Lynx Challenge Sparks in WNBA Finals
October 19, 2016
the times when the Los Angeles Sparks and the Minnesota Lynx squared off against each other had been nothing less than intense.
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MVP
The Sparks Earn Awards during Semifinals
October 5, 2016
Two Los Angeles Sparks players garnered league honors as the team battles to get the championship title.
Kevin Garnett says ‘farewell’ after 21 seasons in the NBA
September 29, 2016
In more than two decades in the NBA, Garnett opened the door for a new wave of young talent to enter the league
Durant’s mother, the ‘Real MVP,’ subject of Lifetime movie
May 12, 2016
“The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story,” will premiere Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern. The movie focuses on how Wanda struggled to make ends meet for her children and persevered with the help of family and carefully chosen friends
National Sports Beat
April 14, 2016
Notes, quotes, and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! That’s the kind of start the L.A. Dodgers want to get off to in the 2016 campaign!
MVP Newton, Watt, Rivera, Berry big winners of NFL awards
February 8, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cam Newton is now a Super Bowl quarterback with an MVP award. Offensive Player of the Year, too. And his coach, Ron Rivera, owns a second NFL honor as well. Newton, the Carolina Panthers star, won The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards Saturday night. “It means so much, but not just for myself,” Newton said in a video acceptance speech for the MVP award. “To be the first person in Panthers history to win it — that’s what I’m most proud about. I’ve received a lot of awards,
Dee Gordon signs $50 million, 5-year deal with Miami Marlins
January 20, 2016
Dee Gordon put his signature on a $50 million, five-year contract with the Miami Marlins as more than a dozen relatives watched from the front row at a news conference Monday. “My family stuck with me through the hard times,” Gordon said. “I’m glad they’re here for the good times.” The 5-foot-11 Gordon is a frustrated basketball player who switched to baseball in college and became a late bloomer. Last season he led the NL in batting (.333), hits (205) and stolen bases (58), won a Gold Glove at second base and made the All-Star team. It was his first
Minnesota Lynx Win Championship title
October 22, 2015
The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Indiana Fever in a decisive game 5 of the WNBA finals 52-69. This is the third championship the franchise has won in five years. Center Sylvia Fowles led the Lynx in scoring with 20 points; forward Rebekkah Brunson controlled the boards with 14 rebounds and contributed 10 points, according to the WNBA. Fowles was named finals MVP, the Lynx’s “suffocating defense” was a prime factor to their victory. The Indiana Fever struggled with foul trouble and 19 turnovers. Guard Briann January, center Erlana Larkins and guard Shavonte Zellous earned fouls. Veteran Tamika Catchings had a
Minnesota and Indiana clash for WNBA Title
October 15, 2015
The 2015 season of the WNBA is drawing near a close with the Minnesota Lynx and the Indiana Fever battling for the WNBA Championship. Both teams met before in the 2012 WNBA finals, resulting in the Indiana Fever clinching the championship title, according to the Indiana Fever. The Lynx have made six playoffs appearances during their franchise history. Their latest playoff run in 2013 concluded in a Championship win, and the Lynx never lost a game during that year’s postseason, according to the WNBA. A key contributor was forward Maya Moore, who averaged 19.8 points and 6.0 rebounds during the
NBA great Moses Malone dies at 60
September 17, 2015
Moses Malone devoured rebounds so easily it sometimes seemed he missed shots on purpose to pad his total before scoring. All those points and rebounds made Malone an NBA great. A few words, and one championship, made him a Philadelphia sports icon. Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and one of basketball’s most ferocious rebounders, died Sunday in Norfolk, Virginia, where was scheduled to appear at a charity golf event. He was 60. Malone had just attended this weekend’s enshrinement ceremonies at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Nicknamed the “Chairman of the Boards,” Malone was