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. China Jerseys Cheap . Third-seeded Murray had the easiest path to victory on New Years Eve, barely breaking a sweat during his 6-0, 6-0 win over 2,129th-ranked Qatari wildcard recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed. Fake China Jerseys . 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BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Latest on the condition of Louisiana State Universitys live tiger mascot (all times local):11:15 a.m.Louisiana State Universitys live tiger mascot has terminal cancer that has spread across its body.LSU Veterinarian David Baker said at a news conference Wednesday that Mike VI has at best another one to two months to live.Baker said a tumor near the tigers nose has grown despite radiation treatments, and the cancer has now spread to the animals right leg, the base of its neck and even its lungs.Baker says Mike will be euthanized when the time comes so that he can die with dignity. Meanwhile, hell remain in his campus habitat. Baker also said that hell soon begin searching animal rescue facilities for a Mike VII.---10:15 a.m.Cancer found in the skull of Louisiana State Universitys livve tiger mascot has spread.ddddddddddddThe LSU School of Veterinary Medicine announced that a CT scan and physical exam of the tiger, Mike VI, shows the tumor in his skull has grown and his cancer has spread. The school scheduled a press briefing Wednesday to discuss the tigers prognosis.LSU announced in May that the tiger had been diagnosed with a rare and inoperable form of cancer. At the time, veterinarians said treating its spindle cell sarcoma with radiation therapy could extend the 10-year-old tigers life by one or two more years.Last month, LSU announced that Mike VI wont take the field during home football games this season, and instead will remain in its campus habitat. ' ' '