Friday Fire: Will Candace Parker Singlehandedly Elevate WNBA Popularity?

W.N.B.A. Draft: Sparks Take Parker First With Visions of Showtime
When the draft was held Wednesday, the Detroit Shock quickly took Candace Parker, less than 15 hours after she led Tennessee to the N.C.A.A. championship.

Sparks take Parker with the No. 1 pick
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 ...

Sparks' Parker meets with Leslie, L.A. media
Leslie says it is 'great' to have the WNBA's No. 1 drafted player and doesn't foresee issues as there were when the Lakers had Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. >  ...