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As espnW.com previews the 2013 WNBA season, Michelle Smith takes a look at the Los Angeles Sparks.

For as successful as Los Angeles was last season without a true point guard, imagine how solid the Sparks might be now with Lindsey Harding running the team.

Jessica Adair was cut by the Phoenix Mercury because of her weight. That spurred a dramatic weight-loss journey that landed her back in the WNBA, where she's an example for others.

Candace Parker did everything she could to push Minnesota to a third game. But instead of playing for her first WNBA title, the Lynx are still on their quest for a second straight.

LOS ANGELES -- The biggest surprise for Nneka Ogwumike in her first season in the WNBA? Just how easy it was. Well, maybe she didn't put it exactly like that, but as the Los Angeles Sparks forward accepted the WNBA Rookie of the Year award Sunday m...

Kristi Toliver was Robin to Candace Parker's Batman on Thursday as the super duo helped Los Angeles survive San Antonio to win Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals.

LOS ANGELES -- Sparks coach Carol Ross never doubted that she had a scorer on her team in point guard Kristi Toliver. Whether Toliver could put the ball in the basket was never the issue. But Toliver marked the 2012 season by rounding out her game i...

San Antonio went 3-1 against Los Angeles in the regular season, but while the Sparks are hitting their stride, the Silver Stars cooled considerably this past month.

LOS ANGELES -- It doesn't require much imagination to take a mental snapshot of the floor at the Staples Center on Thursday night, project ahead a couple of weeks and see the same two teams tangling for the WNBA's Western Conference title. The Los A...

Nneka Ogwumike has made the transition from college to the pros look easy. Just the Spark that Los Angeles needed.

Seimone Augustus has high expectations for the Lynx to repeat as WNBA champs this season despite a tough 96-90 loss to the Sparks.

Before this season, Kristi Toliver hadn't quite found her WNBA footing. But now, the fourth-year guard is shouldering the offensive load for the Sparks -- and proving she's tougher than ever on defense, too.

Ticha Penicheiro is one of the WNBA's most veteran players. With her legacy as title winner and four-time All-Star secure, she's found a new home and new role in Chicago.

There were a lot of familiar faces on hand to celebrate the league's milestone Tuesday night. What they witnessed was a much-improved game.

Lisa Leslie says L.A. is four wins from a title. That's true -- the question is whether the Sparks will get them.

First year coach Michael Cooper is pushing all the right button and has L.A. red-hot early in the season.