Candace Parker

Candace Parker Talks Travel, Her Next Destinations & Freezing In Russia

Posted 01.12.2012

Candace Parker is perhaps best known for her role as forward for the Los Angeles Sparks. When not playing for the WNBA, Parker spends the off-season p...

Thanks, Dad, for Believing in Me Before I Did

Candace Parker | Posted 08.16.2011

Candace Parker

From my first dunk at 14 years old to my second NCAA Championship, my intense training with my dad was always to credit. From day one, he put me through the same regimen as my brothers.

Laura Gottesdiener

No Forfeit Here: WNBA Players Win At Motherhood And Career

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Gottesdiener | Posted 07.06.2011

When DeMya Walker, forward for the Connecticut Sun and now an 11-year WNBA veteran, became pregnant in 2006, the hardest part of her excruciating, 96-...

What Makes the Great Ones Great?

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Jim Taylor

In my work with athletes, I've been able to identify the five most important psychological qualities that distinguish the Wayne Gretzkys and the Candace Parkers from the rest of us.

Athlete Mom

Laura Pappano | Posted 11.17.2011

Laura Pappano

As working moms playing gold-medal-worthy competitive beach volleyball in bitsy bikinis, Treanor-May and Walsh may just be giving the rest of us a little more room to move.

Candace Parker's Pregnant And The WNBA Has Some Concerns

Paula Duffy | Posted 05.25.2011

Paula Duffy

I understand that Parker has a job to do, but no male athlete has to account for his child birth decisions other than whether he'll miss a game or two to be at his partner's side.

WNBA Brawl: Fight Between Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie Breaks Out During Sparks, Shocks Game (VIDEO)

AP | VIN A. CHERWOO | Posted 05.25.2011

Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker are the only players to have dunked in a WNBA game. On Tuesday night, they were involved in a skirmish _ another occur...

Greening Hollywood: Solar Powered ESPY's

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

Paige Donner

Limos provided by the ESPYs for the honored guests were all bio-diesel powered. The Awards' Red Carpet Event, Pre-Party and Press Tents' electricity were powered by solar energy.