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The Los Angeles Sparks have reportedly released guard Odyssey Sims, per Underdog WNBA. Sims was previously signed to a hardship contract with the Dallas Wings. However, the Wings released Sims once they returned to full health. Sims ultimately joined LA where she has appeared in six games. Sims has played at the WNBA level since […]

LOS ANGELES – Coming into Wednesday, the Los Angeles Sparks had lost seven consecutive games that dated back before the Olympic break. With the New York Liberty in town, the team with the best record in the WNBA, the Sparks faced a daunting task if they hoped to snap their losing streak. But the Sparks […]

The New York Liberty may have fallen to the lowly Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday, 94-88, but it may have done nothing to deter their playoff push. With a 26-6 record, the Liberty still have the best record in the WNBA, while the Cameron Brink-less Sparks, at 7-24, remain at the bottom of the standings. […]

The New York Liberty take on the Los Angeles Sparks. Our WNBA odds series has our Liberty Sparks prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Liberty Sparks. The New York Liberty lost a game last Saturday. They lost to a very good team, the second-place Connecticut Sun, who are now 22-7 as a […]

ARLINGTON, TX — The Dallas Wings earned a competitive 113-110 victory on Sunday against the Los Angeles Sparks. Arike Ogunbowale led the way with 33 points, while Natasha Howard added 30. Jacy Sheldon, though, stepped up at the point guard position and set a new career-high with eight assists while turning the ball over just […]

The Los Angeles Sparks failed to stop their skid again on Sunday, as they suffered a 113-110 loss at the hands of the Dallas Wings on the road. Los Angeles absorbed another defeat despite another impressive effort from rookie Rickea Jackson, who made WNBA history with a scintillating performance in the loss to the Wings, […]

The Dallas Wings defeated the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday, August 25, the day after Kobe Bryant Day. Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings to a 113-110 victory after scoring 33 points and recording seven assists. After the game, Ogunbowale addressed what it means to earn a victory the day after Kobe Bryant Day. “I mean, […]

The Los Angeles Sparks are in the midst of a rebuild that was accelerated with two lottery picks in the 2024 WNBA Draft. One of those lottery picks, Cameron Brink, is lost for the season due to an ACL injury. Wins have been hard to come by. But all is not lost for the Sparks. […]

After three 7-day contracts, the Los Angeles Sparks have officially signed Crystal Dangerfield for the rest of the season, the team announced on Friday. Dangerfield has appeared in seven games for the Sparks. In her seven games, Dangerfield averages 4.1 points and 2.3 assists in 15.5 minutes per game. Despite the Sparks’ challenges with guard […]

The Los Angeles Sparks take on the Washington Mystics. Our WNBA odds series has our Sparks Mystics prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Sparks Mystics. In the 12-team WNBA, only three teams can reasonably be considered “removed” from the playoff picture with roughly a dozen games left in the regular season. Given […]

The Los Angeles Sparks may be in the middle of a tough road trip in the present, but on Thursday they made a few decisions looking towards the future. The Sparks agreed to contract extensions with both Azurá Stevens and Stephanie Talbot, the team announced. The extensions will carry both players through the 2025 season. […]

The Los Angeles Sparks’ current road trip continued on Tuesday amid a sold-out historic WNBA game at TD Garden, home of the Boston Celtics. While the Sparks managed to hang tough against the Connecticut Sun, a few miscues and breakdowns in the fourth quarter doomed them. Following the game, Dearica Hamby spoke about what went […]

The Los Angeles Sparks take on the Connecticut Sun. Our WNBA odds series has our Sparks Sun prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Sparks Sun. The Connecticut Sun were outplayed by the Atlanta Dream in the fourth quarter of their most recent game on Sunday afternoon. The Dream have had a terrible […]

A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces claimed an electrifying 87-71 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday, and it’s extra special since the win at Michelob Ultra Arena was drenched in sweet revenge. It was the first of three competitions with the Sparks this season in which the two-time champions reigned supreme and […]

Dearica Hamby’s case against the Las Vegas Aces is getting some traction. Becky Hammon’s former player experienced some rough moments of discrimination during her time in the organization. Then, a move to the Los Angeles Sparks happened unexpectedly. Now, she is suing reportedly her former team for damages and is also looking to do the […]

A’ja Wilson scored 34 points and collected 13 rebounds in the Las Vegas Aces’ 87-71 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday. Her most recent double-double marks the 93rd of her career. This places her 7th on the WNBA’s all-time list for double-doubles, with Tamika Catchings holding the 6th spot at 96. Led by […]

The Los Angeles Sparks began a four-game road trip on Sunday with an 87-71 loss against the Las Vegas Aces. It’s the Sparks third consecutive loss and they are winless since the Olympic break ended. But the Sparks competed throughout most of the game against the Aces and following the game, veteran guard Kia Nurse […]

The Los Angeles Sparks take on the Las Vegas Aces. Our WNBA odds series has our Sparks Aces prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Sparks Aces. The Las Vegas Aces put five players on the United States Olympic women’s basketball team. No WNBA team was more represented or more successful at the […]

