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LOS ANGELES -- Candace Parker scored 24 points, Nneka Ogwumike added 21, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Minnesota Lynx 92-75 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five WNBA Finals.The Sparks could win their first league championship since 2002 with a victory in Game 4 on Sunday.They built a 22-point advantage in the opening quarter when the Sparks shot 60 percent in the game played at Galen Center on the Southern California campus, down the street from their home court at Staples Center.Rebekkah Brunson and Sylvia Fowles led Minnesota with 14 points each. Lindsay Whalen added 11, and Maya Moore had nine points and seven rebounds. The Lynx had 13 turnovers.With their former and current league MVPs leading the way, the Sparks dominated inside. Parker and Ogwumike helped Los Angeles to a 52-32 advantage in the paint.Parker and Ogwumike had nine rebounds each, helping the Sparks to a 29-24 edge on the boards.Essence Carson added 16 points, and Beard finished with 15.The Lynx made a run in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Sparks 11-2 to close to 81-71. Los Angeles answered with eight straight points to go up 89-71. Parker hit a layup and fed Ogwumike on a fast-break sandwiched around baskets by Alana Beard.The Sparks dominated from the opening tip, with Parker and Ogwumike especially devastating in a 2 1/2-minute sequence. They combined to score 12 straight points with Ogwumike hitting consecutive 3-pointers and Los Angeles taking a 21-6 lead.Minnesota is seeking its fourth title in six years. The Lynx evened the series with a 19-point victory in Game 2 on their home court.ALL-WNBALeague MVP Ogwumike was the only unanimous pick for the all-WNBA first team, receiving 39 first-place votes and 195 points from the media panel.New York center Tina Charles was second with 38 first-team votes and 193 points. Guards Maya Moore of Minnesota and Sue Bird of Seattle, and forward Elena Delle Donne completed the first team.Forwards Angel McCoughtry of Atlanta and Breanna Stewart of Seatte were selected to the second team along with guards Diana Taurasi of Phoenix and Jewell Loyd of Seattle, and center Fowles.McCARVILLE INJURYLynx F-C Janel McCarville hurt her back and didnt return.UP NEXTGame 4 is Sunday night at Staples Center. Ofertas Zapatillas Saucony Baratas . LOUIS -- St. Zapatillas Saucony España . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.baratassaucony.es/ . 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Jaeger OMearas manager will go into the AFL trade period without a plan B, confident Hawthorn can engineer a blockbuster trade with Gold Coast.The Hawks will be major trade players again, announcing a week ago that OMeara wants to join them from the Suns.They are also said to have Sydneys Tom Mitchell and Richmond ruck-forward Ty Vickery on their radar.But OMeara will not come cheaply and Luke Breust, Will Langford and James Sicily are all being mentioned as potential trade bait.Still, OMearas manager Colin Young has backed Hawks list manager Graeme Wright and Suns counterpart Scott Clayton to make the deal happen.Out of respect, Gold Coast let Hawthorn go through the finals and obviously, now that its over, theyre going to start kicking into gear, he said at the launch of AFL trade radio.Theyre two of the best who are going to do this trade so, hopefully, it will get done and I dont think Hawthorn would entertain a trade like this if they didnt believe they could get it done.Young also revealed Hawks doctor Michael Makdissi was a key reason why OMeara wanted to join the club.OMeara has not played senior football for two seasons because of a ruptured patella tendon.He has previously worked with Dr Makdissi and is encouraged by Shaun Burgoyne, whose career has flourished since arriving at the Hawks in late 2009 on crutches.Jaeger has a relationship with Michhael back from the AIS days, when Jaeger said they met, they clicked, and obviously with Burgoyne back in the day, it really got to him, Young said.ddddddddddddSo he was pretty happy that all the planets lined up and Hawthorn was the one.Its always a risk because of two years out of the game, but they (Hawthorn) ... have got the proof in the pudding.Meanwhile, Essendon defender Michael Hibberd said he was torn before deciding he wanted a trade to Melbourne.Hibberd is the only banned Bomber still on their list to request a trade.Of the 12, Tayte Pears has retired to pursue a firefighting career and Jobe Watson remains undecided about his AFL future.Hibberd said when he was overseas for three weeks with his banned teammates, he thought strongly about staying.But then he spent three weeks with his girlfriend and Hibberd decided he wanted a fresh start.The fact that it changed back that way pretty quickly, I thought in a few months time, it is probably going to change even more, he said.Also on Tuesday, Jesse Hogans manager Tom Petroro said Melbourne forward Jesse Hogan was unlikely to seek a trade back to WA this year.But Young has talked up the prospect of Fremantle small forward Hayden Ballantyne going to local rivals West Coast. 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