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Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury are heading to the WNBA finals, and Lisa Leslie is heading off to retirement.
Candace Parker scored 22 points and keyed a second-quarter run that led the Los Angeles Sparks over the Seattle Storm 75-64 Sunday in the deciding third game of the WNBA Western Conference semifinals.
Candace Parker scored 24 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked three shots to lead the Los Angeles Sparks past the Phoenix Mercury 81-78 Sunday in the regular-season finale for both playoff-bound teams.
Cappie Pondexter looked around and didn't see Candace Parker warming up for the Los Angeles Sparks. That's when she knew something was up.
Sparks starting forward Candace Parker didn't play against the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night because of undisclosed personal reasons.
Candace Parker scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Atlanta Dream 91-87 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.
Lisa Leslie scored 20 points, Candace Parker finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Washington Mystics 72-69 on Tuesday night.
Candace Parker had 13 points and 12 rebounds, and DeLisha Milton-Jones also scored 13 points in the Los Angeles Sparks' 59-56 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Saturday night.
Candace Parker is returning to action for the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday when they host the Phoenix Mercury.
Lisa Leslie wants another championship. And she's expecting to have Candace Parker back in late June to help make it happen.
Los Angeles Sparks star Candace Parker has given birth to a baby girl.
Candace Parker is expecting her first child this spring, and the WNBA star will keep working out leading to the 2009 season.
Candace Parker capped off a banner year by winning the female athlete of the year award from The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Candace Parker received the WNBA's most valuable player award Friday, becoming the first player to win the award along with the rookie of the year honors. The Los Angeles star was unanimously selected rookie of the year.
Candace Parker had 11 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and the Los Angeles Sparks overcame late turnovers to beat the Seattle Storm 77-69 in the opener of their Western Conference semifinal series Friday night.
Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker are the only players to have dunked in a WNBA game.
Candace Parker wanted to focus on all of the good parts of the Los Angeles Sparks' win over the Detroit Shock.
Candace Parker threw down a dunk on one coast and picked up an honor on the other.
Candace Parker of Tennessee has won the Honda-Broderick Cup, given to the nation's top female college athlete.
Candace Parker was 10 years old when she watched Lisa Leslie win her first Olympic gold medal in Atlanta. Twelve years later, Parker gets a chance to help her Los Angeles Sparks teammate win an unprecedented fourth straight gold in the Beijing Olympics.
Candace Parker had some jitters in her WNBA debut. It sure didn't show. Parker scored 34 points, the most in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 on Saturday.
Los Angeles Sparks coach Michael Cooper couldn't help but get a little carried away talking about Candace Parker's arrival and Lisa Leslie's return.
Candace Parker came to Tennessee four years ago with one goal in mind: Restore the Lady Vols back to the Rocky Top.
Candace Parker had a whirlwind 24 hours. Parker was selected No. 1 by the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA draft on Wednesday, a day after capping her college career by leading Tennessee to a second straight NCAA title.
With the game in hand and a minute left, Candace Parker went to the Tennessee bench for the final time, holding up four fingers on each hand to signify the eight titles the Lady Vols have won.
Is Candace Parker the female Jordan? She's the total package: your sister's pal, your brother's prom date, supermom-to-be. She's also an MVP—of a league few watch. So can Candace Parker be the female Jordan? Lots of folks are banking on it.
The 15 Hottest OlympiansRegardless of where they stood on the medal stand in China or in previous Olympics, the lovely athletes in the gallery below will always medal in our hearts as well as give us a reason to watch women's sports.
Sparks rookie Candace Parker is exactly what the WNBA needs She appears to be the kind of player women's professional basketball must have as it seeks to embed itself in the public consciousness.
Candace Parker: First-rate game and a first-rate life There's been a lot of great players. What will separate Candace out from the pack I think is her ability to dominate the game on both ends.
Women feature intriguing storylines in 2007-'08 Now is a good time to give a few other rivalries a chance in the national spotlight. Here are some intriguing rivalries and storylines entering the 2007-'08 season.
Parker wants bannersIt has been awhile since Tennessee won a national championship. Candace Parker and the Lady Vols have a chance to end the drought tonight.
Rutgers knows defense will be a keyAgainst LSU, the Scarlet Knights were able to pressure a Tigers team that was averaging 63.5 points per game in the NCAA Tournament to a season low.
Even Pat Summitt's excited over Parker dunkWhile the rest of the country reacted with Oohs and Aahs over Candace Parker's one-handed dunk on a breakaway just six minutes into Tennessee's rout of Army on Sunday, Pat Summitt wasn't nearly as impressed.
For three weeks in March it is socially acceptable for well-adjusted adults to go cuckoo for college hoops.
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