Seimone Augustus

DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS Seimone Augustus scored 36 points to lead Minnesota's second-half surge, and the Lynx moved within one win of their first WNBA title by beating the Atlanta Dream 101-95 in Game 2 of the league championship series on Wednesday night. Jessica Adair added 13 points in 18 minutes in a reserve role for the Lynx, who took a commanding 2-0 lead by overcoming 38 points by the Dream's Angel McCoughtry. Game 3 in...Read Full Story

JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS More than 15,000 fans walked into Target Center on Sunday night, hoping that the Minnesota Lynx could give them a little relief from the sports abyss the Twin Cities sit in at the moment. They waved white pom-poms and hollered at the top of their lungs, and Rebekkah Brunson and Co. made sure they didn't go home disappointed. Brunson had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Seimone Augustus added 22 points...Read Full Story

CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA 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. Augustus had 16 points and Maya Moore, returning to her Atlanta home, had 15 to lead a balanced scoring attack as the Lynx won their first WNBA title. Minnesota closed the postseason with six straight wins, including...Read Full Story

Slowing down McCoughtry is a key for the Lynx The Lynx have made it to the finals and their opponent will be the resurgent Atlanta Dream led by Angel McCoughtry.  In two meetings this year the Lynx won both meetings in back to back games on June 17th and June 19th by double digits.  In the first game they allowed McCoughtry to get going but were able to win despite her 27 pt effort.  In the second game of their season series the Lynx held McCoughtry to only 10 pts, a game they hope to...Read Full Story

The Associated Press The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Lynx can pull away pretty fast when they start running, so the Indiana Fever knew they had to slow them down to survive on Sunday night. It took awhile, but Indiana put on the brakes and earned a victory. Katie Douglas scored 22 points, including the go-ahead basket with just over a minute to play, and the Fever beat the Lynx 78-75. The Lynx were active...Read Full Story