold off Sparks
Allisha Gray scored 25 points as the visiting Atlanta Dream held on for a 88-82 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks while increasing their winning streak to three games.,Rhyne Howard added 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Dream (4-2), who nearly let a 17-point lead slip away before...

Sparks stop skid with victory over Sky
Kelsey Plum went 6-for-10 from 3-point range and paced the Los Angeles Sparks with 28 points as they snapped a three-game losing streak with a 91-78 defeat of the visiting Chicago Sky on Sunday. ,Plum did the majority of her work in a pivotal third quarter. She knocked down 5 of 6 shots from beyond ...

Sky, Sparks search for solutions to early-season slumps
The Chicago Sky visit the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday with both teams seeking to shed early-season slumps. ,The Sparks (1-3) come in on a three-game skid as they opened Memorial Day weekend on Friday with an 82-73 setback against the expansion Golden State Valkyries. Kelsey Plum, the Sparks' marque...

Valkyries defeat Sparks for first-ever road win
The Golden State Valkyries recorded another franchise first Friday night, riding Carla Leite's team-high 19 points and a second-quarter flurry to an 82-73 WNBA road victory over the Los Angeles Sparks.,Janelle Salaun had 13 of her 18 points in the first half, while Kayla Thornton added 14 and Veroni...

Valkyries take aim at another franchise first in visit to Sparks
With their first-ever win now in the record books, the Golden State Valkyries will go for their first-ever revenge victory when they face the Los Angeles Sparks in their first-ever WNBA road game Friday night.,The Sparks spoiled the expansion Valkyries' opening-night extravaganza last Friday, riding...

Fast-starting Mercury look for another win vs. Sparks
After a smashing debut to the 2025 season, it's time for the Phoenix Mercury to author an encore.,They'll work on that Wednesday night when they host the Los Angeles Sparks.,Phoenix walloped visiting Seattle 81-59 on Sunday in its season opener, getting a combined 47 points from their biggest offsea...

Lynx spoil Kelsey Plum's home debut with victory over Sparks
Napheesa Collier scored 23 points on 10-for-18 shooting, and the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for an 89-75 win over the host Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday evening.,Alanna Smith finished with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting for Minnesota, which won its second straight road game to start the season. Courtn...

Lynx spoil Kelsey Plum's home debut with victory over Sparx
Napheesa Collier scored 23 points on 10-for-18 shooting, and the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for an 89-75 win over the host Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday evening.,Alanna Smith finished with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting for Minnesota, which won its second straight road game to start the season. Courtn...

Kelsey Plum-led Sparks host Lynx in battle of unbeatens
The Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks enjoyed season-opening victories on Friday that featured stellar performances from their star players.,However, only one of these teams will start the season 2-0 as Minnesota visits Los Angeles for a tipoff late Sunday afternoon.,The Sparks host their home o...

Kelsey Plum, Sparks spoil expansion Valkyries' debut
Kelsey Plum scored 37 points in her Los Angeles debut and the Sparks ruined the debut of the Golden State Valkyries with an 84-67 victory on Friday night at San Francisco.,Plum made 11 of 19 field-goal attempts, including four 3-pointers, and knocked down all 11 free-throw attempts while falling thr...

Eager Valkyries prepared for WNBA debut against Sparks
When the Golden State Valkyries open WNBA play on Friday night, the initial goal is simply to be competitive.,The expansion Valkyries begin pursuit of that mission when they face the Los Angeles Sparks in San Francisco.,Golden State can use one hand to count the victories by the WNBA's last expansio...

Sparks to retire Candace Parker's jersey on June 29
The Los Angeles Sparks will retire two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker's No. 3 jersey on June 29, the team announced Thursday.,The Sparks will play Parker's hometown Chicago Sky on that day.,Parker will join Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie (No. 11) and former player and general manager Penny Toler (No. 9) as...