A WNBA star already, Parker begins career

                   
tennessean.com     May 17, 2008            

Since she was the top pick in the WNBA Draft, Candace Parker has become one of the league's top stars without having played a single game. The former Lady Vol is popular with the fans, as jersey and ticket sales can attest to. Today, Parker gets to prove she will be as much of a force on the court. [read full story]                    

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Candace Parker sets record in historic WNBA debut

wbir.com     May 19, 2008          

By CHRISTOPHER RAMIREZ The Arizona Republic 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 showed straight...                    

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Don't need to be sexist to rip WNBA

suntimes.com     May 19, 2008          

The WNBA's new slogan is ''Expect Great.'' Frankly, I don't think they can shame me or scare me into buying WNBA season tickets. But, as Susan B. Anthony is my witness, I'll hardly ever watch women play pro basketball. Should I apologize because taped poker on ESPN outdraws live WNBA games? I...                    

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Candace Parker Records WNBA Win #1

suite101.com     May 18, 2008          

Candace Parker makes her first of many indelible impressions to come on the world's premier women's sports league. L.A.'s jack-of-all-trades (and drafts), Candace Parker drilled 34 points, 12 rebounds, and came away with 8 assists in her debut game as the Sparks outlasted the Phoenix Mercury...                    

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Mercury Ring Ceremony Dimmed By Loss To Sparks

sportspagemagazine.com     May 19, 2008          

Photos by Jamie Hines. PHOENIX – For the Phoenix Mercury fans who watched their home team receive their championship rings Saturday afternoon, the only real disappointment was the day's final result, a 99-94 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. The Mercury came into the game as the defending WNBA...                    

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