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The Toronto Tempo are reportedly hiring former Los Angeles Sparks assistant coach Sandy Brondello as the expansion franchise’s first head coach, ahead of their first WNBA season in 2026, according to Title IX Sports’ Howard Megdal.
Before spending eight seasons as head coach of the Phoenix Mercury and, most recently, leading the New York Liberty, Brondello was an assistant coach for the Sparks — joining the purple and gold’s coaching staff alongside Joe “Jellybean” Bryant in 2011 and remaining on the L.A. sidelines until 2013.
Candace Parker, a former star for the WNBA’s Sparks, was on-site at Dodger Stadium on Friday to watch Shohei Ohtani’s legendary performance in the MLB’s L.A. Dodgers’ 5-1 win, which clinched a 2025 World Series appearance. Parker provided a plethora of thoughts and reactions, via TNT Sports.
“Seeing [Shohei] Ohtani up close … it’s crazy,” Parker said, during the Dodgers win. “That’s so cool.”
Here’s all the latest Sparks news and stories (click the headline for the full article):
Sparks Tweets of the Day:
A look at the LA Sparks’ new $150 million practice facility in El Segundo — set to open in 2027.
It marks the largest investment in the history of women’s sports for a single team.
MORE: https://t.co/3q1iDF7Io3pic.twitter.com/eO71oEOB2b
— Ben Geffner (@BenGeffner) September 25, 2025
From Monday — Sparks’ Cameron Brink reacts to her season-ending nose injury suffered in LA’s 2025 finale vs Aces:
✍️🔗: https://t.co/kMyVURw2GR pic.twitter.com/EJqL0gQmEj
— Ben Geffner (@BenGeffner) September 17, 2025
Angel Reese to the Sparks?
🚨🔗 More on potential trade destinations for Chicago’s star, following a recent report: https://t.co/mLzmGUXSPu
— LA Sports Report (@LA_SportsReport) September 10, 2025
Kelsey Plum, in her first season in LA, led the Sparks to their highest single-season win total since 2019.
2025 — 21-23‘24 — 8-32‘23 — 17-23‘22 — 13-23‘21 — 12-20‘20 — 15-7
“We’ll be back …[the culture] is changing,” she said postgame on Thursday.https://t.co/AU3pe4EXNY
— Ben Geffner (@BenGeffner) September 12, 2025
For more news and notes on the Los Angeles Sparks, visit Los Angeles Sparks on SI.
