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Saturday 16 September 2017

Catch 22

Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia
Fowles (34) holds her MVP tro-
phy beside Lynx owner Glen
Taylor before Game 2 of the
WNBA basketball semifinals,
Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 in
Minneapolis.
Associated Press
Lynx, Sparks go
2-0 up in WNBA
semifinals, can
clinch Sunday

By The Associated Press
Newly crowned MVP Sylvia
Fowles scored 25 points to
lead the Minnesota Lynx
to a 93-83 victory over
the Washington Mystics in
Game 2 of the WNBA semi-
finals Thursday.
Fowles made 12 of 16 shots
and the Lynx shot 51 per-
cent from the floor to take
a 2-0 lead in the best-of-
five series.
Game 3 is Sunday in Wash-
ington, when the Lynx can
close out the series. Indians win AL-record
Fowles was given the MVP
trophy about two hours be- 22nd straight game
fore tipoff, accepting it in a
tearful press conference as
she reflected on 10 years in
the league. While some of
her teammates had trou-
ble finding the mark in the
first half, Fowles powered
her way to the basket over
and over again to keep
the Lynx in the game.
In the other game Thurs-
day, Candace Parker had
24 points and 13 rebounds
— showing no effects of an
ankle injury — to help the
Los Angeles Sparks beat
the Phoenix Mercury 86-
72, The Sparks lead 2-0 and Cleveland Indians’ Jay Bruce, left, celebrates with teammates after Bruce hit a double off Kansas City Royals pitcher Brandon Mau-
can also clinch their semifi- rer to drive in the winning run during the 10th inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Cleveland. The Indians won 3-2.
Associated Press
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