CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Look out, WNBA. Lisa Leslie is back, and now she has Candace Parker with her. The two have helped Los Angeles garner most of the preseason buzz, and the Sparks are the overwhelming favorites to win their third WNBA championship as the league opens its 12th season this weekend.
Covers.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Look out, WNBA. Lisa Leslie is back, and now she has Candace Parker with her. The two have helped Los Angeles garner most of the preseason buzz, and the Sparks are the overwhelming favorites to win their third WNBA championship as the league opens ...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday
Will Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker the new twin towers of Los Angeles reignite the Sparks to their first championship since 2002?
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday
1. Real Class of '08 2. Rekindled Sparks 3. All-Star Reunion 4. Olympic-sized quandary 5. Emerging stars The Sparks' Candace Parker (3) is highly touted by her coach, former Lakers great Michael Cooper. Said Cooper: "Candace Parker is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and Magic Johnson all rolled into one; that's how good she is." Reigning MVP Lauren Jackson of the Seattle...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Six of the WNBA's 14 general managers choose the team to win their third championship. Majority also see Sparks' Lisa Leslie as MVP and top draft pick Candace Parker as rookie of the year. WNBA general managers, in a survey conducted by the league, predict the Sparks not only will win the WNBA title but the top two player awards will belong to them as well.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
With the WNBA season to begin May 17, the Los Angeles Sparks rookie stars in commercials that reach out to male sports fans. The WNBA has borrowed a corner of the NBA playoffs stage in a bid to win new fans -- men, to be exact.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Candace Parker and Lisa Leslie gave the WNBA its first glimpse of just how dangerous the Los Angeles Sparks could be this season. Parker, the league's No. 1 pick, had 14 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in Los Angeles' 86-80 exhibition victory over the expansion Atlanta Dream on Saturday night. Leslie played her first game since missing all of 2007 on maternity leave,...
The Starting Five (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
The lady version of Kobe Bryant? Candace Parker began the first day of her professional career on Saturday, May 3, 2008. The significance of this date will play out years from now, as the WNBA is looking towards a bright future behind the play of rookies, Candace Parker, Candice Wiggins, Sylvia Fowles, Essence Carson, and Crystal [...]
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
The hottie to the left is Candace Parker, the Tennessee forward and number 1 WNBA draft pick. She's the first female to dunk in a college game, but that alone isn't why she is expected, by some, to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
Candace Parker and Lisa Leslie gave the WNBA its first glimpse of just how dangerous the Los Angeles Sparks could be this season.
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Filed under: Los Angeles , Women's Sports , The Word , FanHouse TV , WNBA Elie Seckbach, the Embedded NBA Correspondent, brings his exclusive NBA reporting to FanHouse. Check back here regularly for more videos. In this video, we talk to basketball star and the number one draft pick Candace Parker in her new Sparks uniform. Around 1:55 into the video we catch up with Lisa...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
Toronto Raptors guard Anthony Parker might be the only NBA player who gets upstaged by his little sister. Parker is the older brother of Candace Parker , who was the No. 1 pick of the WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks, hours after winning her second consecutive NCAA title with Tennessee. When she debuts with the Sparks this spring, she and Anthony are expected...
The Starting Five (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
In the midst of these 2008 NBA Playoffs, a major shift in the professional basketball paradigm happened yesterday. Its equivalent to the type of force that moves mountains. Candace Parker, “CP3″ in her own right, signed an undisclosed deal with Gatorade, and adidas.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
Los Angeles Sparks rookie Candace Parker has signed a multiyear endorsement deal with Adidas. Parker was the top choice in the WNBA Draft and the Associated Press player of the year.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
Los Angeles Sparks rookie Candace Parker has signed a multiyear endorsement deal with Adidas. Parker was the top choice in the WNBA draft and The Associated Press player of the year. Adidas declined to disclose the value of the deal. Parker's agent was not immediately available. Parker played three seasons at Tennessee and helped win two national championships....
