After two games light on free throws, Phoenix shot 18-for-22 from the line, the Lynx 10-for-11. Minnesota finished 30-for-71 (42.3%) shooting from the field and 6-for-24 from three, while the Mercury shot 30-for-65 (46.2%) and six-for-18 from beyond the arc. Hiedeman, who had been held to zero shot attempts in the Lynx’s loss in Game 2, was seven-for-12 on Sunday, …
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Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier injured, coach Cheryl Reeve ejected in semifinals loss
Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve unleashed a profanity-laced postgame address, in which she called for a league-level change in officiating, just minutes after she was ejected from Friday’s WNBA semifinals game. Reeve was tossed from the top-seeded Lynx’s 84-76 road loss to the Phoenix Mercury in Game 3, after she charged toward referees on the court and had to be …
Read More »The Lynx Are Stone-Cold Killers
The scariest thing about playing the Minnesota Lynx is not that you don’t stand a chance, which, to be clear, you probably don’t. It’s that for a quarter or two or however long they want, the Lynx will let you feel like you do. Their 82-69 win over Phoenix in Game 1 of the best-of-five semifinals took a familiar shape—the …
Read More »Aces’ A’ja Wilson wins WNBA MVP over Lynx Napheesa Collier
Lynx star Napheesa Collier finished runner-up in voting for the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player award to the Aces’ A’ja Wilson for the second year in a row, the league announced Sunday. Wilson, now a league-record four-time MVP, received 51 of 72 first-place votes from a body of national and local media members, who could rank five players on their ballots. …
Read More »Minnesota Lynx Sign Guard Jaylyn Sherrod
Minnesota Lynx Sign Guard Jaylyn Sherrod Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 2:06 PM MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has signed guard Jaylyn Sherrod for the remainder of the season. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sherrod, 23, was waived by New York on Aug. 1, after appearing in 28 games over two …
Read More »Minnesota Lynx trade for defensive guard DiJonai Carrington
In a move geared for the stretch run, the Lynx stunned the WNBA by trading for veteran DiJonai Carrington on Sunday. Averaging 10.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists this season, Carrington, 27, has emerged as one of the best defensive guards in league due to her length and tenacity. Carrington, a second round pick out of Baylor in 2021, …
Read More »Minnesota Lynx Acquire Guard DiJonai Carrington
Minnesota Lynx Acquire Guard DiJonai Carrington Sun, Aug 3, 2025, 4:57 AM MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has acquired guard DiJonai (DEE-juh-nay) Carrington from the Dallas Wings in exchange for forward Diamond Miller, guard Karlie Samuelson and Minnesota’s 2027 second-round draft pick. Carrington, 5’11”, joined Dallas via trade from Connecticut on Feb. 2 after spending …
Read More »WNBA-leading Lynx trade for Wings’ DiJonai Carrington
The Minnesota Lynx have traded for Dallas Wings guard DiJonai Carrington, as the top team in the WNBA this season acquired last year’s Most Improved Player. The Wings are getting forward Diamond Miller, guard Karlie Samuelson and the Lynx’s 2027 second-round draft pick. Carrington was averaging 10.4 points and a career-high 5.1 rebounds per game after joining Dallas in a …
Read More »Kayla McBride, Lynx Beat Aces by 53 Points, Set WNBA Record for Largest Road Victory
Kayla McBride and the Minnesota Lynx wrapped up a dominant 111-58 win over the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday. The 53-point margin of victory represented the largest on the road in WNBA history. McBride finished with a game-high 24 points, shooting 8-of-10 from three-point territory. The Lynx were able to secure the lopsided win despite star forward Napheesa Collier exiting …
Read More »Lynx Waive Forward Alissa Pili
Lynx Waive Forward Alissa Pili Sun, Jul 13, 2025, 2:09 AM MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has waived Alissa Pili. A 5-11 forward, Pili appeared in 14 games this year with the Lynx, averaging 1.9 points on 45.5% shooting and 1.2 rebounds in 5.5 minutes per game. Her best performance came in Minnesota’s win …
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