SPARKS TONIGHT

at Chicago, 5 PDT

Site -- UIC Pavilion.

Radio -- 1150 (7, delayed).

Records -- Sparks 3-1, Sky 1-3.

Record vs. Sky (2007) -- 1-1.

Update -- This will be a homecoming of sorts for Sparks rookie Candace Parker, who grew up in nearby Naperville. Parker will make her first start in Chicago since high school. In her only college appearance while at Tennessee, she missed a team curfew and sat out the first half of a game last winter against DePaul. Parker is sixth in the league in scoring (19.3), first in rebounding (11.5) and third in assists (6.3).

-- Dan Arritt