Plum is originally from Poway, Calif., which is just minutes away from San Diego, and attended high school in the affluent San Diego neighborhood of La Jolla, so joining the Sparks has been something of a homecoming for her. She played college basketball at Washington, where she led Division I with an average of 31.7 points a game.

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.

Opening weekend in the WNBA has come and gone with eight matchups taking place in the first three days of the regular season. History was made with the first WNBA regular season game ever being played at the Chase Center for Valkyries vs.

Season 29 is underway! Where does your favorite team land in the Power Rankings ahead of the conclusion of Week 1 action?

The Los Angeles Sparks started the new WNBA season on Friday with an 84-67 win over the expansion Golden State Valkyries. However, they then lost on Sunday to the Minnesota Lynx, the defending Western Conference champions, by a final score of 89-75.

Liberty and Lynx don't miss a beat during opening weekend, while Mercury and Mystics look better than expected.