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Los Angeles front-line of star players and 12 days of rest to regain the stride the Sparks lost during the final 10 games of the regular season proved too much for the Chicago Sky to overcome in Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals.But the Sky have not lost hope and take a measure of confidence into Game 2 of the best-of-five series Friday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.Candace Parker, the 2008 and 2013 league MVP, and Nneka Ogwumike, this years MVP, combined for 57 points and 19 rebounds in the Sparks 95-75 victory in Game 1. Nineteen of Parkers 30 points came in the first half when Chicago center Imani Boyette was on the bench with foul trouble.Los Angeles coach Brian Agler liked Parkers all-around effort.Its not just her scoring that makes her great, Agler said. When she handles the ball in the middle of the floor theres a lot of positive things that can happen, and shes pretty hard to stop.Ogwumike was honored for her MVP season prior to the game Wednesday and paired with Parker to show how good the Sparks can be when they are firing on all cylinders.Its been nothing but love the last few days, and the break gave us a chance to reset and make find some of the things we were missing at the end of the regular season, Ogwumike said. Its been awesome, and this (win) was a great way to start off our run.The Sky was shorthanded and will remain that way for at least the next few games with Elena Delle Donne, last seasons MVP and this years scoring champion, watching from the bench in street clothes. Delle Donne has been sidelined since Sept. 12 after undergoing thumb surgery but could be a huge factor later in the series.Nneka was the MVP tonight, but so was Candace, Chicago coach Pokey Chatman said. Parkers an MVP-type player, she has played with had a chip on her shoulder all season. Big-time players step up and she did (Wednesday).Chicago had four players in double-figure scoring in Game 1 led by Jamierra Faulkners 13 points off the bench.Los Angeles won all four meetings this season by double-digit margins, including twice in Chicago with Delle Donne in the Sky lineup.Game 3 is set for Sunday afternoon at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill.Cheap USA Soccer Jerseys .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. USA Soccer Store . The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. https://www.cheapusasoccer.com/ .C. United of Major League Soccer. United chose the defender in the second round of the 2013 MLS re-entry draft. Stitched USA Soccer Jerseys . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. Fake USA Soccer Jerseys . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim.DURHAM, N.H. -- Trevor Knight threw for 118 yards, ran for 95 more, and had two touchdowns as New Hampshire beat William & Mary on Saturday.New Hampshire led just 7-6 entering the fourth quarter but added two scores within five minutes of each other to effectively ice the game.Dalton Crossan ran it in from 1-yard out capping a 14-play, 80-yard drive for a 14-6 Wildcats lead. On the ensuing possession, Ryan Farrell intercepted William & Mary quarterback Steve Cluley, setting up a 12-yard scoring striike from Knight to Anthony Pante to make it 21-6.ddddddddddddThe Tribe cut it to 21-12 on a 9-yard pass from Cluley to Daniel Kuzjak with 6:31 left, however New Hampshire (3-2, 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association) went 14-plays to run out the remaining time.Kendell Anderson led the Tribe (2-3, 0-2) with 168 yards rushing and a TD. Cluley finished with just 61 yards passing. ' ' '