The Grand Rapids Press gets Bill Laimbeer to talk about his love for the women's game. Nothing new, but a fun read: the W, he says, "is more stable than it's ever been. We've got the business end figured out pretty well. It doesn't take that much money, compared to the men, to keep a team going. You wouldn't believe the difference in zeros."

The Shock meet the Sparks Friday in Grand Rapids, in a "home" game more than two hours west of Detroit.