Category: Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

Report: USC’s JuJu Watkins joins Unrivaled ownership group

Southern California sophomore JuJu Watkins made an investment in her future, joining the ownership group of Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league that will make its debut in January, Sportico reported Monday. Also joining Unrivaled’s latest $28-million investment round were

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Lynne Roberts leaving Utah to coach Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks hired Utah head coach Lynne Roberts to the same position on Tuesday. Roberts, 49, is a California native who has excelled at the collegiate level, most recently as the Utes’ head coach since 2015. Utah announced

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Sparks F Dearica Hamby wins Sportsmanship Award

Forward Dearica Hamby of the Los Angeles Sparks won the 2024 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award, the WNBA announced on Wednesday. Hamby, 30, is a first-time recipient of the award, named for the late Kim Perrot, who succumbed to cancer in

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Curt Miller out after 2 seasons as Sparks’ coach

The Los Angeles Sparks and coach Curt Miller have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Tuesday. The Sparks finished last in the 12-team WNBA at 8-32 this season, 24 games behind the first-place New York Liberty. Miller was

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Sparks wrap season by beating Lynx, ending 8-game skid

Dearica Hamby put up 20 points and seven rebounds and Rickea Jackson scored 19 points with eight rebounds as the Los Angeles Sparks ended an eight-game losing streak with a 68-51 victory over the playoff-bound Minnesota Lynx in the regular-season

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Lynx looking to finish strong against fizzling Sparks

The Minnesota Lynx will put their seven-game winning streak on the line Thursday, but not much else when they meet the Los Angeles Sparks in the final regular-season game for both teams in Minneapolis. The Lynx (30-9) are locked into

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