The Minnesota Lynx is celebrating its 20th year in the WNBA this season. In this 20-part occasional series we will take a year-by-year look back, featuring reflections from players, coaches, fans and others. This week: 2002 One of the most unpopular trades in Minnesota Lynx history took place after the 2002 season began. Betty Lennox, a fan favorite since she arrived … [Read more...]
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The W’s second half
If the first half was any indication, the next nine games or so of the 2018 WNBA regular season will perhaps go down as the most unpredictable season in league history. “I think the league is as deep as it ever [has] been,” Connecticut coach Curt Miller told the MSR before last week’s All-Star break. Barely three games separate the second and the eighth team in the … [Read more...]
A WNBA All-Star experience to remember
My first WNBA All-Star weekend experience held at the Target Center was certainly one I will never forget. But, it’s not for the reasons one might think. Sure, there was Minnesota Lynx guard Maya Moore leading Team Parker to victory over Team Delle Donne, while earning her third consecutive MVP award in the game. There was Quigley winning a dramatic three-point contest at … [Read more...]
Sportswriter’s All-Star streak continues
Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game will be this reporter’s first time spending less than five dollars for travel expenses to and from the event. I have attended 12 previous contests, whether out east (New York City, Connecticut, Washington, D.C.), southwest (San Antonio), the desert (Phoenix), or the Pacific Northwest (Seattle), and one WNBA-USA exhibition game in 2010. There are … [Read more...]
The behind-the-scenes local ‘MVP’ of this year’s WNBA All-Star game
The last time the downtown Minneapolis arena hosted a pro basketball mid-season All-Star Game was the 1991 NBA All-Star Game. This Saturday, nearly three decades later, the newly renovated center will host the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game (WASG). The WASG annually is remarkably unlike the NBA star-studded contest for many reasons. “These players and coaches are pretty special … [Read more...]