PHOENIX (AP) -Candace Parker scored 34 points, the most ever in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 Saturday in the season opener. The previous high in a WNBA debut was 25 points by Cynthia Cooper in 1997. The game...
By CHRISTOPHER RAMIREZ • The Arizona Republic • May 18, 2008 PHOENIX — Rookies don't appear in national advertising campaigns. Rookies don't take the final shot in the waning seconds of a game. Rookies don't set records in their league debut. Candace Parker is a rookie. But the former Lady Vol...
Published: Sunday, May 18, 2008 12:34 a.m. MDT PHOENIX — Candace Parker scored 34 points, the most ever in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 Saturday in the season opener. The previous high in a WNBA debut was 25...
SPORTS WIRE Candace Parker scored 34 points, the most ever in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the visiting Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 in the season opener Saturday. The previous high in a WNBA debut was 25 points by Cynthia Cooper in 1997. The...
A day to celebrate last year’s triumphant finish was spoiled by a historic debut. Playing at home for the first time since winning the 2007 WNBA title on the road, the Mercury commemorated their championship with an emotional ring presentation and banner unveiling before Saturday’s season opener....
Candace Parker scored 34 points, the most ever in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 Saturday in the season opener. The previous high in a WNBA debut was 25 points by Cynthia Cooper in 1997. The game was tied at 79...
PHOENIX — Candace Parker had some jitters in her league debut. It didn't show. Parker scored 34 points — a record for a player in her first league game — and had 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 Saturday. The previous high in a WNBA...
PHOENIX — If for Candace Parker the rest of the WNBA season goes anything like it did during the Sparks' opening game here Saturday, folks like me are going to be in deep trouble. By season's end, the descriptions will be exhausted. How many times can you write the words fantastic, superb and...
Candace Parker scored 34 points, the most ever in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the visiting Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury, 99-94, on Saturday. The previous high in a WNBA debut was 25 points by Cynthia Cooper in 1997. The game was tied at 79 early...
PHOENIX (AP) -- 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. Only the Beginning... Candace Parker, who narrowly missed a triple-double with 12 rebounds and eight assists,...