The Sparks signed rookie Liatu King to a hardship contract as the team has endured several injuries to start the season.

LOS ANGELES (WNDU) - Former Notre Dame women’s basketball forward Liatu King has signed a hardship contract with the Los Angeles Sparks. This deal keeps her on the roster for the rest of the WNBA season.

The WNBA opens up its season Friday night as the Los Angeles Sparks visit the Golden State Valkyries at Chase Center in San Francisco.

Los Angeles plays the Phoenix Mercury after Azurá Stevens scored 21 points in the Sparks' 89-75 loss to the Minnesota Lynx.

Coach Cheryl Reeve – who’s headed the Lynx since 2010 – said the Sparks got it right with Roberts, a modern-minded coach with an appreciation for three-points-is-more-than-two analytics, though perhaps not the natural shooting depth at her disposal to fit that notion.

The WNBA's opening weekend start tonight when the Los Angeles Sparks take on the Golden State Valkyries. Here's how to watch.

The Minnesota Lynx roared to a 2-0 start with an 89-75 win over the Los Angeles Sparks Sunday night. It was their second straight role playing the spoiler to start the season, having marred Paige Bueckers' WNBA debut in the Dallas Wings' home opener on Friday and then doing the same to the Sparks in L.A.

It's an exciting time for WNBA fans, but it also means more subscriptions to track. Here’s our explainer on the LA Sparks' 2025 schedule.

Los Angeles hosts the Minnesota Lynx after Kelsey Plum scored 37 points in the Los Angeles Sparks' 84-67 victory over the Golden State Valkyries.

Before the Sparks’ game against the Valkyries, head coach Lynne Roberts provided an update for Brink, saying that while she’s making progress, there is no definitive timetable for her return. Brink suffered a season-ending ACL injury about one month into her rookie season.