By Kimberly Paschal | Sports Editor
On Thursday, Oct. 20 the Los Angeles Sparks became the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) 2016 Champions. During Game 5 in a best of five series, the LA Sparks defeated the Minnesota Lynx 77-76 in a controversial yet exciting game to end the 20th season of the WNBA.
The last time the Sparks won a title was back in 2002 when WNBA legend Lisa Leslie was on the team. This time around the Sparks were led by a Big Three: 2016 WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike, two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker, and 2013 WNBA All-Star Kristi Toliver.