![Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (3) fouled Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen (13) as she drove to the net in the fourth quarter. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.wheeler@startribune.com The Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 96-86 in Game 2 of their WNBA semi-final playoff series Friday night, September 30, 2016 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/GDNLEIK6GAFNNEKXYYIF6LGQCY.jpg?&w=1080)
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Two new podcasts for your listening pleasure:
1) Twins Insider, featuring Phil Miller reporting from New York, is a detailed look at Tuesday's wild-card game.
2) Talking Timberwolves with Jerry Zgoda breaks down the new-look Wolves as they prepare for two games in China.
Listen to both on startribune.com or listen/download via iTunes.
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Nobody expected the Twins to be in the playoffs this season, and one-game playoffs are tremendously fun. You don't need much more incentive to watch Twins at Yankees, 7 p.m., ESPN.
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"Lindsay Whalen is amazing. Her hard foul was brilliantly timed. ... The Sparks were flying high until Lindsay threw a wrench into their wheels and their minds. She gave 'no more nonsense' notice to her team; it was time to play tough, competitive Lynx basketball."
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