Seimone Augustus

Seimone Augustus hasn't been able to play at the U.S. women's basketball training camp while she rehabilitates her injured left knee. She's been cheering from the sideline and working on her rehab, but misses being on the court with her teammates. Still, the camp hasn't been a total loss for the Minnesota Lynx guard. A post practice trip by the national team to Walter Reed hospital to visit wounded soldiers really helped put her ACL injury in perspective. "Going through my rehab and stuff like that, I've been feeling down on myself and depressed and I shouldn't," Augustus said. "They've been through worse things ... Read Full Story

Candice Wiggins scored 18 of her season-high 25 points in the first half and the Minnesota Lynx snapped a two-game slide with a 69-57 victory over the New York Liberty on Tuesday night. Wiggins paced Minnesota's 21-2 third-quarter run with seven points and two assists, putting the Lynx up by 21. Roneeka Hodges added 10 for Minnesota, which played its first home game since leading scorer Seimone Augustus was lost for the season to a torn left ACL. Shameka Christon had a season-high 25 points and New York (2-4) had its two-game winning streak end. The Liberty trailed by 13 points in the first ... Read Full Story

Minnesota Lynx star Seimone Augustus will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in her left knee. Augustus was the Lynx’s leading scorer with 21 points per game, third-best in the WNBA. The two-time All-Star, who played on the U.S. Olympic team last summer, was hurt in the second quarter of Wednesday’s 104-80 loss at Phoenix. She immediately grabbed her knee and screamed, and coach Jennifer Gillom said she feared the worst. Augustus had an MRI on Thursday, which revealed the tear in her anterior cruciate ligament. “I was devastated,” teammate Candice Wiggins said Friday on a conference call, before the ... Read Full Story

Minnesota Lynx star Seimone Augustus will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in her left knee. It's devastating news for a team that had won four of its first six games. Augustus was leading the team and was third in the WNBA with 21 points per game heading into Friday's game at Seattle. Augustus was injured Wednesday against Phoenix. The team says a date for knee surgery has not been set. Lynx executive vice president Roger Griffith called it an unfortunate situation. But he says he has confidence that the players will step up and continue our early season success." Read Full Story

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