15th year anniversary of WNBA today

It’s on tonight, like it was 15 years ago on this date: LA and NY facing off here in LA.

Penny Toler was playing for the Sparks at the time, but she always had her eye on being the organization’s general manager. Tickets for tonight’s game will be reduced to 1997 prices.

The league’s first president, Val Ackerman, reflects.

Slow starts to this season:

Seattle Storm center Lauren Jackson isn’t worried about her own slow start, or that of her team.

ESPN’s Mechelle Voepel contemplates whether or not Phoenix should worry about their own slow beginning.

The Liberty are looking for answers to their own inconsistencies.

Injuries:

Tulsa Shock forward Liz Cambage is almost back to full speed after a concussion sustained earlier this month.

Katie Douglas of the Indiana Fever is day-to-day with a contusion.

Big-time back up:

The Sparks’ bench showed out the other night, but the bench of the Silver Stars is a potent force too.