MINNEAPOLIS (AP/KVRR) – With their season on the line, the Minnesota Lynx did just enough to stave off elimination and force a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. Bridget Carleton made two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Lynx beat the New York Liberty 82-80 on Friday night. The teams will meet Sunday night in New York…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/KVRR) – Napheesa Collier had 27 points and 11 rebounds and Courtney Williams contributed 24 points and both-ends-of-the-court energy to lead the Minnesota Lynx past the Connecticut Sun 88-77 and into the WNBA Finals for the first time in seven years on Tuesday night. Kayla McBride fueled a strong start with 10 of her 19 points in the first quarter for…
SEATTLE (AP) — Alanna Smith scored 16 of her career-high 22 points in the first half, Napheesa Collier scored seven of her 20 points during a decisive fourth-quarter run, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Storm 83-70 on Tuesday night, spoiling the Seattle debuts of Skylar Diggins-Smith and Nneka Ogwumike. Smith carried the Lynx in the first half before Collier…
Minnesota Lynx X/TwitterMINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – The Minnesota Lynx selected Utah’s Alissa Pili 8th overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft. Pili, who comes from Anchorage, Alaska, averaged 21.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists on 40.4% 3FG for the Utes last season. Pili spent a portion of her college career playing for USC in the Pac-12. Tags: Basketball, minnesota, minnesota lynx,…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JULY 13: Lindsay Whalen #13 of the Minnesota Lynx handles the ball against the Las Vegas Aces on July 13, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement….
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve already knows what it’s like to win Olympic gold as an assistant coach. Now she’ll get to the chance to do it for the first time as the leader of one of the greatest dynasties in the history of sports. Reeve on Wednesday was named the next head coach of the…
Courtesy: Associated Press The WNBA called off the first game of the semifinals between the Lynx and Storm over COVID-19 concerns after a few Seattle players received inconclusive tests for the Coronavirus. The league announced that those specific players are in isolation undergoing more testing. Game two of the series is scheduled for Tuesday and status of this first one…
MINNEAPOLIS – (FOX 9) The WNBA had three games scheduled for Wednesday night, including the Minnesota Lynx facing the L.A. Sparks in the Florida bubble, but the league postponed game in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. The league made the call after the NBA postponed its playoff games scheduled for Wednesday. The Milwaukee Bucks…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore will sit out the next WNBA season. In an essay published in The Players’ Tribune Tuesday, Moore said she is taking time off from professional basketball so she can give more attention to other parts of her life. “My focus in 2019 will not be on professional basketball, but will instead be on the people in my…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JULY 13: Lindsay Whalen #13 of the Minnesota Lynx handles the ball against the Las Vegas Aces on July 13, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement….
