Candace Parker had 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 90-71 victory over the Phoenix Mercury for their fourth straight win.
Kristi Tolliver added 19 points and six assists and Nneka Ogwumike had 11 points and 14 rebounds for Los Angeles (14-6). Parker also had four assists and three blocks.
DeWanna Bonner and rookie Sammy Prahalis both had 14 points and seven rebounds to lead the Mercury (4-14). Alexis Gray-Lawson added 13 points and Krystal Thomas scored 11.
Both teams were playing their third games in four days but Los Angeles won all three while the Mercury lost all three. Phoenix has lost five straight and seven of nine.
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July 10, 2012
PHOENIX (AP) -- Candace Parker had 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 90-71 victory over the Phoenix Mercury for their fourth straight win.
Kristi Tolliver added 19 points and six assists and Nneka Ogwumike had 11 points and 14 rebounds for Los Angeles (14-6). Parker also had four assists and three blocks. The Sparks trail defending champion Minnesota...
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July 10, 2012
ESPN The Magazine unveiled its 2012 Body Issue covers today and as you can see there is a naked Rob Gronkowski, Candace Parker (WNBA) and Tyson Chandler. There will be a total of six covers. According to ESPN, “Distribution of covers is completely random,” so it’s possible you’ll have a naked Gronk in your mailbox. Or maybe Tyson Chandler’s bare ass...
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July 08, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kristi Toliver scored 19 points and Candace Parker had 14 points and 12 rebounds and the Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Atlanta Dream 79-63 on Sunday.
The Sparks (13-6) improved to 9-1 at home in their last home game before the Olympic break. They also snapped a six-game losing streak against the Dream and got even for their biggest loss of the season, a 33...
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July 08, 2012
Kristi Toliver scored 19 points and Candace Parker had 14 points and 12 rebounds and the Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Atlanta Dream 79-63 on Sunday.
The Sparks (13-6) improved to 9-1 at home in their last home game before the Olympic break. They also snapped a six-game losing streak against the Dream and got even for their biggest loss of the season, a 33-point win by Atlanta...
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July 10, 2012
ESPN The Magazine’s the Body Issue will hit stands this Friday (July 13) and Tyson Chandler (New York Knicks) and Candace Parker (LA Sparks) are featured in the issue.
Chandler on posing for the shoot:
” I think it gives the average person a good look at athletes’ bodies and why we are able to do the things we do. I think a lot of people are curious about it....
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July 10, 2012
ESPN The Body issue is extremely popular. The magazine has even moved up the issue from it’s previous October release to a more suited summer debut. Knicks big man Tyson Chandler graces the cover which also features LA Sparks star Candace Parker, soccer stud, Carlos Bocnaegra, Jags RB Maurice Jones-Drew, Patriots Rob Gronkowski, track [...]
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July 10, 2012
Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey discusses her experience posing naked for ESPN Magazine’s The Body Issue. Rousey was one of 27 athletes to pose for the fourth edition of the special issue. A few of the other athletes include Abby Wambach, Candace Parker, Rob Gronkowski, Tyson Chandler and the USA Women’s Volleyball Team.
Credit: ESPN Magazine...
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July 10, 2012
That's Tyson Chandler, and a strategically placed basketball, gracing the cover of ESPN The Magazine's annual "Body Issue".
More than two dozen world-class athletes will be baring all (but in a tasteful way) for the fourth edition of the special issue.
I know, I know... I can hear you from here:
"Why are we always treating men like sides of beef? What...
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July 12, 2012
I guess Hope Solo is a tougher act to follow than we once thought. The 2012 version of ESPN’s Body Issue has been realized featuring the likes of Candace Parker, Suzann Peterson, Ronda Rousey, and Megan Hoge…
The question is; which female athlete represented and who was an epic fail? By the way, did we ever establish if we thought Hope Solo was a success or failure? I...
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July 11, 2012
On the verge of matching their longest winning streak of the season, the Los Angeles Sparks could have a hard time keeping things going as they visit Indiana.
The Sparks try to avoid a sixth consecutive road loss to the Fever as these teams play their final games before the Olympic break Thursday night.
After winning all three games during its recently completed homestand, Los...
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July 09, 2012
The Los Angeles Sparks are surging behind the recent solid play of Kristi Toliver, but it remains to be seen if they can sustain that run on the road.
Given Toliver's last performance in Phoenix, there's little reason to believe they can't.
Los Angeles seeks a fourth consecutive victory when it visits the struggling Mercury on Tuesday night.
The Sparks (13-6) have...
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July 09, 2012
By JEFF BARTL
STATS Writer
The Los Angeles Sparks are surging behind the recent solid play of Kristi Toliver, but it remains to be seen if they can sustain that run on the road.
Given Toliver's last performance in Phoenix, there's little reason to believe they can't.
Los Angeles seeks a fourth consecutive victory when it visits the struggling Mercury on Tuesday night...
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