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Thompson's WNBA Legacy Unparalleled

By Michelle SmithJul 28th 2010 – 3:00PM

Tina Thompson's name has never blazed at the top of the women's basketball marquee. She should blame the company she keeps. In Houston, it was Cynthia Cooper and Sheryl Swoopes. On the U.S. Olympic team it was Lisa Leslie, a pecking order that carried over to the Los Angeles Sparks last year. Even this season, the 14th...

WNBA Midseason Report Card: East Finally Rises

By Michelle SmithJul 14th 2010 – 5:23PM

Is this the year that the Eastern Conference's inferiority complex comes to an end in the WNBA? In 13 years, the Eastern Conference has won three WNBA titles, all by the Detroit Shock, the last coming in 2008. But, with the exception of the extraordinary season of the Seattle Storm, the best basketball in the league this...

Candace Parker's Shoulder Injury Another Blow to Sparks

By Michelle SmithJun 14th 2010 – 1:18PM

The Los Angeles Sparks have had a tough start to this season under new head coach Jennifer Gillom, adjusting to the retirement of Lisa Leslie and an injury to veteran point guard Ticha Penicheiro. Now this body blow. Star forward Candace Parker left Sunday's game against Minnesota with a dislocated left shoulder. She was...

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Background on Jennifer Gillom

Jennifer "Grandmama" Gillom (born June 13, 1964 in Abbeville, Mississippi) is a former WNBA basketball player who played for the Phoenix Mercury from 1997 to 2002. Gillom was formerly the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.

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