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Lynx, Sun take season-long duel into semifinal series
After the Minnesota Lynx held off the Connecticut Sun to earn the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, they will take their earned home-court advantage into a matchup of the teams in a best-of-five WNBA semifinal series.,Minnesota will play host to Game 1 on Sunday at Minneapolis after it advanced in the ope...
Superwoman Napheesa Collier Can Deliver Minnesota Lynx WNBA Championship
Napheesa Collier powered the Minnesota Lynx into the WNBA semi finals, and only a few rounds stand between a title....
Lynx looking to finish strong against fizzling Sparks
The Minnesota Lynx will put their seven-game winning streak on the line Thursday, but not much else when they meet the Los Angeles Sparks in the final regular-season game for both teams in Minneapolis.,The Lynx (30-9) are locked into the No. 2 seed when the WNBA playoffs begin Sunday and might get m...
Surging Lynx out to lock down No. 2 seed vs. Sun
The Minnesota Lynx look to continue their torrid play on Tuesday when they visit the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn.,The Lynx (29-9) have won six in a row and 13 of their last 14 entering their penultimate game of the regular season. The Sun (27-11), however, have had their number by winning bo...
Napheesa Collier, Lynx down Aces for second straight game
Napheesa Collier outdueled A'ja Wilson in a battle of Most Valuable Player candidates as the Minnesota Lynx held off the Las Vegas Aces 87-74 on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Collier extended her red-hot return from the Olympic break by scoring 27 points on 11-for-15 shooting from the floor and colle...
Lynx look to get better of Aces once again this season
Does the WNBA have a new favorite on the rise in the West?, ,The Las Vegas Aces may be the two-time defending champions, but the Minnesota Lynx have gotten the better of them in each of their past two meetings. Now the Aces have been dealt double-digit losses in two of their past three games while t...
Lynx out for improved shooting in rematch with Mystics
After the Minnesota Lynx resumed the post-Olympics schedule with a home victory over the Washington Mystics, the teams will matchup again Saturday, this time in the nation's capital.,The Lynx (18-8) are in third place in the overall WNBA standings, a game behind the Connecticut Sun heading into Frid...
Kayla McBride, Lynx hand Dream eighth straight loss
Kayla McBride scored 30 points to lead the host Minnesota Lynx over the Atlanta Dream 86-79 on Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis in their final game before the WNBA's All-Star and Olympic break.,Natisha Hiedeman was key for Minnesota (17-8), scoring a season-high 18 points, all off the bench. Alann...
Slumping Dream visit Lynx in final game before break
The WNBA's Olympic break is coming at the right time for the Atlanta Dream and Minnesota Lynx. The teams meet for a matinee in Minneapolis on Wednesday, with one team guaranteed to end a losing streak.,Atlanta (7-16) is on a seven-game skid, the longest in the league heading into the hiatus for the ...
Lynx out to bounce back vs. Sky, Angel Reese
Angel Reese has a chance to make more WNBA history during her stellar rookie season for the Chicago Sky. ,The Minnesota Lynx will try to contain Reese and bounce back from a highly disappointing performance. ,Reese eyes a single-season, league-record 10th straight double-double Sunday, when the Sky ...
Lynx to test strong finishing kick in visit to Sparks
With double-digit wins in four of their last five games, the Minnesota Lynx come into Wednesday's Commissioner's Cup contest against the host Los Angeles Sparks, who are trying to get on track early into the WNBA campaign. ,On Sunday, Minnesota dominated the Dallas Wings in the second half for an 87...
Lynx look to add to fast start vs. Dream
The Minnesota Lynx look to extend an impressive start to the season when they travel to Atlanta to take on the Dream on Sunday.,Winners in three of four to start the year, Minnesota's only blemish was an 83-82 overtime loss to the Connecticut Sun on Thursday. ,Spearheading the Lynx's hot start is si...
Visiting Lynx, Sun both look to remain unbeaten
The Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx will both try to keep chasing perfection on Thursday night when the teams square off in Uncasville, Conn.,Connecticut (3-0) is off to a fast start, sandwiching a pair of wins against the Indiana Fever around a victory over the Washington Mystics.,But the Sun be...
Hopefully the Caitlin Clark effect doesn't end with Caitlin Clark
The buzz around Caitlin Clark eclipsing Pete Maravich’s record on Sunday was enough to get celebs to Iowa City for the occasion. I’m not talking about Travis Scott. Jake from State Farm might be sports’ Forrest Gump, but celebs walking into college arenas to dap up the TV insurance guy while neglect...
A-Rod set to become majority owner of Timberwolves, Lynx
A-Rod’s transition from tape-measure shots to three-point bombs seems to be complete....
The WNBA needs more roster spots — and expansion is the only way to get them
In an era dominated by social media, women’s basketball is experiencing a moment like never before. Brittney Griner is back. The WNBA has countless storylines. And thanks to Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, and Jill Biden, the collegiate game is shattering TV ratings. But, for the game to reach another l...
The 2023 WNBA season's juiciest stories to follow
Superteams, and new-look squads. Scandal-riven defending champs. A former political prisoner returns. Rule changes, a pressing need for league expansion, and more. The 2023 WNBA season is here, and these are some of the most riveting storylines to follow all season long....
The WNBA head coaching situation, in Black and white
When the WNBA tips off the 2023 season on May 19, it will be with two Black women head coaches on the sidelines of courts on which 79 percent* of the league’s players are Black women and other women of color. (This figure is accurate as of March 2023, when six of the WNBA’s 12 teams had more than 12...
Sports world hails guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin
The sports world took to twitter before and after the Derek Chauvin verdict was announced Tuesday. Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, was found guilty on all counts, which included second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree mansla...
Look out, basketball fans, A-Rod is coming for the Timberwolves and Lynx
Alex Rodriguez and former Walmart CEO Marc Lore are teaming up to buy the four-time WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx from founding owner Glen Taylor, signing a letter of intent to start as limited partners before fully taking control from Taylor in 2023....