SPARKS TONIGHT

vs. Connecticut, 6:30

Site -- Staples Center

Radio -- KPLS (830)

Records -- Sparks 16-4, Sun 10-11.

Record vs. Sun -- 1-0.

Update -- The Sun, formerly the Orlando Miracle, visits Staples Center for the first time. Los Angeles beat Connecticut, 82-73, to open the season. Sidelined with a knee injury since last Saturday’s All-Star game, Lisa Leslie is off crutches but not yet in uniform. Los Angeles, 10-1 on the road this year, is just 6-3 at home. Forward-guard Nykesha Sales paces the Sun with 15.4 points per game.

-- Chris Snow