Quiet Sunday at home, loud one in Berlin. The Wolves are still weeks from camp, so the ball is in the Lynx contingent’s hands overseas.
The Links
- Yahoo Sports: USA vs. Italy Women’s World Cup: Time, channel, how to watch — Napheesa Collier and Team USA meet Italy in Berlin today (1:45 p.m. CT, TNT/truTV) after routing China in the opener.
- Sports Illustrated: Jonathan Kuminga’s Arrival Brings Timberwolves Clarity on Multiple Fronts — the signing locks the starting five and finally sorts the rotation’s pecking order.
- Sports Illustrated: Examining the Timberwolves’ Bench After Jonathan Kuminga Signing — how Dosunmu, Beringer and Terrence Shannon Jr. shake out behind the starters.
- FIBA: Record-breaking Twin Towers help Hungary take first World Cup win in 28 years — Lynx forward Dorka Juhász goes for 19 and 16 in the upset of Nigeria.
- TWolves Blog: Olivia Miles’ MVP Case Is Real, Rookie and All — our look at the Lynx rookie’s award push before the playoffs resume.
Listen & Watch
- Locked On Wolves: Ben Beecken — Sep. 6, the daily pod on the now-settled starting five and where the bench minutes go.
Tweet of the Day
https://x.com/minnesotalynx/status/2096350954597630441
The Slate
- No Wolves or Lynx team games in the next seven days — the WNBA remains on its FIBA World Cup break.
- Watching abroad: Collier and Team USA face Italy today (1:45 p.m. CT, TNT), then Czechia — with Lynx guards Emma Čechová and Eliška Joklová — on Mon., Sep. 7.
- The Lynx (31-9) resume the regular season Thu., Sep. 18 vs. New York.
