Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Lynx’s X account made two posts to showcase Olivia Miles’ dominance over Azzi Fudd in Tuesday’s game. The battle of the top two picks went in Miles’ favor again, who led her team to a 100-76 blowout win, taking a 2-0 head-to-head lead against her rookie rival.

Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings were blown out by the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday. The Lynx dominated the Wings, winning 100-76 and extending their winning streak to eight games.

Many expected the Minnesota Lynx to take a step backward when Napheesa Collier was ruled out to begin the 2026 season. Instead, they've become one of the WNBA's biggest surprises. A recent ESPN feature explored how Minnesota has managed to thrive despite missing one of the league's premier players, and the answer goes far beyond any single replacement.

This is one of those highlights you could watch over and over.

The start to the WNBA's 30th anniversary season, which reached its quarter-way point this week, has been intriguing to say the least.

The Dallas Wings were chasing history, but the Minnesota Lynx became the boogeyman. The Wings had not won five consecutive games since 2023, and they have gone through hell since.

Olivia Miles continues to impress in her rookie year after leading the Minnesota Lynx in a rout of the Dallas Wings on Tuesday.

The overarching takeaway from the Minnesota Lynx’s 100-76 victory over the Dallas Wings on Tuesday was that the Lynx are playing better basketball than anyone in the WNBA. It wasn’t intended to be a referendum on the 2026 WNBA Draft, just an example of the league’s best defense shutting off the water of the league’s best offense, earning a key Commissioner’s Cup win in the process. But with No. 1 pick Azzi Fudd and No. 2 pick Olivia Miles matched up from the opening tip, it was hard not to think

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Olivia Miles had 24 points , seven rebounds and six assists, Kayla McBride added 22 points, and the Minnesota Lynx used a big first half to cruise past the Dallas Wings 100-76 on Tuesday night for their eighth straight victory. Natasha Howard scored 21 points and Courtney Williams added 16 for Minnesota (10-2), which became the first WNBA team to reach 10 wins this season. McBride made four of Minnesota's seven 3-pointers. Paige Bueckers led Dallas (7-4) with 23 ...

After achieving a career-first WNBA honor, Olivia Miles continues to make a case for why she should've been the No. 1 pick.

Both the Minnesota Lynx and Dallas Wings may be without multiple key players in Tuesday night’s matchup.

Hoops 360 host Caroline Fenton and women basketball writer Cassandra Negley break down some of the biggest surprises of the WNBA season so far - for better or for worse. The Minnesota Lynx’s ability to stay on top continues to impress, while the Los Angeles Sparks are still searching for answers on the defensive end.

The surging Wings are right behind the Lynx ahead of the teams' Commissioner's Cup matchup on Tuesday.

The Dallas Wings continue its best start since the team was the Detroit Shock with a battle against the Minnesota Lynx.

Azzi Fudd and Olivia Miles were the first two players selected in this year’s WNBA draft, and for the rest of this season, they’ll be compared endlessly by fans and analysts alike. Ahead of a Wings-Lynx Commissioner’s Cup game on Tuesday, Fudd was asked if she had extra motivation to win against Minnesota.

The Associated Press WNBA Power Rankings, as voted by a 16-member panel, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through June 7, all points based on one-point for a first-place vote through 15 points for a 15th-place vote: Rank Team W L Pts Prv 1 Minnesota Lynx (16) 9 2 16 1 2 Las Vegas Aces 7 3 42 3 3 Dallas Wings 7 3 54 4 4 Atlanta Dream 7 3 61 2 5 New York Liberty 7 4 88 7 6 Golden State Valkyries 6 5 101 5 7 Indiana Fever 5 5 119 8 8 Toronto Tempo 6 5 145 9 9 Los Angeles Sparks 5 6...

Elsewhere, the Dream are still struggling against winning teams and the Fire are burning out

Now a month into the WNBA season, the Minnesota Lynx are red-hot and are sitting atop the league standings.

In an interview on WNBA Countdown, Lynx rookie Olivia Miles speaks about staying at TCU for her final season.

Minnesota is accustomed to opening the season with strong starts, starting 13-2 in 2016 and 20-2 in 2017.