No. 1 Lynx handily defeated the No. 8 Valkyries 101-72 at Target Center in Minneapolis during Game 1 of the best-of-three first round series.

Minnesota has Napheesa Collier back. That's bad news for the rest of the league.

The Minnesota Lynx are just like the Minnesota Vikings, if the Vikings had won multiple championships, avoided dreaded curses and consistently been one of the best teams in their league. OK, that doesn’t sound similar at all.

Five-time All-Star Napheesa Collier is probable for the Minnesota Lynx when they play at the Seattle Storm on Wednesday

The WNBA playoffs are here, and the players on six of the eight postseason teams now go into a bit of a college mindset. It's win-or-go-home time, with the league this season making a switch to single-elimination games for the first two rounds, followed by ...

Entering their showdown against the Portland Fire on Saturday, there were concerns about how Minnesota Lynx rookie guard Olivia Miles would look after injuring her ankle in the previous game, but those concerns quickly faded.

The second half of the WNBA season is shaping up to be a good one.

As play resumes on the final third of the 2026 WNBA season, USA TODAY Sports' is predicting the MVP, Rookie of the Year and other top honors.

The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game is in the books and the push for the playoffs has officially begun. The Minnesota Lynx are sitting atop the WNBA standings, led by dynamic rookie guard Olivia Miles, who became the first player in WNBA history to record 400 points,