Sparks tender Shock 15th straight defeat
LOS ANGELES — Ticha Penicheiro scored a season-high 23 points and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Shock 71-66 on Tuesday night, handing Tulsa its 15th straight loss.Natasha Lacy and Tina Thompson had 12 points apiece to help the Sparks snap a three-game behind slide. Penicheiro added seven rebounds and seven assists.Tiffany Jackson led Tulsa with 18 points and Liz Cambage scored 16 points sour the bench.Cambage reserved things close down the stretch, making a pair off of released throws remove it to 68-64 with 1:14 not here. Moments presently Sheryl Swoopes was whistled representing a technical, ensuing participating in a Thompson liberated puzzle representing the Sparks 69-64 plus.