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Alexis Gray-Lawson and her California teammates are long overdue to face Baylor on their home court.

Dwight Howard often carries two cell phones. He uses one of them to make and answer calls.

Last season, the Binghamton University women's basketball team was eliminated from the America East tournament on the same day the men's team clinched the school's first NCAA tournament berth.

NAME GAME Top WNBA players Candace Parker: Los Angeles Sparks forward and former Tennessee star is averaging 16.2 points per game in her career and led the league in rebounds.

For four of the first five years of the WNBA the Most Valuable Player of the league won a championship that same season.

Angel McCoughtry scored 17 points the USA received double-digit scoring from Sylvia Fowles, Asjha Jones, Tina Charles and Shameka Christon to open the Ekaterinburg International Invitational Friday evening with an impressive 100-81 victory over the Czech professional team ZVVC UKA Prague .

Bender Arena was the location of the fifth day of training camp for the USA Basketball Womena s National Teama s Fall Showcase this past Sunday.

There was good news from Candace Parker after her fourth day in camp Monday with the U.S. women's national basketball team.

When Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics, exactly one person at the downtown Naperville rally let out a quick, "Woo!" She was a high school cheerleader.

Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker , the 2008 WNBA Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year, continues to have the No.

Detroit Shock guard Katie Smith and Los Angeles Sparks forward Tina Thompson were among the reserves selected for the WNBA All-Star Game.

PHOENIX a ' All she wanted was an opportunity. A chance. Temeka Johnson yearned to show she was back from a knee injury that kept her out for most of the 2007 season.

The tone seemed inappropriate when Sparks Coach Michael Cooper entered a postgame news conference after a loss with a beaming grin.

Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings has been named the WNBA's defensive player of the year for the third time.

Having lost game one at home, the Sparks put pressure on themselves to be the ultimate road warriors for the remainder of the best-of-three Western Conference finals.

Shavonte Zellous scored 23 points and Deanna Nolan added 22 as the Detroit Shock cruised to a 72-56 victory over the Indiana Fever on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Two of the top women's basketball players finally meet with something on the line.

Published: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. Lisa Leslie got her wish when it comes to the Los Angeles Sparks' opponent in the Western Conference finals.

The Los Angeles Sparks will host the 2009 Western Conference Finals at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion against either the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday, September 23rd or the San Antonio Silver Stars on Saturday, September 26th , if necessary.

KATOWICE, Poland a ' Pau Gasol had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead world champion Spain to its first European basketball championship with an 85-63 win over Serbia in the final Sunday.