Sparks on Fox Prime Ticket, you can set your DVRs now.

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Too soon to know when star Candace Parker returns from her maternity break and will be available for viewing, but here’s the Fox television schedule for the Los Angeles Sparks season, which begins at home Saturday vs. Detroit. The highlight of the six-game TV schedule will likely be Lisa Leslie’s final home appearance at Staples Center on Sept. 11. Leslie has announced she is retiring after this season.

Broadcasters are analyst Tracy Warren with Larry Burnett on play-by-play.

The complete 2009 LA Sparks telecast schedule on the regional sports network is as follows:

Sunday June - 21 Sacramento 6:30 PM PRIME TICKET
Sunday June - 28 Seattle 6:30 PM PRIME TICKET
Sunday July - 5 Phoenix 6:30 PM PRIME TICKET

Thursday August - 27 Phoenix 7:30 PM PRIME TICKET
Sunday August - 30 Connecticut 6:30 PM PRIME TICKET

Friday Sept. -11 Minnesota 7:30 PM PRIME TICKET

-- Diane Pucin