More preseason action: the Sparks took out a Mercury team still lacking its stars.

New Sparks Marta Fernandez (who?) and Taj McWilliams-Franklin (!) led the winners with 16 and 15. For the Merc, Mazz scored 16 on 4-7 three-point shooting. Will she see much playing time once their starters come home?

The Merc had to move the home game up a few hours to make room for the men's playoff victory later that night. Did the Suns fans with Band-Aids on their noses take the idea from Sue Bird?