10 Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://ca.sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Canada Sports http://l.yimg.com/a/i/ca/sports/ui/ysp_ca_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Minnesota Lynx. Yahoo! Canada Sports - WNBA - Minnesota Lynx News http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/wnba/teams/min Abrosimova adds veteran depth to surging Sun (AP) Svetlana Abrosimova wasn't planning to play in the WNBA this season. She was focused on playing for Russia in the Olympics and then resting for the Russian league in the winter. However, the former UConn star who spent seven seasons with the Minnesota Lynx changed her mind in Beijing. "During the Olympics, I was like 'Why not?"' she said. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:01:32 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:wnba,article,ap-wnbanotes:1 AP Mercury hold off Lynx (AP) Phoenix Mercury guard Cappie Pondexter, right, makes a behind-the-back pass around Minnesota Lynx forward Charde Houston, left, in the third quarter of a WNBA basketball game Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, in Phoenix. The Mercury won 103-96.

Diana Taurasi scored 19 of her 32 points in the second half to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Minnesota Lynx 103-96 on Wednesday night. Seimone Augustus had 27 points for Minnesota (14-15), which fell two games behind Sacramento for the fourth and final Western Conference playoff spot. Defending WNBA champion Phoenix (13-16) moved within three games of Sacramento.


]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:33:05 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:wnba,article,ap-20080903006.minpho.recap:1 AP Parker, Leslie lead Sparks past Lynx 82-58 (AP) Minnesota Lynx's Lindsey Harding, right, is restrained by teammate Candice Wiggins after receiving a technical foul from the referee in the second of a WNBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 1, 2008.

Candace Parker had 24 points and 16 rebounds, and Lisa Leslie added 20 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks as the Los Angeles Sparks routed the Minnesota Lynx 82-58 on Monday night. DeLisha Milton-Jones added a season-best 10 rebounds for the Sparks (18-12), who won their fourth consecutive game and moved within 1 1/2 games of first-place San Antonio in the Western Conference.


]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:48:52 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:wnba,article,ap-20080901004.minlos.recap:1 Wiggins scores 22 to lead Lynx past Mystics (AP) With a young roster, the Minnesota Lynx weren't expected to contend for a playoff spot this season. The Lynx are in position with seven games left, but now must finish things on the road. Rookie Candice Wiggins scored 22 points, and fellow reserve Vanessa Hayden-Johnson added 11 to lead Minnesota past the Washington Mystics 92-78 on Saturday night. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:34:20 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:wnba,article,ap-20080830011.wasmin.recap:1 Sun sign F Abrosimova (PA SportsTicker) The Connecticut Sun signed forward Svetlana Abrosimova on Wednesday. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:29:42 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,st:20050301:wnba,article,txsunabrosimova:1 Sun sign another former UConn star (AP) Svetlana Abrosimova became the latest former University of Connecticut player to sign with the WNBA's Connecticut Sun. Abrosimova, who helped UConn to a national title in 2000, signed a free agent contract Wednesday with first-place Connecticut (16-10). She joins former Huskies Barbara Turner, Asjha Jones, Tamika (Williams) Raymond and Ketia Swanier on the Sun's roster. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:17:22 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:wnba,article,ap-sun-abrosimova:1 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:01:32 PDT