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For all the scandals and scoundrels, on Thanksgiving there are always good names to be thankful for: Jae C. Hong/Associated Press The W.N.B.A. star Lisa Leslie, with Lauren, 2, retired to be a full-time wife and mother.

Alexis Gray-Lawson and her California teammates are long overdue to face Baylor on their home court.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, November 12. THE United States of America, the reigning World Champions of Women's Water Polo will welcome five of the top ten ranked nations to Newport Beach, California this December for the 10th Holiday Cup.

Lisa Leslie is retiring, but the Sparks' No. 9 will continue to impact the game for years to come.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points before sitting out the final quarter and the Dallas Mavericks beat the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 93-82 on Saturday night.

Lisa Leslie isn't just sitting around after her recent retirement from the WNBA.

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Future Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie calls it quits after 12 seasons. Welcome to SportsNation! On Friday, former Los Angeles Sparks and U.S. Olympian Lisa Leslie will be here to chat about retirement, the state of the WNBA, and her latest charitable focus on liver cancer awareness.

Phoenix's Diana Taurasi swears she actually prefers it this way: being on the road, playing in an arena of people cheering against her.

Lisa Leslie is retiring, but the Sparks' No. 9 will continue to impact the game for years to come.

For four of the first five years of the WNBA the Most Valuable Player of the league won a championship that same season.

Lisa Leslie is retiring, but the Sparks' No. 9 will continue to impact the game for years to come.

Lisa Leslie is retiring, but the Sparks' No. 9 will continue to impact the game for years to come.

Lisa Leslie is retiring, but the Sparks' No. 9 will continue to impact the game for years to come.

Seattle's Camille Little puts in the game-winning basket against the Los Angeles Sparks in Game 2 of their Western Conference Semifinal.

The face of the WNBA? Think bigger. On Saturday, Lisa Leslie said Diana Taurasi "will continue to be the best [player] in the world." Sure, Taurasi has lost a few painful "big" games in her basketball career, but those didn't break her heart by any means.

Quick hits on fringe sports? Why not? It's better than chasing Tebow's ambulance.

After 12 seasons in the WNBA, Lisa Leslie -- a two-time WNBA champion, seven-time All-Star, three-time MVP and the first player to dunk in the WNBA -- will retire when the Sparks' playoff run is over.

Ever since I can remember, Lisa Leslie has been the face of women's basketball. The star from Compton was one of those figures that never seemed to age.

Having lost game one at home, the Sparks put pressure on themselves to be the ultimate road warriors for the remainder of the best-of-three Western Conference finals.