Lynx
January 19, 2020
Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve listened to new assistant coach James Wade on the bench as the Minnesota Lynx took on the L.A. Sparks at the Xcel Energy

Souhan: Reeve committed to grooming other women to be WNBA head coaches

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve is thrilled with the WNBA's new CBA, which will raise the pay of players. She believes this could be a tipping point for women's sports and rights.
Gophers
January 17, 2020
The Gopher bench celebrated a second quarter basket against the Iowa Hawkeyes. "We'll continue to battle," coach Lindsay Whalen said after her team's

Scoggins: Whalen learns difficulties of trying to build her own culture

The departure of star Destiny Pitts shows that just because Lindsay Whalen the basketball player is a beloved icon in Minnesota doesn't mean Lindsay Whalen the coach will be immune to tough times.
Lynx
January 16, 2020
The Lynx's Napheesa Collier

Lynx season increases to 36 games, begins May 15 at Chicago

The Lynx will have three nationally televised games — June 7 vs. Los Angeles on ABC; Aug. 16 at Connecticut on ESPN; and Aug 25 at Seattle on ESPN2.
Lynx
January 13, 2020
Katie Smith defends during a game in 2004. The opposing player is Taj McWilliams-Franklin, who ended her playing career in Minnesota.

Former Lynx star Katie Smith returning as assistant

The move returns one of the greatest players in Lynx history, a player who is still sprinkled all over the team's record book.
Lynx
January 6, 2020
Lynx assistant coach Walt Hopkins (left, next to head coach Cheryl Reeve) will be hired as the next head coach of the New York Liberty, a person famil

Lynx assistant Hopkins to be hired as Liberty's head coach

Walt Hopkins (far left) has been an assistant for the Lynx for since 2017. Before his time with Minnesota, Hopkins was the academic coach at Cal.
Lynx
January 6, 2020
Cheryl Reeve (right) with Gophers coach Lindsay Whalen in June.

Lynx make Cheryl Reeve's multiyear contract extension official

Reeve took on the additional role of general manager before the 2018 season, and was named the WNBA's Basketball Executive of the Year for 2019.
Lynx
October 18, 2019
Lynx guard Odyssey Sims (left)

Lynx suspend Sims for first two games of 2020

The incident occurred in the early morning hours of June 6, when Lynx guard Odyssey Sims was observed by a member of the Minnesota State Patrol speeding and making a lane violation on I-394.
Lynx
October 18, 2019

Maya Moore: WNBA MVP

When more was asked, Maya Moore delivered this season for the Lynx — and became MVP. She will receive her award Thursday night before Game 1 of the WNBA playoffs.
Lynx
October 16, 2019
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve

Reeve agrees to new three-year contract with Lynx

The deal will keep Cheryl Reeve with the Lynx through 2022.
Vikings
October 16, 2019
May 6, 1958 Bronko Nagurski, Walt Hoover, Fortune Gordien Paul Siegel, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Star Tribune revives Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame

The Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame, dormant for a dozen years, will once again honor the state's rich sports history.
Local
October 16, 2019
Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns shops with Jaidon Jackson, 8, of Rosemount, whose father is in the Minnesota Army National Guard, during their

Minnesota Timberwolves, Lynx combine philanthropy efforts, launch new grant program

The teams are launching a new grant program and boosting employee volunteering.
Lynx
October 7, 2019
Hopkins guard Paige Bueckers, shown last season, is the No. 1 recruit in the country and bound for UConn.

Lynx's Rookie of Year, Hopkins star Bueckers in world 3-on-3 tourney

Hopkins senior Paige Bueckers will join WNBA Rookie of the Year Napheesa Collier of the Lynx and two others to represent the United States in an international 3 on 3 tournament.
Lynx
September 18, 2019
Lynx coach and General Manager Cheryl Reeve will be named the WNBA's executive of the year Wednesday.

Lynx coach/GM Reeve named WNBA's top basketball executive

Cheryl Reeve rebuilt the roster, after losing much of the starting lineup that had won four of the past seven league titles, and took the team to the playoffs again.
Lynx
September 18, 2019
Napheesa Collier of the Lynx who was named WNBA Rookie of the Year chatted with her dad Gamal and mother Sarah before taking on the stage.] News confe

Rookie of the Year Collier achieves goal she set at season's start

Over the course of 34 games, rookie Napheesa Collier played more minutes than anyone in the WNBA, flipping seamlessly for the Lynx between the two forward positions.
Lynx
September 16, 2019

WNBA Rookie of the Year: the Lynx's Napheesa Collier

The WNBA named Napheesa Collier of the Lynx as Rookie of the Year.
Lynx
September 16, 2019
The Lynx's Napheesa Collier

Lynx's Collier named WNBA Rookie of the Year

Napheesa Collier, taken sixth overall in the draft out of Connecticut, got 29 votes from the panel of 43 sportswriters and sportscasters. Dallas guard Arike Ogunbowale received the other 14 votes.
Lynx
September 13, 2019
Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve.

Reeve: Moore's uncertain status won't have impact on 2020 planning

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said she doesn't know whether star Maya Moore will return next season, "I know you'd like it to be cut-and-dried, black-and-white, but I'm pretty sure it's not."
Lynx
September 12, 2019
Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore (23) talks with head coach Cheryl Reeve during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun

Maya Moore's status, Cheryl Reeve's contract top Lynx to-do list

The playoff loss Wednesday ended a season that answered several questions but left plenty more to address in the offseason.
Lynx
September 12, 2019
Seattle's Jewell Loyd, lower right, fends off two Lynx players to get off a shot during the first half of Wednesday's WNBA Western Conference playoff

Guard play disappears as Lynx disappear from WNBA playoffs

The Lynx's starting backcourt of Odyssey Sims and Danielle Robinson was outscored 48-1 by Seattle's backcourt, setting the tone for a season-ending 84-74 defeat at Seattle.
Lynx
September 11, 2019
Napheesa Collier was the WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2019.

Lynx's Collier named Associated Press WNBA Rookie of the Year

Napheesa Collier received eight of the 14 votes by the AP panel, with Dallas guard Arike Ogunbowale getting the other six votes.

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