LOS ANGELES – Coming out of the Olympic break and into the second half of the 2024 WNBA season, the Los Angeles Sparks have been bit by the injury bug. With four players out due to various reasons, the Sparks needed immediate help on Saturday against the Chicago Sky and they turned to a familiar […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Sparks were hoping for a strong showing on Saturday against the visiting Chicago Sky, a showing that would wipe away the bitter taste of their embarrassing loss against the New York Liberty earlier this week. While the effort was better, the Sparks still suffered a late game collapse against […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Sparks are attempting to move past Thursday’s humiliating loss against the New York Liberty, but they have a new challenge ahead of them. With the Chicago Sky in town, the Sparks are tasked with trying to slow down the Sky’s rugged rebounding rookie Angel Reese. Before the game, Sparks […]

The Los Angeles Sparks and Odyssey Sims are in agreement on a seven-day hardship contract, the team announced. LA is dealing with multiple injuries and recently signed Crystal Dangerfield to a hardship contract as well. Sims has played in the WNBA since 2014. She was selected to the WNBA All-Star team in 2019 while playing […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Sparks resumed the second half of the 2024 WNBA season on Thursday only to suffer a humiliating 103-68 defeat at home against the New York Liberty. The Liberty rattled off ten straight points to start the game and it was never close at any point. Following the game, Sparks […]

The Los Angeles Sparks resumed the second half of the 2024 WNBA season on Thursday against the New York Liberty, but they did so with a short-handed roster. With no new update yet on the Sparks injury report for Saturday’s game against the Chicago Sky, the team needed to sign Crystal Dangerfield to a third […]

There were a lot of big prospects in the 2024 WNBA Draft. Obviously, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are getting the most attention because of how they’ve brought their college rivalry to the pros. But, a name that will not be overshadowed is Cameron Brink. The Los Angeles Sparks rookie was on her way to […]

The New York Liberty resumed their dominance after the Olympic break, overwhelming the Los Angeles Sparks with a 103-68 victory as the WNBA returned to action on Thursday. Breanna Stewart delivered 27 points in just 20 minutes, and Sabrina Ionescu contributed 18 points along with six assists. The Liberty secured their third victory of the […]

The New York Liberty blew out the Los Angeles Sparks, 103-68, on Thursday with stellar scoring performances from stars Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu. However, their performances aside, one cool little moment in the game brought back memories of the recently concluded 2024 Paris Olympics, where Team USA women’s basketball won a gold medal.  During […]

The New York Liberty take on the Los Angeles Sparks. Our WNBA odds series has our Liberty Sparks prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Liberty Sparks. The WNBA resumes its season after one month off for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The New York Liberty had a few players on Team […]

The Los Angeles Sparks resume the 2024 WNBA season on Thursday at home against the New York Liberty, but they will be missing several key players due to injury. In addition to Cameron Brink (ACL) and Lexie Brown (Crohn’s) who were already sidelined prior to the Olympic break, the Sparks will also be without both […]

Rickea Jackson’s journey to becoming the No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft is somewhat surprising, considering her initial disdain for the sport. Growing up, Jackson watched her two older brothers play basketball and saw her mother, a former college player at Kansas, coach the game. Despite being surrounded by basketball, Jackson never […]

Las Vegas Aces and the WNBA are under scrutiny following a federal lawsuit filed by three-time WNBA All-Star Dearica Hamby, who alleges she faced discrimination, intimidation, and retaliation from the team after announcing her pregnancy. The lawsuit, filed Monday by Hamby’s attorneys, Dana Sniegocki, Erin Norgaard and Artur Davis of HKM Employment Attorneys, details a […]

Team USA women’s basketball won their eighth straight gold medal with a thrilling 67-66 win against France, but one of the major headlines following the game was French star Gabby Williams. Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese attempted to recruit Williams to the Sky, but she wasn’t the only one interested in Williams’ services. Los Angeles […]

Although the Olympics are still on-going, WNBA players have already begun returning to their home markets in anticipation of the 2024 season resuming. The Los Angles Sparks will pick up the 2024 WNBA season on Aug. 15 at home against the New York Liberty. Currently, the Sparks hold a record of 6-18. That puts them […]

When the 2024 WNBA season resumes on Aug. 15, there are a few teams that are going to have major WNBA draft implications including the Los Angeles Sparks. In professional sports, the act of ‘tanking’ has become a means for teams to acquire top talent to help accelerate a rebuild. Looking out on the horizon, […]

With the Olympics in progress, the 2024 WNBA season and the Los Angeles Sparks are on brief hiatus. The Sparks currently sit at 6-18 and are on the outside looking in when it comes to the playoff picture. But one of the bright spots for the Sparks this WNBA season is rookie wing Rickea Jackson. […]

Coming into the 2024 WNBA season, the Los Angeles Sparks had five new faces on the roster, six including Stephanie Talbot who was not with the team last year as she recovered from an ACL injury. One of those new faces for the Sparks is Aari McDonald who was entering her fourth season in the […]

The 2024 Olympics got underway this weekend and the Los Angeles Sparks have several players competing and not just for the United States. Sparks backup center Li Yueru is playing for China at the Olympics and she had a dominant performance in the opening game of the group stage against Spain. Following the game, Sparks […]

PHOENIX – Dearica Hamby has been a WNBA All-Star before. Prior to being traded to the Los Angeles Sparks from the Las Vegas Aces ahead of the 2023 season, Hamby was already a two-time All-Star. But after being named to the All-Star team for the third time in her career this season, she felt like […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Sparks are currently in year two of the Curt Miller era and this season in particular has been about growth and development. With a young roster, the Sparks are experiencing the type of growing pains often associated with a rebuild. On Tuesday against the Seattle Storm, the Sparks were […]