Minnesota Lynx

Athletes and administrators with ties to this area describe what Title IX has meant to their athletic careers — and their lives. Angel McCoughtry Angel McCoughtry starred at St. Frances Academy before playing collegiately at Louisville, where...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal vs. Norwich City, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS, Philadelphia at Seattle, 3 p.m. (NBCSN); New York at Los Angeles, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Horse Racing--Kentucky Derby Undercard, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); Kentucky Derby, 3...

1987 -- Willie Upshaw capped a four-run fourth inning with his 100th career home run, a three-run blast, and Jesse Barfield hit a three-run shot in the seventh as the Toronto Blue Jays spoiled the season pitching debut of Boston's Roger Clemens,...

The Notre Dame women’s basketball program added another milestone in its historic 2011-12 season, as, for the first time, the Fighting Irish had two players selected in the first round of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)...

Personal Family: Parents, Chad and Tommie; sisters Meagan (20) and Sydnee (13). Favorite athlete: Maya Moore of the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx. Favorite team: Dallas Cowboys. Other sports: Basketball, volleyball, golf. Hobbies: Hanging out with...

The Seattle Storm will open the 2012 WNBA schedule against the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday, May 18 at 7 p.m. The 2012 schedule, announced by the WNBA Thursday, features five matchups each against the rival Sparks and Phoenix Mercury. It also features...

BRISTOL -- The photograph was the moment that stood out for her. The girls she had grown up with playing AAU basketball. The young women she had admired through four years in college. The opponents she had battled hardest right through the Final Four...

Northern State is tied with Minnesota State, Mankato for fifth place after the first day of the St. Cloud State Husky Classic. The Wolves and Mavericks both shot a 305 on Sunday at the St. Cloud Country Club. St. Cloud State leads after the first day...

NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2011 – Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings has been named the 2011 WNBA Most Valuable Player, the WNBA announced today. Catchings received 292 points (21 first place votes) from a national panel of 40 sportswriters and broadcasters....