Asked after Tuesday’s game how she would rate the Sparks’ season, Azurá Stevens immediately answered “D+” before quickly switching to a “C+” in a fit of laughter after Rickea Jackson gave her a shocked expression. At the end of the year it will be an A.” Despite Stevens helping the Sparks catch up to the Storm with 17 second-half points, …
Latricia Trammell tried to settle into her bed for the night. The WNBA’s struggle with commercial flights entered another round as several Sparks players slept at the airport after their cross-country flight was canceled at 1 a.m. local time and rescheduled for 9 a.m. Players were offered rooms at several different hotels because there was not enough space at one …
Guard Brittney Sykes, shown during a game earlier this season, led the Sparks to victory Sunday with 21 points, including a couple of late baskets to seal the win over the Mystics. Brittney Sykes scored 21 points, including a driving layup in the closing seconds, and the Los Angeles Sparks kept their slim playoff hopes alive Sunday with a 79-76 …
Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike led the team with 19 points in the 64-61 loss to the New York Liberty on Wednesday. Sabrina Ionescu scored eight of her 20 points in the final 2:18 and the Liberty rallied from a 15-point deficit in the third quarter to beat the Sparks 64-61 on Wednesday night. Trailing 50-35 with 5:23 left in the …