CHARLOTTE VS. SPARKS.Tipoff: 6:30 p.m.; Forum. TV/Radio: None. Sparks (8-11) update: Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. aimed to reach the .500 mark by the time it headed to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of for a match with the Liberty on Tuesday, but that hope was squashed after being blown out by Houston 81-57 Friday. The loss ended the Sparks' three-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" but Charlotte's three-game streak is intact. The Sting holds a 2-1 advantage over the Sparks. The last time the Sparks beat the Sting was in late June. They did not come close in the two most recent meetings in Charlotte last month, losing 75-64 and 78-66. The Sting's focus probably will be to stop the Sparks' fast break, as Houston did Friday. The Sparks return to the road for a four-game trip that includes games against the Liberty and Comets next week. Sting (9-7) update: The Sparks are not overlooking the Sting, although it holds the worst record in the East. Charlotte trounced the Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Sacramento, California. The team is one of the WNBA's eight original franchises and was noted early on for standout players Ticha Penicheiro, Ruthie Bolton and Yolanda Griffith. on Friday 85-61. Andrea Stinson Andrea Stinson (born Nov 25, 1967) is an American professional basketball player, playing from 1998-2005 for the Charlotte Sting and the Detroit Shock. Early life burned the Sparks for 23 points in their last meeting. She scored 19 against them earlier this season. This is the first of a three-game Western Conference road trip for the Sting. |
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