Canada's Nurse helps lift Sparks past Storm on home soil in WNBA pre-season action

Canadian Kia Nurse had some nerves entering Saturday's WNBA pre-season contest at Rogers Place. The Hamilton native and Canadian national team star had nine points in 19 minutes of action as her Los Angeles Sparks held on to beat the Seattle Storm 84-79 in front of 16,655 fans. “I was nervous before, in all honesty,” Nurse said. “That’s a lot people, and I spent a lot of time building my career here in Canada, from the jump all the way through high school. And to be in an