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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 […]

The Los Angeles Sparks paid a heartfelt tribute to Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, before their game against the Seattle Storm. The pregame ceremony featured a montage of photos on the jumbotron at Crypto.com Arena, shared in a video on X, formerly Twitter, by ClutchPoint’s David Yapkowitz. The montage honored […]

New Balance announced a multiyear partnership with the WNBA on Tuesday, placing Los Angeles Sparks rookie forward Cameron Brink at the forefront of the collaboration. The partnership will create broadcast, digital and retail content featuring Brink, who is a key figure in New Balance’s efforts to expand its presence in women’s sports. Even though my […]

The Seattle Storm takes on the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday afternoon. Check out our WNBA odds series for our Storm-Sparks prediction, odds, and pick. Seattle enters this contest riding a wave of momentum, sitting just four games out of the top seed in the league. The Storm’s balanced attack and strong defensive play have […]

Cameron Brink of the Los Angeles Sparks has emerged as one of the most popular rookies in the WNBA this year. If not for injuries, her name would be mentioned alongside stars like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. It’s been almost a month since Brink was ruled out for the rest of the 2024 WNBA […]

Los Angeles Sparks rookie Cameron Brink was having an impressive season before her season-ending ACL injury, and she was part of a young rookie class that was bringing some excitement and attention to the WNBA, along with other notable rookies like Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever and Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky. Brink […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have had issues this season closing out games in the fourth quarter, but that was not the case against the Dallas Wings on Saturday. The Sparks held strong to snap a two-game losing streak by beating the Wings on the road, 87-81. One of the major reasons why the Sparks were […]

The Los Angeles Sparks came into the 2024 WNBA Draft armed with two lottery picks. The Sparks selected Cameron Brink with the No. 2 overall pick and with the No. 4 overall pick, they selected the player many believed to be the most WNBA-ready of this rookie class in Rickea Jackson. In their first season […]

The Los Angeles Sparks take on the Dallas Wings. Our WNBA odds series has our Sparks Wings prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Sparks Wings. The Los Angeles Sparks and Dallas Wings are the two worst teams in the WNBA right now, at least if you go strictly by the standings. Yet, […]

The WNBA’s most forgotten star is Cameron Brink, the Los Angeles Sparks’ center. The defensive stalwart was having a Rookie of the Year caliber season with the Sparks before an ACL tear sent her to the sidelines. She may not have the star power of Caitlyn Clark or Angel Reese, but she has the potential […]

Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby reached a career milestone in the team’s loss to the Minnesota Lynx, scoring her 3,000th point during Tuesday night’s game. Despite Hamby’s personal accomplishment, the Sparks fell 82-67 to the Lynx at Crypto.com Arena, continuing a challenging season for the team. Minnesota, playing without their star forward Napheesa Collier […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have secured their home court for the foreseeable future, signing a five-year extension to continue playing their games at Crypto.com Arena through 2029. The deal with arena owner AEG was announced Tuesday. The Sparks, one of the WNBA’s original eight teams, have called the downtown arena home since 2001. Over the […]

LOS ANGELES – The sweet taste of victory from the Los Angeles Sparks’ win against the Las Vegas Aces on Friday was swept away with a bitter defeat, 84-78, at the hands of the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. The Sparks trailed by double-digits early in the game but managed to fight their way back into […]

The Los Angeles Sparks got a boost this weekend following a massive win against the Las Vegas Aces when it was announced that Azurá Stevens would be available to make her season debut. Stevens had been sidelined since training camp due to an arm injury she suffered while playing overseas in China in the offseason. […]

The Los Angeles Sparks are coming off their biggest win of the season following a 98-93 takedown of the Las Vegas Aces. The Sparks have another game coming up on Sunday against the Phoenix Mercury during which they’re expected to have Azurá Stevens back in the lineup from injury for the first time this season. […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Sparks are currently mired in an eight-game losing streak. The skid began at the beginning of their recent seven-game road trip back on June 11 against the Seattle Storm. The Sparks most recent loss came at home against the Washington Mystics on Tuesday, a game they lost after leading […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Sparks finally returned home to Crypto.com Arena after a road trip that saw them go 0-7. Through three quarters of their game on Tuesday against the Washington Mystics, it appeared as if they were going to snap the losing streak. But the Sparks were outplayed in the fourth quarter, […]

