"sparks" Articles & Blogs:
Out of the carnage rises....the WNBA season
| The final transactions page on the night before the regular season begins. All the talented players on that list - it kills me.The WNBA is a Leaner, Meaner Place this year, and that's not a good thing. Many of the players on the cut list were employed a f...[Read on] |
Sparks to retire Lisa Leslie’s jersey
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The Los Angeles Sparks will retire the jersey (No. 9) of WNBA legend Lisa Leslie on tonight, August 10th as the Sparks match-up against the Indiana Fever at 7:00pm at STAPLES Center.
Leslie, who led the Sparks to back-to-back WNBA Championships in 2001 a...[Read on] |
Sunset Showdown: Basketball under the stars
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And on Sunday, June 6th, you can join the Los Angeles Sparks players and coaches and help clean up Santa Monica Beach. Meet 9:00 am at 1600 Ocean Front Walk (North side of Pier, Tower 1550).
For more info on both events, go to LASparks.com
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Candace Parker will have tests to determine if surgery is necessary
| Candace Parker's injury in Seattle Friday night appears to have been downplayed, because the truth is out now that she dislocated it then. In light of yesterday's second such injury, the Sparks star forward will have an MRI and X-rays this week to determi...[Read on] |
Natalie Gulbis throws out first pitch at A’s game
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We’ve written about a lot of ladies throwing out the first pitch this baseball season. LA Sol Soccer player Marta, golfer Michelle Wie, and Sparks players Delisha Milton Jones and Tina Thompson graced the blue carpet by throwing out the first pitc...[Read on] |
Happy Birthday WNBA!
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Thirteen years ago this week, the Women’s National Basketball Association began its very first season.
On June 21, 1997, the inaugural season began when the Los Angles Sparks hosted the New York Liberty with 14,284 in attendance. New York defeated ...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama's Updo Sparks Hairgate II
| Michelle and Barack Obama attend a celebration of country music in the East Room of the White House, July 21, 2009. By Matthew Cavanaugh-Pool/Getty Images. The Obamas hosted a country-music concert at the White House this past Tuesday night. Country lumin...[Read on] |
LJ, Cappie & Catch dominate All-WNBA team voting
| LJ, Cappie & Catch Dominate All-WNBA Team Voting
The WNBA today announced the All-WNBA teams, and it was an extremely close race for top vote getter, much like the MVP award itself was. Again, it came down to Seattle Storm star (and MVP winner&...[Read on] |
Another Nicholas Sparks tearjerker: The dish on Dear John
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Whenever I first saw the trailer for Dear John, I was more than excited. Being an avid fan of Nicholas Sparks and his super easy to read and sometimes overly sappy novels, I was hoping that a movie would finally be made about one of his books that followe...[Read on] |
Female Creative Partnerships
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Julie White (l) and Theresa Rebeck
I am so sick and tired of all the stories about how women compete against each other (lots of them bullshit designed, I believe, to keep women from working together) that it’s important to acknowledge and celebrate wh...[Read on] |
Women's Hoops Hoopla: UConn Champions, WNBA Draft & more
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In case you’ve been living in a hole, here’s an update on what’s been happening in the world of women’s basketball.
On Tuesday night, the UConn women finished out their perfect season by beating Louisville 76-54 and capturing the NCAA championshi...[Read on] |
Inspiring women and an inspiring league
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This past week, I traveled to Chicago for a wedding and a work trip. Just as I pulled out of my place in DC, I tweeted my status, “En route to Chicago.” Among responses from friends wishing me safe travels came an email from one of my WNBA contacts in...[Read on] |
After the WNBA draft: Who's ballin' now?
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After a weekend of festivities, media training and photo ops, the WNBA draft was held Monday at the ESPN headquarters in Connecticut. Girls who have been dreaming of this day since they first dribbled a basketball in a school gym were a bundle of nerves...[Read on] |
ESPN features “The Selling of Candace Parker:” Can she transcend women’s sports?
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Today, ESPN released a cover story with Candace Parker as part of their complete package of features for Women’s History Month 2009.
The story is well written, clear, inspiring and balanced. What’s great about it is the focus - a story about how Cand...[Read on] |
All Girl Beat Freaks: America’s Best Dance Crew?
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If you’ve been obsessed with MTV’s reality dance-competition show “America’s Best Dance Crew“ then you know that one of the top two crews this season was the all-female Beat Freaks. The LA ladies came hard with a badass B-girl style and wowed AB...[Read on] |
Women at the Box Office This Weekend- May 22
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Opening This Week
It’s a good thing the weather will be nice in the east cause there are slim pickings at the movies this weekend. I have no interest in the new Terminator and if I see Night at the Museum 2, and that’s a big if, it will be to see Am...[Read on] |
WNBA: Something just ain't right
| Something is different about the WNBA this year.I'm not talking about the so-called parity that has resulted in teams with veteran basketball stars regularly getting their butts kicked. I'm talking about the way many longtime WNBA supporters and fans have...[Read on] |
Wind and water sparks a movement: Kiteboarding 4 Cancer
| by: Jessica Valenzuela
Jaz De Lille, instructor and athlete Kiteboarding 4 Cancer, photo courtesy of Jimmy Stringfellow
Personal experience can move mountains. This is my personal belief.
A decision based on the will to live, the tenacity to succeed an...[Read on] |
What Happened to Sex and the City 2?
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When Sex and the City 2 opened last week it did $3 million on overnight shows from Wednesday (a 20% rise from the original), and the Thursday total was $14.2 million including the overnights. It also did decent business on Friday.
Then it sank and mana...[Read on] |
Female knuckleballer honored by Hall of Fame
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A few weeks ago we wrote about Chelsea Baker, a 13-year-old Florida girl who’s in a league of her own.
Now Chelsea, a knuckleball pitcher who has thrown two perfect games against Little League boys teams, has been honored by the National Baseball Hall ...[Read on] |
Race Day: Three American Women in Rallye AÏcha des Gazelles
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We've told you a little about the Rallye AÏcha des Gazelles here on the Ask Patty blog before, but for those of you who are unfamiliar, it's a pretty amazing thing. Imagine a classic off-road auto rally - this one takes place in the desert of Morocco ...[Read on] |
ChickSpeak hearts Hellcats
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In high school, we all loved tuning into our favorite primetime teen dramas. The storylines, abet a bit crazy at times, featured things we could relate to: dealing with boyfriend drama, taking the SATs, clashing with our parents and so and so on. We admir...[Read on] |
10 Christmas gifts that cost practically nothing
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While you are making your Christmas list this holiday season, you may think to yourself “How am I going to afford to get anybody anything?” I know this thought has scrolled repetitively through my mind several times these last couple of weeks.
Being ...[Read on] |
WPS All-Star Weekend II: WPS Awards Ceremony through Kick-Off
| I’ve just arrived home in San Francisco and am about to start working on some video footage from the All-Star Awards dinner. But before I do, I thought it would be nice to pick up where I ended my blog yesterday and share a bit more from the WPS All-St...[Read on] |
See Mommy Run
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More and more, elite female athletes are taking on a challenge greater than sports. They’re returning to the competitive world of sports while juggling motherhood.
Soccer moms have led the charge. The U.S. Women’s National Team has consistently feat...[Read on] |
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