News Los Angeles Sparks fire general manager Penny Toler after she used racial slur October 4, 2019 Mike Brehm and Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Comments Off on Los Angeles Sparks fire general manager Penny Toler after she used racial slur Penny Toler, Sparks general manager for 20 seasons, said she used the N-word in locker room speech, "but it wasn't directed at any of my players."