Everything Wolves and Lynx worth your time today, in one place. The short version: the Lynx won ugly in Portland, and the Christmas news is still echoing.
The Links
- Our recap: Lynx 85, Fire 81 — Katie on how a 29-point laugher nearly became a nightmare at Moda Center.
- AP/Yahoo: Lynx nearly squander a 29-point lead — the wire version, with the full late-game sequence.
- Star Tribune: Portland nearly pulls off the largest comeback in WNBA history — the box-score forensics on how close it got.
- Lynx postgame notes: Olivia Miles, fastest in WNBA history to 650 points and 200 assists — the rookie hit another one.
- KPTV: the Portland side of the near-comeback — how the Fire’s building saw it.
- Dunking With Wolves: 38 years for this Christmas moment — why a home Christmas game means something here.
- FOX 9: DAZN’s 15 free Wolves games in 2026-27 — the new streaming home, pricing still TBA.
Listen & Watch
- Locked On Wolves: “A Surprising Fit? How A Ben Simmons Signing Could Work” (Aug. 12, 29 min) — the buyout-market case, next to Gobert.
- WNBA highlights: Lynx 85, Fire 81 — the run, the collapse, the escape, in three minutes.
Tweet of the Day
https://x.com/rudygobert27/status/2087630772131733844
The Slate
- Lynx at Las Vegas Aces: Saturday, Aug. 15, 7:00 PM CT, CBS.
