SPARKS VS. PORTLAND.Byline: - Nevin Barich Nevin Barich (born August 6, 1979) is a former American sports journalist now working as the Senior Editor of The National Notary, a trade magazine based in Los Angeles with a circulation of more than 300,000 nationwide. Tipoff: 5 p.m., Rose Garden. TV/Radio: ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2; 830-AM. Sparks (14-3) update: They play Portland in their final game before the All-Star game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games Monday. This will be the second game of a five-game road trip for the Sparks, who defeated the Fire 89-72 at Staples Center on June 3. In that game, Lisa Leslie led the Sparks with 25 points and 18 rebounds. Portland (11-8) update: The Fire is one of the hottest teams in the WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego with seven consecutive victories. Portland's latest victory was a 75-72 victory at Minnesota. In that game the Fire, who led by as many as 13, had three players in double figures: Demya Walker (21 points), Tamicha Jackson (14) and Sylvia Crawley (10). |
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