Sparks face Mercury on heels of 3rd consecutive loss

The good news or the bad?
On a positive note: The L.A. Sparks, losers of three consecutive games, get right back to it at 3 p.m. Sunday in Phoenix, where they’ll have a chance to keep their recent misfortune from festering against the 2-5 Mercury.
The negative: The Sparks get right back to it Sunday in Phoenix.
L.A. has a lot to figure out, and fast, if it’s going to avoid a four-game freefall.
“In professional sports, it doesn’t stop,” Sparks coach Derek Fisher tol