Sparks take Parker with the No. 1 pick

 

Published 4/10/2008 at L.A. Times - Basketball

Tennessee star is expected to give L.A. and the entire WNBA a lift. > PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- The expectations are monumental, but so was the college career of Candace Parker. [link]

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