Coach Cheryl Reeve – who’s headed the Lynx since 2010 – said the Sparks got it right with Roberts, a modern-minded coach with an appreciation for three-points-is-more-than-two analytics, though perhaps not the natural shooting depth at her disposal to fit that notion.

It's a good thing she did because Minnesota came out of the locker room on fire. The Lynx, behind Napheesa Collier's 23 points, dropped the Sparks 89-75 to post two victories in starting the 2025 WNBA season. “We have, you know, good, hard halftimes,” Reeve told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune after Sunday's win.

Kelsey Plum poured in 37 points, five steals and six assists in the Sparks' 84-67 season-opening win over the Golden State Valkyries on Friday night — nearly mi

Napheesa Collier scored 23 points on 10-for-18 shooting, and the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for an 89-75 win over the host Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday evening.

On Sunday, the Sparks' X account became active just prior to the team's marquee home matchup with Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx. It bestowed a new nickname on Jackson as she and her Sparks teammates battled coach Cheryl Reeve's team in the City of Angels.

The Los Angeles Sparks pulled off a convincing 84-67 season-opening win over the Golden State Valkyries on Friday night — a timely victory to begin 2025 in fron

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