With the LA Sparks currently in the midst of a 4-14 season, one of the brights spots this year has been Dearica Hamby. Dearica Hamby has been putting up career numbers for the Sparks this season and on Tuesday it was announced that she was selected to the WNBA All-Star game. The 2024 Olympics are […]

The Olympics are set to begin in just a few weeks and with that the WNBA will take close to a month-long hiatus before resuming the 2024 season in mid-August. Several WNBA players will be playing in the Olympics for various countries and as of Tuesday, Los Angeles Sparks guard Kia Nurse will be suiting […]

The Washington Mystics take on the Los Angeles Sparks. Our WNBA odds series has our Mystics Sparks prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Mystics Sparks. The Washington Mystics are a much better team than they were when they visited the Los Angeles Sparks early in the WNBA season. Though the team has […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have finally returned home to the confines of Crypto.com Arena after completing a seven-game road trip. The Sparks were winless on the trip and lost both Cameron Brink for the season due to an ACL injury and Lexie Brown indefinitely due to illness related to Crohn’s. But help could be on […]

The Los Angeles Sparks take on the Phoenix Mercury. Our WNBA odds series has our Sparks Mercury prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Sparks Mercury. The Phoenix Mercury really struggled without Brittney Griner in portions of the first half of the WNBA season. Phoenix clearly missed Griner’s size and agility inside as […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have one game remaining on their current road trip against the Phoenix Mercury. Presently, they are 0-6 on this trip. But if the Sparks want to salvage this trip and get a win, they’re going to have to do so short-handed. The Sparks have a lengthy injury report for Friday’s game […]

The Los Angeles Sparks may be in the midst of a rebuilding season, but veteran forward Dearica Hamby has been playing like an All-Star. Hamby has been an All-Star before when she played for the Las Vegas Aces, but this season in particular she has been putting up career numbers. On Wednesday her campaign for […]

With so much attention understandably being doled out to Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, fellow rookie Cameron Brink was almost guaranteed to be overlooked this season. Now that she is out for the rest of the season, this promising talent will be decisively outside the limelight. Though, that is not a problem at all for […]

Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby has been named as a replacement for her Sparks teammate Cameron Brink on Team USA for the Olympics 3×3 competition, the team announced on Monday. Hamby had participated in training camp for the 3×3 team but was not initially selected for the final roster. Brink was unable to participate […]

If it wasn’t already clear that the New York Liberty are having as fun as anyone in the WNBA, Breanna Stewart left no room for doubt in New York’s 98-88 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday afternoon. Her teammates, coaches, and another sellout crowd at Barclays Center were treated to a show, punctuated […]

The New York Liberty improved their record to 14-3 on the young WNBA season with a big win over the LA Sparks at home on Saturday. Afterward, Breanna Stewart of the Liberty had candid comments on how it all went down at the Barclays Center. The Stewart interview occurred amid Sabrina Ionescu’s admission on a […]

The Los Angeles Sparks are in the midst of a seven game road trip and they come into Saturday’s game against the New York Liberty having started the trip 0-5. Not only that, but they’re going to be a little short-handed. To address the Sparks’ recent rash of injuries, they signed free agent center Queen […]

The Los Angeles Sparks take on the New York Liberty. Our WNBA odds series has our Sparks Liberty prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Sparks Liberty. The Sparks and Liberty are immersed in a unique part of the WNBA schedule. On several occasions this season, you will see two teams play two […]

The Los Angeles Sparks’ current road trip continues with a rematch against the New York Liberty on Saturday. But in order for the Sparks to beat the Liberty, they’re going to have to do so short-handed as Lexie Brown has been ruled out due to an unspecified illness as per team PR. The Sparks are […]