NEW YORK -- The WNBA season is at the midway point and Los Angeles has definitely been the surprise of the season.The Sparks are 16-1, the second-best start in league history trailing only Houston which won 20 of its first 21 games in 1998. Los Angeles, led by Nneka Ogwumike and Candace Parker, was a unanimous No. 1 choice Tuesday in The Associated Press WNBA power poll .The team also owns the rights to Connecticuts pick in next years draft meaning Los Angeles could win the league and get the No. 1 selection since the Sun are sitting in the lottery again.Ogwumike is having an MVP-caliber season for the Sparks. Shes averaging 18.4 points while shooting a blistering 70 percent from the field.She has been playing at an incredible level, Sparks coach Brian Agler said.---POWER POLL: The top four teams remained the same with Phoenix jumping up to fifth. A look at this weeks WNBA poll:1. Los Angeles (16-1): The Sparks close out a six-game homestand against Indiana and Washington.2. Minnesota (14-3): The Lynx ended a rare-three game slide with a blowout win over San Antonio. Minnesota has a busy week ahead with three games.3. New York (12-6): Finishing 2-1 on a difficult road trip, the Liberty play three games this week.4. Washington (9-9): Mystics continue season-long road trip with games in San Antonio, Los Angeles and Phoenix.5. Phoenix (8-10): Winners of four of their last five games, the Mercury are looking strong. Two of three games this week are on the road.6. Chicago (7-9): Ended a four-game skid, need to be more consistent on defense to stay in the playoff hunt.7. Dallas (8-10): The Wings have been playing teams close lately, but havent been able to get over the hump -- losing three of their four games by a combined 13 points.8. Indiana (7-10): If the season was over, Tamika Catchings would find her career ending before the playoffs began. Fever looking to avoid letting their star go out missing the postseason.9. Atlanta (8-9): Michael Coopers team will try and end a six-game skid.10. Seattle (6-10): Breanna Stewart has been nearly as good as expected. She and Jewell Loyd need a little more help but Storm should be a playoff contender for years to come.11. Connecticut (4-13): Three of their four wins have come against potential lottery teams. The Sun are at home this week for two games.12. San Antonio (4-13): A tough season got worse as Kayla McBride injured her ankle in last game. She could be out awhile.---PLAYER OF THE WEEK: For the second time this season, Nneka Ogwumike earned AP player of the week honors. She helped the Sparks go 3-0 this week averaging 22.3 points and 10 rebounds. Other players receiving votes were Candace Parker and Breanna Stewart of Seattle.---BLOCK PARTY: Brittney Griner had the sixth triple-double in the league history during the regular season with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocks against Atlanta on Sunday. 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Italy and Latvia claimed their second straight victories Tuesday to advance to the semifinals as group winners in their respective qualifying tournaments for mens basketball at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.In Turin, Italy defeated Croatia 67-60 in Group B. Marco Belinelli led the hosts with 19 points while Bojan Bogdanovic scored 26 for the 1992 silver medalists. Croatia can still reach the semifinals with a win in its final group game against Tunisia.In Group A, Francisco Cruz scored 12 points in the final quarter to help Mexico beat Iran 75-70. Despite a game-high 20 points by Behram Yakchali, Iran had its second straight defeat and was eliminated from the competition.Mexico and Greece have already secured their semifinal spots before playing each other Wednesday.In Belgrade, Dairis Bertans scored 18 points in Latvias 71-59 win over the Czech Republic to earn the Baltic state top spot in Group B. The Czechs will play Japan for the second semifinal berth.In Group A, Puerto RRico bounced back from Mondays opening defeat against host Serbia by beating Angola 91-81.dddddddddddd Led by Carlos Arroyos 18 points, Puerto Rico saw a 27-point lead reduced to just 10 in the final quarter.Earlier Tuesday in Manila, France rallied from a 10-point deficit against the hosts to beat the Philippines 93-84, and Canada defeated Turkey 77-69 on the opening day of their qualifying tournament.Nando De Colo scored 11 points in the third quarter and 27 overall to help France overcome a strong start by the Philippines. New Zealand is the third team in Group B.In Group A, NBA point guard Cory Joseph led Canada with 21 points, while Turkeys Sinan Guler scored 14. Canada can secure a semifinal spot as group winner by beating Senegal on Wednesday.The winners of the three six-nation qualifying tournaments will be added to the 12-team draw in Rio. ' ' '