SEATTLE Candace Parker scored 20 points, including a key layup with 2 minutes left, and the Los Angeles Sparks advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 71-64 victory over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night.

Advance America Announces the Closing of 39 Centers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. today announced that it will close all 30 Centers it operates in Arkansas.

Cash Advance Store Robbed; Victim’s Car Stolen (Fox 12 Oregon)
VANCOUVER, Wash. — A man armed with a knife robbed a cash advance store and then stole the victim’s car Friday morning, police said. Officers were called to Advance America Cash Advance in the 7500 block of Fourth Plain Boulevard at 8:15 a.m.

Sparks don’t blow it, advance to conference finals (Los Angeles Times)
A 14-point lead is reduced to three in the fourth quarter, but Parker’s clutch basket helps give the Sparks a 2-1 victory in the first-round playoff series. San Antonio awaits in the conference finals.