Los Angeles entered Monday with a chance to take a convincing lead in its 1-1 season series split with Golden State — the Sparks won the May 16 season-opener ma ...

Janelle Salaun had 21 points and eight rebounds, Kayla Thornton made a 3-pointer with 37.9 seconds left in overtime, and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Los Angeles Sparks 89-81 on Monday night.