The Minnesota Lynx (1-0) go head to head against the Los Angeles Sparks (1-0) on May 18, 2025. The matchup airs on FDSN and SportsNet LA. Can't make the game in person? Watch the WNBA and more sports live on Fubo! ( Regional restrictions may apply)

Azurá Stevens scores 21, and Dearica Hamby posts 20 for the Sparks, who only played seven players, in their 89-75 loss to Minnesota.

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Azurá Stevens finishes with 21 points, but Rickea Jackson sustains an injury as the Sparks fade in the second half of an 89-75 loss to the Minnesota Lynx.

At the end of the third quarter, Rickea Jackson took a shot to the face and never returned for the Sparks in their contest against the Lynx.

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It's a good thing she did because Minnesota came out of the locker room on fire. The Lynx, behind Napheesa Collier's 23 points, dropped the Sparks 89-75 to post two victories in starting the 2025 WNBA season. “We have, you know, good, hard halftimes,” Reeve told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune after Sunday's win.