Lynx Beat Dream 73-67 For WNBA Title Sweep
Seimone Augustus and the Minnesota Lynx completed a near-perfect postseason by beating the Atlanta Dream 73-67 on Friday night to complete a three-game sweep of the WNBA championship series.
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Seimone Augustus and the Minnesota Lynx completed a near-perfect postseason by beating the Atlanta Dream 73-67 on Friday night to complete a three-game sweep of the WNBA championship series.
The Minnesota Lynx are easily the most exciting team in town. For the first time ever, Minnesota is headed to the WNBA finals.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin had 21 points, six rebounds and seven assists to lead the Minnesota Lynx past the Phoenix Mercury 103-86 Sunday to advance to the WNBA finals for the first time.
Kevin Williams has been a regular at Target Center this season while watching the Minnesota Lynx dominate the WNBA.
Now the Minnesota Wild are chipping in to support the Minnesota Lynx playoff run.
Jia Perkins scored 24 points and Sophia Young had 23 as the San Antonio Silver Stars beat the Minnesota Lynx 84-75 Sunday to even their first-round series.
Minnesota's strong regular season has resulted in at least two individual awards for the Lynx.
It's in the snap of her neck on a no-look pass to finish a fast break. It's in the flick of her wrist as she puts a little english on the ball on a reverse layup. It's in the pump of her fist as another opponent calls timeout to stunt a Minnesota Lynx run.
The Minnesota Lynx will open the WNBA playoffs at home against the San Antonio Silver Stars on Sept. 16.
Seimone Augustus scored 22 points, Lindsay Whalen had 20 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 78-69 Thursday night.
Leilani Mitchell scored 24 points, hitting six 3-pointers, and the New York Liberty clinched a playoff spot with a 78-62 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night.
In a town hungry for a winning sports team, we have one. The Minnesota Lynx have clinched the top record in their WNBA division, and are one game away from clinching the best record in the league, and home court advantage in the playoffs. So where is the media and community excitement?
The Minnesota Lynx have signed All-Star forward Rebekkah Brunson to a multi-year contract extension.
Lindsay Whalen scored 21 points and passed for five assists as the Western Conference champion Minnesota Lynx kept rolling with a 73-56 win against the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night.
Minnesota Lynx star Seimone Augustus has been named WNBA Western Conference player of the week for the third time this season.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin scored 18 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 78-72 win over Tulsa on Tuesday night, extending the Shock's WNBA record to 19 straight losses.
With their first postseason berth since 2004 looming, the Minnesota Lynx plan to begin selling playoff tickets on Saturday.
Tina Charles scored 16 points and had 18 rebounds to help the Connecticut Sun send the Minnesota Lynx to their most lopsided loss of the season, 108-79 Tuesday night.
Seimone Augustus scored 16 points and the Minnesota Lynx handed the Tulsa Shock their WNBA record-tying 17th straight loss with an 82-54 victory on Sunday night.
When free agency began in the offseason, Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve made a call to 40-year-old center Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
The Minnesota Lynx are on pace for the best season in franchise history, and the signs of progress are continuing to pile up.
Another Minnesota Lynx player has been honored as the WNBA's Western Conference Player of the Week.
The Minnesota Lynx have added three more players to the Western Conference All-Star team.
Minnesota Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson is the WNBA's Western Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season.
Rookie Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx has the top-selling jersey in the WNBA this season.
