Lynx
June 8, 2019
Lindsay Whalen enjoyed the final moments after playing her last regular season game for the Lynx last August.

Long goodbye to Whalen's career ending with jersey retirement

After Saturday, Lindsay Whalen will have her No. 13 jersey hanging both from the rafters at Williams Arena and Target Center. "I don't know how all this happened," the Hutchinson native said.
Lynx
June 8, 2019

Whalen ceremony begins at 1:45 p.m.

The Lynx will retire Lindsay Whalen's No. 13 jersey before Saturday's game vs. Los Angeles at Target Center.
Lynx
June 7, 2019

Lynx-Los Angeles Sparks preview

The Sparks have started the season 2-2 while playing without star forward Candace Parker, who injured a hamstring during preseason.
Lynx
June 7, 2019
Lynx guard Lexie Brown celebrated after the final Mercury shot failed to drop at the end of the fourth quarter.

Lynx hold on to defeat Phoenix 58-56 after leading by 16 points

Playing in their second game in three nights the Lynx nearly ran out of gas in the fourth quarter but found enough to escape with a home win over the Mercury.
Gophers
June 6, 2019
Lindsay Whalen fan Calleigh Carlson, left, and Joe Mauer fan Sam Petschel pose for a photo. ] LEILA NAVIDI ¥ leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGRO

Scoggins: Who wouldn't want to be like Lindsay and Joe?

The Lynx will retire Lindsay Whalen's No. 13 on Saturday; the Twins are retiring Joe Mauer's No. 7 on June 15. Think about how many throughout Minnesota wore either No. 13 or No. 7 the past two decades.
Lynx
June 6, 2019
The Storm's Jewell Loyd shoots over the Lynx's Damiris Dantas during the fourth quarter

Can Lynx recover tonight from 'lack of focus' in loss at Seattle?

Many things the Lynx did well in getting off to a 3-0 start disappeared in Tuesday's loss. "It seems like we forgot what our identity was," coach Cheryl Reeve said.
Lynx
June 5, 2019

Gameday preview: Lynx vs. Phoenix

The Lynx return to Target Center, where they are 2-0 this season and where they will play seven of their first 10 games this season.
Lynx
June 5, 2019
The Lynx's Odyssey Sims defends against Seattle's Jordin Canada during the first quarter

Lynx drop first game of season at hot-shooting Seattle

The Lynx, trying to begin a season 4-0 for the sixth time in team history, dropped to 3-1. They were the last unbeaten team left in the WNBA.
Lynx
June 4, 2019
Lynx center Sylvia Fowles, who has 3,065 rebounds in her WNBA career, needs five to pass Tina Thompson for fourth on the league's career list.

Lynx-Seattle gameday preview

The game, which will be live-streamed on Twitter, is the second meeting between the Lynx and the Storm in less than a week. The Lynx (3-0) defeated Seattle 72-61 at Target Center last Wednesday.
Lynx
June 3, 2019
Minnesota Lynx rookie Jessica Shepard attempted a shot in the first half. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com – Minneapolis, M

Lynx rookie Shepard is a quick study

Through training camp, preseason and two regular-season games, it has become clear that Jessica Shepard has been able to do what few WNBA rookies — especially those drafted in the second round — can do.
Lynx
May 31, 2019

Lynx face Wings in first game on the road

Dallas, in its first season under former Lynx coach Brian Agler, opened the season with a 76-72 loss in Atlanta.
Lynx
May 31, 2019
Seimone Augustus

A day after knee surgery, Augustus attends Lynx practice

The arthroscopic procedure, which went well, could keep Seimone Augustus out six weeks or more
Lynx
May 30, 2019
Odyssey Sims led the Lynx with 15 points. She also had five assists and four steals.

Very different Lynx use balanced attack to shut down Seattle

There are still flaws in their game, but the Lynx are off to a 2-0 start with a vastly overhauled roster and a focus on balance instead of relying on their top players.
Lynx
May 30, 2019

Jones scores 25, leads Sun past Fever 88-77

Jonquel Jones scored 25 points and Jasmine Thomas added 16 to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Indiana Fever 88-77.
Lynx
May 30, 2019

Balanced Lynx improve to 2-0 with victory over Seattle.

The Minnesota Lynx play the Seattle Storm at the Target Center.
Lynx
May 30, 2019
Seimone Augustus during training camp.

Lynx guard Augustus to have knee procedure, out indefinitely

Hampered by knee pain for much of training camp, and forced to sit during the Lynx's first two games, Seimone Augustus will have an arthroscopic procedure on Thursday
Lynx
May 29, 2019
Reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart, right, is out this season with a ruptured Achilles tendon while the Lynx's Maya Moore, another MVP, is taking the y

Missing their stars, Lynx, Storm are exhibit A for talent trends in WNBA

More than perhaps ever, the WNBA is less about its big stars and more about the improved level of play of a steadily improving talent flow.
Lynx
May 28, 2019

Lynx-Storm gameday preview

Both teams won their opener without star power; Seattle beat Phoenix without Sue Bird and defending MVP Breanna Stewart, and the Lynx bested Chicago with Seimone Augustus and Karima Christmas-Kelly.
Lynx
May 28, 2019

Augustus out, Christmas-Kelly questionable for Wednesday's Lynx game

Still trying to get back to 100 percent from microfracture knee surgery that ended her 2018 season, Lynx forward Karima Christmas-Kelly returned to practice Tuesday.
Lynx
May 26, 2019
Minnesota Lynx Damiris Dantas, left, and Sylvia Fowles, right, blocked Chicago's Cheyenne Parkers shot under the net during the first quarter as the L

Souhan: Lynx draft picks stand out in debut for team in transition

First-round draft pick Napheesa Collier logged big minutes Saturday in the Lynx season opener, and connected well with fellow rookie Jessica Shepard.

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