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Lynx's two-game preseason includes stop in Des Moines

The defending WNBA champions will also have a game at Target Center before opening the regular season May 20.

By Kent Youngblood

March 29, 2018 at 5:40PM
The defending WNBA champion Lynx will open the preseason with a game against the Washington Mystics at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Sunday, May 6.
The defending WNBA champion Lynx will open the preseason with a game against the Washington Mystics at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Sunday, May 6. (Brian Wicker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Lynx will open the WNBA preseason with a game against the Washington Mystics at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Sunday, May 6.

Minnesota Lynx guard Seimone Augustus (33) and center Sylvia Fowles (34) shared a moment on the bench during the fourth quarter Saturday.
(Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The defending WNBA champions' other preseason game will be Saturday, May 12, against Chicago at 7 p.m. at Target Center.

Timberwolves and Lynx owner Glen Taylor also owns the G League Iowa Wolves, who play in Des Moines.

The Lynx open the regular season on May 20 at Target Center against Los Angeles.

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Kent Youngblood

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Kent Youngblood has covered sports for the Minnesota Star Tribune for more than 20 years.

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