Up next for Sparks: Sunday vs. Minnesota
Sparks today
VS MINNESOTA
When: noon.
Where: Staples Center.
On the air: WNBA.com.
Records: Sparks 2-7, Lynx 2-8.
Record vs. Lynx (2009): 3-1.
Update: For the first time this season, Sparks Coach Jennifer Gillom will face the Lynx, who were 14-20 last year with her at the helm. The Sparks are in fifth place in the Western Conference; the Lynx are in sixth place. The Lynx are led by Candice Wiggins, who’s averaging 15 points a game, and the Sparks are led by Candace Parker, who’s averaging 21.6 points.
— Melissa Rohlin