Brian Agler leaves Seattle Storm to coach L.A. Sparks of WNBA

Brian Agler is very familiar with how talented the Los Angeles Sparks are, having coached against them for many years. Now he’ll get a chance to lead them. Agler was announced as the new coach of the Sparks on Monday. “It’s a great opportunity and I know that I’m leaving a really tremendous organization from top to bottom from ownership to front office to players and fans,” Agler said. “I have a lot of great friendships there.” The 56-year-old had been with Seattle since 2008 and guided the Storm to the WNBA championship in 2010. While Agler was both the GM and coach in Seattle, he’ll just be the coach in L.A. Agler also led the Columbus Quest of the now-defunct American Basketball League to two championships. He guided the Storm to the playoffs every year except last season. – AP