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PHOENIX (AP) — Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus each scored 19 points and the Minnesota Lynx built a big-first half lead and coasted to an 88-71 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Courtney Vandersloot scored a season-high 26 points, added seven rebounds and the Chicago Sky won at home for the first time this season, 100-76 over the WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx on Saturday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sylvia Fowles had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Renee Montgomery scored a season-high 20 points, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 88-77 on Thursday night in a rematch of the WNBA Finals.

PHOENIX (AP) — Maya Moore scored 21 points, Sylvia Fowles had 17 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 91-83 on Friday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jasmine Thomas and Alyssa Thomas scored 20 points each and the Connecticut Sun handed the Minnesota Lynx their first loss this season, 98-93, on Saturday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sylvia Fowles had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Lindsay Whalen became the winningest player in WNBA history, and the Minnesota Lynx eased by the short-handed Washington Mystics 98-73 on Friday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Sylvia Fowles scored 26 points on 10-of-12 shooting, Rebekkah Brunson made 9 of 10 shots from the field and finished with 21 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 100-77 on Saturday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx are reaping the rewards of a 6-0 start.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx are the favorite to win the WNBA championship in a survey of the league's 12 general managers.

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA says its officials missed a shot-clock violation late in Game 5 of the Finals on Thursday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maya Moore scored 31 points and Minnesota's defense held Nneka Ogwumike and Candace Parker in check to help the Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 85-79 on Sunday night and force a decisive fifth game in the WNBA Finals.

Los Angeles, CA (Learfield)  --  Saying the Los Angeles Sparks had a strong start in Friday's 92-75 W-N-B-A playoff game win doesn't go far enough.   The Sparks roared to a 30-8 first quarter lead on the way to taking a two-games-to-one edge in the league championship series...

Minneapolis, MN (Learfield) -- The Minnesota Lynx overwhelmed the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday night on their way to a 79-60 victory to tie their best-of-five series at one.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alana Beard hit a jumper from the baseline just before time expired to lift the Los Angeles Sparks in a 78-76 victory over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday.