Los Angeles waited all winter for the 2001 season to start, with a new chance to get back at Houston and establish what the Sparks thought they were last year--the WNBA’s best team.

Staples Center may be a state-of-the-art facility, but it would have been understandable if the Sparks never had wanted to leave the Forum. After all, they played well there with a 74-48 record ...

The Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Charlotte Sting, 82-54, today to win the WNBA championship, sweeping the best-of-three finals two games to none and ending their reputation as underachievers ...

NEW YORK, September 4, 2001-- The Los Angeles Sparks proved that they could handle the pressures of top billing during this postseason, and the No. 1 team celebrated its first WNBA Championship on ...