Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday
LOS ANGELES What jet lag? Returning from the Olympic break, the Monarchs were no match for the Sparks' golden girls Thursday night as Los Angeles turned back Sacramento 78-63 at Staples Center. The Monarchs' Crystal Kelly, center, is fouled by Los Angeles' DeLisha Milton-Jones, left, during the first half Thursday night. The Sparks defeated the visiting Monarchs to break a tie for third...
Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Candace Parker had 19 points, nine rebounds and five blocks to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 78-63 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Thursday night. Lisa Leslie added 14 points and eight blocks and DeLisha Milton-Jones had 11 points and eight rebounds for the Sparks (16-12). Nicole Powell scored 12 points and Kara Lawson added 10 points for the Monarchs (15-13), who shot a season-low...
USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Jeff Lewis, APThe Los Angeles Sparks players showed no effects of jet lag after returning from Beijing as they defeated the Sacramento Monarchs 78-63.LOS ANGELES (AP) — Candace Parker had 19 points, nine rebounds and five blocks to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 78-63 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Thursday night.Lisa Leslie added 14 points and eight blocks and DeLisha Milton-Jones...
LA Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
So much for the fatigue factor.The Sparks returned from their monthlong Olympic break Thursday night, not knowing what to expect from the well-traveled legs of Lisa Leslie, Candace Parker and DeLisha Milton-Jones, who were teammates on the gold-medal-winning United States women's basketball team.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
... "Los Angeles will probably feel it the most," with Parker, center Lisa Leslie, 36, and forward DeLisha Milton-Jones, 33, back from Beijing.Although the Olympic staff "spread out the minutes and didn't kill them with practice time," Thibault says, "it will definitely affect them the first week."The rest of the league welcomed the in-season respite. "We had a chance to rest some bodies,"...
