Sun coach Stephanie White is focused on family emergency and not coaching future

Connecticut coach Stephanie White is more focused on a family emergency that her professional future right now. “My priority is my family right now,” White said on a zoom Thursday while holding back tears. “Honestly, just being here for my family getting through this, that’s...

Lynx return to finals with 88-77 win over Sun in Game 5 behind Collier's 27 points, 11 rebounds

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx are three wins from a fifth championship, chasing a league record with an entirely different core from the previous dynasty. Napheesa Collier is fully in charge of this group. Collier had 27 points on 10-for-16 shooting and 11...

The Minnesota Lynx advance to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2017 after beating the Connecticut Sun 88-77

Sun visit the Lynx as teams square off in decisive Game 5 with trip to the WNBA Finals on the line

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Sun are no strangers to needing a win in Minnesota to advance in the playoffs. The Sun eliminated the Lynx in the first round last season with a victory at Minnesota in the decisive Game 3. They're in a similar position one year later. The...

Liberty aren't celebrating beating Aces with WNBA Finals on the horizon

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The celebration was relatively muted given how long the Liberty had waited to exact revenge on the Aces for beating New York on its home court in last year's WNBA Finals. Except Sunday's 76-62 victory wasn't exactly the moment the Liberty have dreamed about. ...

Alyssa Thomas helps the Connecticut Sun force Game 5 with 92-82 win over the Minnesota Lynx

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — With the season on the line, Alyssa Thomas and Ty Harris helped Connecticut force a decisive Game 5. Thomas had 18 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds to help the Sun stave off elimination and beat the Minnesota Lynx 92-82 on Sunday in their semifinal...

Ionescu scores 22 points to lead Liberty to 76-62 win over Aces and into WNBA Finals

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu didn't take long to make a quick statement that what transpired not even 48 hours earlier would not happen again. But she and her Liberty teammates had an even larger message to deliver. Ionescu rebounded from a rare off game to score...

Napheesa Collier scores 26 to help Lynx top Sun 90-81 and take 2-1 lead in semifinal series

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — After struggling in the last game offensively, Napheesa Collier wasn't going to let it happen again. The Lynx's star scored 26 points and Minnesota beat the Connecticut Sun 90-81 on Friday night to take a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-five semifinal matchup....

Lynx top Sun 77-70 in Game 2 to even WNBA semifinals behind Collier's supporting cast

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Courtney Williams scored 17 points and Alanna Smith had 15 points to help the Lynx offset an off night for star Napheesa Collier and beat the Connecticut Sun 77-70 to even the best-of-five WNBA semifinal series at one game apiece on Tuesday. Collier, who scored...

Marina Mabrey's six 3s lift Sun to 73-70 win over Lynx in Game 1 of WNBA playoffs semifinal

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Marina Mabrey scored 20 points and Alyssa Thomas added 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the Connecticut Sun defeated the Minnesota Lynx 73-70 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their semifinals series. DiJonai Carrington had 13 points and DeWanna Bonner had...