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ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Candace Parker is finally in the WNBA Finals.Her first trip to the championship caps off an eventful, and at times difficult, year for the Los Angeles Sparks star.She was left off the Olympic team despite being a two-time gold medalist and mourned the passing of her college coach, Tennessees Pat Summitt. Now she has a chance to win her first WNBA title, the only thing missing from her incredible basketball resume.Parker scored 29 points and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Chicago Sky 95-75 on Tuesday night to advance to the WNBA Finals.Its been a long journey. We havent done anything yet. We havent accomplished our goal, Parker said.Parker shot 6 of 10 from the field and made 14 of her 15 free throws to lead the Sparks to the finals for the first time since 2003 after they won championships in 2001 and 2002.Its been an emotional year for her, Sparks coach Brian Agler said. She had a great year, a great playoff. We all know Candace is one of the best in the world. We like it when the ball is in her hands.Parker missed the finals her rookie year in 2008 when the Sparks lost in the Western Conference finals.Youre young. You think, `Oh, well be back next year, Parker said. That didnt happen, then the next and the next. You look up and its eight years. I really appreciate this.Kristi Toliver added 21 points and league MVP Nneka Ogwumike had 17 points and nine rebounds for the second-seeded Sparks, who won the semifinal series 3-1.They will face the defending champion Minnesota Lynx in a best-of-5 series for the league title. The top-seeded Lynx swept Phoenix in the other semifinal and will be going for their fourth title in six years.Cappie Pondexter scored 19 points and rookie Imani Boyette had 15 to lead the fourth-seeded Sky. Clarissa Dos Santos had 14 points and Jessica Breland added 12. Chicago played without 2015 MVP and leading scorer Elena Delle Donne, who has a thumb injury.The Sparks won the first two games of the series by an average of 17.5 points before the Sky took Game 3 70-66 on Sunday.For the most part we played with a lot more composure tonight, Agler said.After shooting 6-of-33 from beyond the arc in Game 3 against the Skys zone, the Sparks made 9 of their 13 3-pointers Tuesday. Toliver hit all four of her 3s.We just countered (the zone) with movement, Ogwumike said. A lot of times you can get stuck literally without moving the ball and bodies in the zone. We did a great job of moving the ball and recognizing gaps.The Sparks shot 55 percent from the field and made 28 of their 30 free throws.The Sky got within eight early in the fourth quarter before Parker scored the next eight points on a 3-pointer and five free throws to put the game away.I give her all the credit. She did what she had to do for her team to advance, Pondexter said.TIP-INS:The Sparks won six of their seven games against Chicago this season and scored at least 93 points in five of those victories. . Los Angeles dropped two of three to Minnesota during the regular season. ... Toliver has made at least one 3 in every game she has played.STILL SIDELINEDDelle Donne missed her 10th consecutive game after undergoing thumb surgery on Sept. 13.Im extremely proud of them, but Im not surprised, Sky coach Pokey Chatman said of how her team played without Delle Donne. We sped up the pace a little bit.UP NEXTGame 1 of the WNBA Finals is Sunday in Minneapolis Adidas NMD Greece . Down by seven with 90 seconds left in regulation, thats where they looked comfortable. Adidas NMD R2 γυναικεια . The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 for Jones (19-1). It was the champions closest call. Despite the loss, it was a remarkable show by the confident Swedish challenger, who had the best of the early rounds and then hung on in the fourth and fifth. http://www.nmdgreece.com/adidas-superstar-greece/i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i.html .1 million pounds ($61.2 million) on Saturday, giving the beleaguered English Premier League champions a major lift. Adidas Gazelle ανδρικα . Self was acquired from the Buffalo Bandits in a trade for Alex Hill midway through last season, and made his debut in Rochester on March 16, 2013. Adidas NMD γυναικεια . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room. TROON, Scotland -- Even with six PGA Tour victories, Bill Haas knew his record in the majors was lacking.He had never contended. He never even had a top 10.Haas finally put together three solid rounds at Royal Troon, including a 2-under 69 on Saturday, and was in third place going into the final round of the British Open.Just his luck, he picked a major where Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson have turned it into a two-man race.Stenson had a one-shot lead over Mickelson, with a five-shot gap until Haas. His consolation going into the final round was that he only had one player between him and the lead, even if that one player already has five majors.Maybe not, Haas said. You see your name on the board close to the leaders and theres only a few guys that could fall backward, and you certainly cant expect Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson to fall backward.That was out of his hands. He thought more about the golf he has played over three rounds -- at least four birdies a day, no big numbers that have derailed the likes of U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and so many others.Haas certainly has the game for majors. His six victories include East Lake (where he won the FedEx Cup in 2011), Congressional and Riviera. For whatever reason, he hasnt been able to put it together during the four weeks of the year when careers are measured.I certainly havent competed as much as Id like in majors, he said. Ive played in my fair share of them, but certainly not 20 years worth. Ive played it enough where I think I could have done better than I have in these tournaments. I typically dont feel like I put more pressure on myself. Its just its the toughest test of ggolf that we play, and its beaten me more than Ive beat it.ddddddddddddis best approach to Sunday is to play the course as he finds it and see where how it shakes out.Thats the way he goes about any tournament. Haas is the son of Jay Haas, who played the Open at Royal Troon three times and passed on what advice he could, such as making birdies with the wind behind him on the outward nine. Haas made four of them Saturday to move up the leaderboard, the mistakes didnt hurt him too badly.He is decisive on the golf course, one of the fastest players on the PGA Tour without ever looking as though he is rushing. His self-talk can be overly harsh, and Haas knows this. He is honest to a fault, such as being asked about playing the final round with Andrew Beef Johnston in the penultimate group.I certain dont think Phil and Henrik Stenson are feeling the pressure tonight sleeping, knowing that Beef and Bill Haas are behind them, he said with a smile. So weve got to use that to our advantage and just try to surprise some people.Theres still plenty at stake even if Haas doesnt catch up to the leaders. He is No. 14 in the Ryder Cup standings, and with the money counting double in a major, that could go a long way toward getting to Hazeltine with the rest of the Americans.For now, the plan is simple.I want to go forward, he said. With them being a few strokes ahead, I dont think about one or two birdies, Ive got to think about shooting a golf score. If I go shoot something in the 60s tomorrow and they fall back, you never know what could happen. ' ' '