Womens National Basketball Association News

11:52 AM EDT
10/8/2011 Resilient Lynx finish off Dream with sweep, capture first WNBA titleDespite trailing every game at halftime and getting a late scare from Atlanta star Angel McCoughtry in the first two games of the championship series, the Minnesota Lynx refused to be rattled and finished off a 3-0 sweep of the Dream 73-67 Friday night at Philips Arena.

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8:46 AM EDT
10/6/2011 WNBA Finals: Augustus drops 36, Lynx top Dream again in Game 2Seimone Augustus pumped in 36 points and 8 boards to lift the Minnesota Lynx to a 101-95 victory over the Atlanta Dream Wednesday night in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. The Lynx boast a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series.

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8:08 AM EDT
10/5/2011 Tamika Catchings leads All-WNBA first-team honoreesWNBA MVP Tamika Catchings led the All-WNBA first-team honorees for the 2011 WNBA season, making it the sixth time she was included on the prestigious list. Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi once again made it on the list for the seventh time in her career.

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7:54 AM EDT
10/3/2011 WNBA Finals: Brunson, Augustus rule as Lynx beat Dream in Game 1Rebekkah Brunson and Seimone Augustus combined for 48 points and the Minnesota Lynx cruised to an 88-74 victory against the Atlanta Dream Sunday in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals at Target Center.

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8:36 PM EDT
9/25/2011 McWilliams-Franklin, Moore lead Lynx past Mercury and into WNBA FinalsTaj McWilliams-Franklin and Maya Moore both had 21 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 103-86 victory over the Phoenix Mercury Sunday in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. With the win the Lynx advance to the WNBA finals for the first time.

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8:31 PM EDT
9/25/2011 Fever lose Catchings to injury, Game 2 to Fever in WNBA playoffsIziane Castro Marques got her chance and made the most of it for the Atlanta Dream. Inserted into the starting lineup for Sunday's Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, Castro Marques responded with a season-high 30 points as the Dream beat the Indiana Fever 94-77 to even the series 1-1.

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9:37 AM EDT
9/23/2011 WNBA playoffs: Augustus shines, Lynx overwhelm Mercury in West openerSeimone Augustus, led five Lynx players in double-digit scoring with 21 points and added seven assists in Minnesota's impressive rout of the Phoenix Mercury, the WNBA’s highest scoring team, 95-67. The best-of-three Western Conference Finals series shifts to Phoenix for Game 2 Sunday.

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7:34 AM EDT
9/23/2011 WNBA semis: Tangela Smith, Catchings lift Fever over Dream in Game 1Tangela Smith recorded 24 points and 9 boards and WNBA MVP Tamika Catchings chalked up 12 points and 13 rebounds to help a balanced Indiana Fever offense to an 82-74 victory over the Atlanta Dream Thursday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference finals series.

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8:48 PM EDT
9/22/2011 Fever star Tamika Catchings finally nets WNBA MVP honorIndiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings captured the 2011 WNBA MVP award Thursday, edging out Connecticut center Tina Charles and Chicago center Sylvia Fowles for the league’s most prestigious individual award.

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6:58 AM EDT
9/21/2011 WNBA playoffs: Augustus drops 22, Lynx top Stars to clinch West finals ticketSeimone Augustus recorded 22 points and 8 boards and the Minnesota Lynx fought their way to their first ever Western Conference finals appearance with an 85-67 victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars Tuesday night at Target Center.

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