Lynx
October 15, 2016
Minnesota Lynx guards Lindsay Whalen (13), Seimone Augustus (33) and center Sylvia Fowles (34) went to bench for a time out trailing the Sparks by a w

Lynx's bid for repeat hits a wall after 'soft' performance in loss to L.A.

The reigning champion Lynx were forced to battle uphill all of Game 3 after a big first quarter gave the Sparks control in Los Angeles, and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series.
Lynx
October 14, 2016

WNBA Finals: Game 3 recap

A look back at Friday night's game.
Lynx
October 14, 2016
Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles (34) and Minnesota Lynx center Janel McCarville (4) warmed up before Friday night's game at the Galen Center in Lo

Lynx set to take on Sparks in L.A. for WNBA Finals Game 3

Maya Moore was named to the all-WNBA first team, and Sylvia Fowles made the second team Friday before the Lynx played Los Angeles in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.
Lynx
October 14, 2016
Minnesota Lynx center Janel McCarville (4) tried to get open for a pass from guard Jia Perkins (7) in the first quarter. Los Angeles Sparks center Jan

Lynx reserves could be pivotal for remainder of WNBA Finals

To win on the road, the Lynx need much more from Natasha Howard, Renee Montgomery, Jia Perkins, Janel McCarville and Anna Cruz.
Lynx
October 13, 2016
Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson grabbed a defensive rebound after a missed shot by Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker during Game 2 of the WNBA F

Board crashers: Lynx's rebounding edge could swing WNBA Finals

Strength on the boards was part of an overall defensive effort by the Lynx that evened the best-of-five series, which resumes Friday in Los Angeles.
Lynx
October 12, 2016

WNBA Finals results, schedule

Here's the results and schedule for the best-of-five WNBA Finals:
Lynx
October 12, 2016
The Lynx' Sylvia Fowles (34), Rebekkah Brunson (32), and Maya Moore (23) headed to the bench late in the fourth quarter.

Lynx rediscover winning ways in Game 2 over LA

The Lynx got the victory they desperately needed behind Maya Moore's 21 points, evening the WNBA Finals series 1-1 with Los Angeles.
Lynx
October 12, 2016
Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike (30) shot 66.5 percent during the regular season, the second-best mark in WNBA history, and was eight of nin

Reeve makes it known: LA's Ogwumike 'the biggest flopper' in WNBA

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve was mic'd up for Tuesday's Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. Some of her pointed opinions were caught - and aired - by ESPN2.
Lynx
October 11, 2016
Lynx forward Maya Moore reacted to teammate Lindsay Whalen being fouled near the end of the second quarter in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.

Souhan: Moore stays positive, gives Lynx needed spark in Game 2

Eyes up, shoulders back, Maya Moore offered another reminder of why she is one of the world's best players during the Lynx's 79-60 victory over Los Angeles.
Lynx
October 11, 2016

WNBA Finals: Game 2 recap

A look back at Tuesday night's game.
Lynx
October 11, 2016
Lynx forward Maya Moore (23) shot between the defense of Sparks forwards Nneka Ogwumike (30) and Candace Parker (3). Moore finished with 18 points.

Lynx must avoid mistakes in Game 2 that doomed them in finals opener

Coach Cheryl Reeve already had seen an encore performance of a game she called "a head-scratcher,'' looking at the video to catalog the shortcomings that gave the Sparks a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series.
Lynx
October 11, 2016
Lynx center Sylvia Fowles (34) hasn't decided how long she intends to play in the WNBA, but she's already preparing for her second career. She wants t

Scoggins: Lynx' Fowles studying for post-basketball career as mortician

Sylvia Fowles hasn't decided how long she intends to play in the WNBA, but she's already preparing for her second career. She wants to become a mortician.
Lynx
October 10, 2016
Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike (30) shot 66.5 percent during the regular season, the second-best mark in WNBA history, and was eight of nin

Lynx-Los Angeles WNBA Finals Game 2 preview

In their previous four trips to the WNBA Finals, the Lynx are 4-0 in Game 2, with all four games at Target Center.
Lynx
October 10, 2016
Jantel Lavender, right, hugged Sparks guard Alana Beard after Beard hit a shot to beat the Lynx in October.

Lynx lose Game 1 on buzzer-beater; Reeve cites 'bad plays that cost us'

Before Alana Beard's game-winning shot, silencing most in the crowd of 12,113 for Game 1 of the WNBA finals, the Lynx were undone by turnovers and defensive miscues,
Lynx
October 9, 2016
Jantel Lavender, right, hugged Sparks guard Alana Beard after Beard hit a shot to beat the Lynx in October.

Sparks hold Lynx's Moore scoreless in first half

Moore entered the game averaging 25.7 points in the playoffs, and she averaged 18.7 against the Sparks in three regular-season games. Sunday, the Sparks held her without a basket on four first-half shots before Moore hit seven of 10 in the second, finishing with 18 points.
Lynx
October 9, 2016

Lynx lose Game 1 of the WNBA Finals

The Los Angeles Sparks beat the Minnesota Lynx 78-76 with a buzzer-beater in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday afternoon at Target Center.
Lynx
October 9, 2016
Lynx-Los Angeles Game 1 recap

Lynx-Los Angeles Game 1 recap

Sparks guard Alana Beard hit a long corner jumper at the buzzer to give her team a victory in its return to the WNBA Finals for the first time in 13 years.
Lynx
October 9, 2016
Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore (23) walks off the court after her team lost Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals to the Los Angeles Sparks, Sunday,

Watch the shot that sunk the Lynx in Game 1

Alana Beard scored only four points in Sunday's game, but two of them were enough to send the Lynx to defeat in the opener of the WNBA finals.
Lynx
October 8, 2016
Minnesota Lynx guard Seimone Augustus (33), from left, and Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore (23) celebrate a foul on Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsay Wha

This season already unforgettable to Lynx players

The Lynx set a franchise record with 28 regular-season victories and a WNBA mark by starting 13-0.
Lynx
October 8, 2016
Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike brings the ball up court against the Chicago Sky during the first half of Game 4 of the WNBA basketball semi

Gameday preview: Lynx-Sparks in WNBA Finals Game 1

The Lynx have played just three games in 21 days, giving them plenty of rest for the finals.

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