Tamika Whitmore scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Connecticut Sun spoiled the first game in Atlanta Dream history with a 100-68 blowout at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Candace Parker shined in her debut as she poured in a game-high 34 points as the Los Angeles Sparks grabbed a 99-94 win over the defending WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury in the season opener for both clubs.

The 2008 season for the Women's National Basketball Association will tip off on Saturday with an exciting lineup of six games on the schedule.

The New York Liberty acquired guard Leilani Mitchell from the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday in a sign-and-trade deal.

Seattle Storm center Janell Burse will miss the entire 2008 WNBA season for undisclosed reasons, the team announced Tuesday.

The Minnesota Lynx claimed guard Crystal Smith off waivers from the Houston Comets Friday, and re-signed veteran forward Tiffany Stansbury.

Sacramento Monarchs forward DeMya Walker will miss the upcoming season due to a fractured patella in her right knee. She will have surgery on Friday.

The Minnesota Lynx announced on Thursday that point guard Lindsey Harding will be out indefinitely after suffering a stress fracture of her left knee cap.

The Washington Mystics have traded forward DeLisha Milton-Jones to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Taj McWilliams- Franklin and a first-round pick in the 2009 WNBA draft.

The Minnesota Lynx re-signed center Vanessa Hayden-Johnson Friday.