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Candace Parker’s Revenge Tour: The Chicago Sky All-Star keeps proving doubters wrong — one milestone at a time

Candace Parker is one of the most recognizable faces in women’s basketball.

Chicago Tribune

Bill Plaschke: Brittney Griner pleads for freedom, but is America listening?

LOS ANGELES — From the hell of a Russian penal colony, an American basketball superstar pleads for her freedom.

Los Angeles Times

Winning back-to-back WNBA championships doesn’t come easily, just ask Candace Parker

Since the Los Angeles Sparks won consecutive titles in 2001 and ’02, 13 of the 20 reigning champions didn’t make it back to the Finals; seven returned and lost. One of those seven was Parker’s 2017 Sparks team.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Candace Parker's return to L.A. felt 'bittersweet' for former Sparks star

LOS ANGELES — Candace Parker took the second left instead of the first, sat in an unfamiliar locker room and warmed up on the opposite side of the court. After 13 years as a Spark, returning to Los Angeles for the first time as an opposing player felt backward, but…

Los Angeles Times

WNBA players, sports legends react to Supreme Court’s abortion decision

LOS ANGELES — Anger, frustration and broken heart emojis began filling the Twitter and Instagram feeds of athletes on Friday morning.

Los Angeles Times

Candace Parker became the first WNBA player with 3 triple-doubles and did it against her old squad

A triple-double in three quarters?!

USA Today Sports Media Group

Candace Parker Breaks WNBA Triple-Double Record

The Sky star recorded her third triple-double on Thursday night vs. her former team.

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Candace Parker becomes first player in WNBA history with three career triple-doubles

Parker finished with 10 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists and moved into eighth on the WNBA’s all-time assists list and fifth on the league’s all-time blocks list.

Chicago Sun-Times

If we must have a draft for the NBA, can we not spoil it?

What's the rush?

USA Today Sports Media Group

On the road: Live Q&A chat answers your questions about the title defending Sky

Sky reporter Annie Costabile will answer your questions about the team live from Crypto.com Arena as Candace Parker is set to play in her first game in LA since her exit in 2021.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sky end three-game road trip in L.A. on Thursday, a special homecoming for Rebekah Gardner

The first stop on the West Coast leg of the Sky’s trip was Vegas for a meeting Tuesday with the top-ranked Aces. The Sky rallied from a WNBA-record 28-point deficit for a 104-95 victory.

Chicago Sun-Times

This You Gotta See: Cubs-Cardinals, Sky-Aces and another Bulls No. 1 pick up in the air

It’s NBA draft week, and you know what that means: Every sports outlet with a pulse is doing what it does best — purporting to have more than the faintest clue about what’s going to happen Thursday night in Brooklyn.

Chicago Sun-Times

Southern Vipers sink Central Sparks to lift Charlotte Edwards Trophy

Southern Vipers picked up the Charlotte Edwards Trophy after beating Central Sparks by six wickets in the 20-over final in Northampton

The Guardian - UK

Power Rankings: Aces at Top; Storm, Dream Biggest Surprises

The first month of the WNBA’s regular season has seen some dominant starts, as well as a few surprises (both good and bad).

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What's next for the Sparks after firing Derek Fisher? For starters, Fred Williams.

LOS ANGELES — Brittney Sykes was excited to simply have the day off. A peaceful appointment for the Sparks guard to get hair done, however, went sideways when her phone started blowing up with texts from friends asking whether reports were true.

Sports Illustrated

The Sparks Have More Questions Than Answers So Far

Following the midseason departure of coach and GM Derek Fisher, Los Angeles has a lot to sort out.

Sports Illustrated

WNBA Commish: Australian Team Hasn’t Provided Liz Cambage Video

The league says it hasn’t been able to fully investigate Liz Cambage’s reported use of discriminatory language against Nigerian basketball players.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Derek Fisher fired in his 4th season as Los Angeles Sparks head coach

The Sparks say goodbye to Fisher during his fourth season with the team.

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Los Angeles Times

Sparks fire Derek Fisher as coach and general manager

LOS ANGELES — Derek Fisher and the Sparks have mutually agreed to part ways after a disappointing 5-7 start to the season, the team announced Tuesday, relieving him of head coach and general manager duties. Fisher’s less than four-year tenure ends with 54-46 overall record and a 1-4 postseason mark.

Sports Illustrated

Derek Fisher Out As Coach of WNBA’s Sparks, per Report

Los Angeles started the season 5–7, sitting at eighth in the league standings.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke: Sparks' new season, and Derek Fisher's job security, off to a shaky start

LOS ANGELES — The smattering of fans are standing, shrieking, bouncing, transforming the lower bowl of Crypto.com Arena into a downtown block party.

Irish Mirror

Irishwoman thrilled to get entire €70 shopping free in Marks and Spencer thanks to little-known offer

'I couldn't believe it, I'm raging I didn't get more stuff now, but it's still €70 saved'

Chicago Sun-Times

Dana Evans was a highlight of the Sky’s season opener

Evans opened the season with a career-high 24 points, scoring 17 of them on 7-for-8 shooting in the third quarter of Friday’s loss to the Los Angeles Sparks.

Sports Illustrated

Takeaways From the First Weekend of the 2022 WNBA Season

From productive rookies to potential growing pains, how did each team look in its first game of the year?

USA Today Sports Media Group

The Sky lost their opener to Sparks after absurd foul call forced OT, and fans were furious

A bad stroke of luck for the defending champs.

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