[NYTimes] Sparks 78, Lynx 76 | Finals Los Angeles leads series, 1-0: Sparks’ Alana Beard Hits Buzzer-Beater to Defeat Lynx in Game 1 (Monday, October 10, 2016 7:31:48 PM) With two M.V.P. teammates drawing attention, Beard buried a baseline jumper to give Los Angeles the first game of the W.N.B.A. finals over the Minnesota Lynx. […]