10 Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Sports http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Los Angeles Sparks. Yahoo! Sports - WNBA - Los Angeles Sparks News http://sports.yahoo.com/wnba/teams/los AP Parker scores 19 to lead Sparks over Monarchs (AP) Sacramento Monarchs' Nicole Powell shoots the ball over Los Angeles Sparks' Raffaella Masciadri during the second half of a WNBA basketball game on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, in Los Angeles. Sparks won 78-63.

Candace Parker had 19 points, nine rebounds and five blocks to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 78-63 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Thursday night. Lisa Leslie added 14 points and eight blocks and DeLisha Milton-Jones had 11 points and eight rebounds for the Sparks (16-12). Nicole Powell scored 12 points and Kara Lawson added 10 points for the Monarchs (15-13), who shot a season-low 31...


]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:50:48 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:wnba,article,ap-20080828004.saclos.recap:1 Margo Dydek signs with Sparks (AP) Margo Dydek, the 7-foot-2 center who holds the WNBA record for blocked shots with 811, signed with the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday. The 34-year-old center, the first overall pick in the 1998 WNBA draft by the Utah Starzz, has averaged 10 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots in 289 career games. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:41:31 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:wnba,article,ap-sparks-dydek:1 Sparks sign C Dydek (PA SportsTicker) The Los Angeles Sparks added the tallest player in WNBA history Wednesday, signing 7-2 center Margo Dydek. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:28:42 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,st:20050301:wnba,article,txsparksdydek:1 WNBA set for final stretch after Olympic break (AP) The Olympic break is over and the U.S. women's basketball team has a gold medal. Now it's time for the WNBA to get back and finish its season. When the league went on a monthlong hiatus at the end of July, three teams were vying for first place in the Eastern Conference and all seven teams in the West were in playoff contention. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:39:25 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:wnba,article,ap-wnbareturns:1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:50:48 PDT