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Candace Parker shines as Sparks take down Sky, 88-77, earn first road win

The Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Chicago Sky 88-77 on Friday night. Sparks forward and two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker recorded 31 points and nine rebounds for Los Angeles in only her second game of…

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Sparks sign Crystal Bradford

The Los Angeles Sparks signed Crystal Bradford, the team’s first round selection in the 2015 WNBA Draft. She will join the team for tonight’s home game vs. Phoenix Mercury. The team waived guard Andrea Hoover…

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Sparks happy to have Candace Parker back, star will play July 29

From the team: Los Angeles Sparks forward/center Candace Parker will join the team after the WNBA All-Star weekend announced executive vice president and general manager Penny Toler today. “We are happy to have a healthy…

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Atlanta stages late comeback to defeat Los Angeles, 76-72

Box score The Atlanta Dream (7-8) overcame a fourth quarter 11-point deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Sparks, 76-72, Thursday afternoon at the Staples Center. Both teams came into the game at the bottom of…

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Danielle Robinson.

Danielle Robinson leads San Antonio in win over Los Angeles, 70-63

The San Antonio Stars (3-8) defeated the Los Angeles Sparks (2-9) Wednesday evening at Freeman Coliseum, 70-63. The Stars broke a two-game losing streak that included a loss to the Sparks last Thursday in Los…

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Brittney Griner, Marianna Tolo and DeWanna Bonner.

Leilani Mitchell rescues Phoenix in overtime, 94-91, Sparks put the West on notice

LOS ANGELES – Phoenix beat Los Angeles in a fierce battle that went into overtime Sunday night, 94-91. The game featured a great matchup of centers, stellar perimeter play and a showcase of Australian talent…

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Kristi Toliver’s record-breaking offensive fireworks help Sparks take down Tulsa, 98-95

Social media recap || Audio of Kristi Toliver’s postgame comments LOS ANGELES – In just her third game of the season after spending time overseas competing in EuroBasket Women for the Slovak Republic, Kristi Toliver led…

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Kristi Toliver sets franchise record as Sparks shock Tulsa, 98-95

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Sparks beat a feisty Tulsa Shock 98-95 with 43 points and nine assists from guard Kristi Toliver. Her point total set a francise records for points in a game,…

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Notes/quotes: Los Angeles gets first win of season, beats San Antonio 86-81

Thursday night the Los Angeles Sparks earned their first win of the season beating the San Antonio Stars, 86-81, at Staples Center. The win marked the beginning of a three-game home stand for the Sparks…

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June 26, 2015 -- Connecticut Sun vs. Los Angeles.

Connecticut overcomes deficit to defeat Los Angeles, 80-76 in overtime, wins seventh in a row

Box Score || By the Numbers UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The Connecticut Sun continued their comeback success Friday night, defeating the Los Angeles Sparks 80-76 in overtime to raise their record to 7-1, the franchise’s best…

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Washington Mystics forward Tierra Ruffin-Pratt.

Career-high from Ruffin-Pratt helps Mystics snap two-game home losing streak and beat Sparks 84-80

That’s a ‘Stics win! #Mystics 84, #Sparks 80 @TeePratt14 and @EmmaMeesseman with 20 pts a piece pic.twitter.com/NFdxMUYKhh — Washington Mystics (@WashMystics) June 24, 2015 Box score The Washington Mystics (5-2) snapped a two-game home losing…

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Strong third quarter pushes Sun past Sparks, 76-68

LOS ANGELES – Connecticut (6-1) ended a three-game West Coast road trip with a hard-fought 76-68 win over injury-plagued Los Angeles (0-4) at the Staples Center Sunday afternoon in front of a crowd that included…

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Dishin & Swishin 5/28/15 Podcast: Brian Agler looks to create a new system in Los Angeles

[display_podcast] Last night the Los Angeles Sparks opened their 2015 WNBA schedule with a preseason victory over the Chicago Sky at Mohegan Sun Arena, 76-67. The game marked the Brian Agler’s debut as the Sparks’…

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LOS ANGELES (July 23, 2014) - New York Liberty coach Bill Laimbeer talks to media postgame.

New York begins West Coast swing on high note, Tina Charles leads Liberty to 66-64 win at Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Sparks began the Penny Toler era of head coaching with a 66-64 home loss to the New York Liberty at Staples Center Wednesday night. New York (9-13) came into…

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Sparks take Ogwumike Bowl I, with dominant second half, defeat Sun 90-64

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The hype was all about the Ogwumike Sisters, Los Angeles’ Nneka and Connecticut’s Chiney, both former number one overall draft choices, facing each other for the first time in their lives. The…

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Taurasi explodes in third quarter to propel Phoenix over Los Angeles in conference semifinals game one

While Candace Parker had an MVP performance worthy of the honor received before her team’s Western Conference semifinals opener, in the end it was a previous MVP, Diana Taurasi, that ruled the court to help…

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Candace Parker

Sparks’ Candace Parker Named 2013 WNBA Most Valuable Player

From the league: Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks has been named the 2013 WNBA Most Valuable Player, the WNBA announced today. Parker received 234 points (10 first-place votes) from a national panel of…

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Candace Parker

Parker leads Sparks in “big win” at home against Chicago, Delle Donne misses second half

Los Angeles beat the only Eastern Conference team with a win over the Sparks this season Tuesday night. The Chicago Sky (15-8) defeated L.A. 94-82 on June 29 at home but their luck changed at…

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Candace Parker and her Sparks teammates lead West to All-Star win, 102-98

Social media recap UNCASVILLE, Conn. – A sellout crowd of 9,323 saw an entertaining, high-energy WNBA All-Star game dominated in the end by members of the Los Angeles Sparks. Candace Parker earned the Most Valuable…

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Lynx, Sparks dominate All-Star reserve selections

The Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks, frontrunners in the Western Conference, dominate the reserves selected for the 2013 WNBA All-Star game. Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen and forward Rebekkah Brunson joined starters Seimone Augustus and…

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Carol Ross and Sandy Brondello. Photo: Robert Franklin.

Dishin & Swishin 6/06/13 Podcast: Sparks aim even higher in year two under Carol Ross and we debut a new segment

[display_podcast] Just two WNBA seasons ago the Los Angeles Sparks were in the lottery, not the playoffs. Having deemed that unacceptable, the Sparks began roster renovations with the drafting of Nneka Ogwumike and placed their…

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Los Angeles routs Seattle 102-69 to start season

The Los Angeles Sparks delivered a resounding victory in their first game of the season defeating the Seattle Storm 102-69 at the Staples Center in front of 10,090 fans. Without stars Lauren Jackson and Sue…

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Sandy Brondello returns to the Sparks as an assistant coach for a third year

The Los Angeles Sparks announced that Sandy Brondello will return as an assistant coach for the 2013 season. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Brondello returns for her third season with the Sparks and…

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Kara Lawson defends Katie Douglas in the Sun's game one victory over the Fever.

Sun look to close out series on the road, Fever aim to regain poise and composure

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault could not be happy with the way the first game of the Eastern Conference finals began for his team. Having watched the Los Angeles Sparks start slowly…

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Lynx rebounding prowess helps fuel victory over Sparks in Western Conference finals opener

Video recap The Minnesota Lynx doused the Los Angeles Sparks, 94-77, in the first game of the Western Conference finals at the Target Center Thursday night in front of a raucous crowd of 8,513 fans.…

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