...Betty Lennox had 29 as Minnesota beat the Portland Fire 81-75 Sunday, the Lynx's fourth win in five games. Sophia Witherspoon had 31 points for the Fire (3-10), who lost their fifth straight on the road. Witherspoon, who scored 25...

...did something few teams have been able to accomplish -- stop Portland's talented tandem of Jackie Stiles and Sophia Witherspoon. "Honestly, we didn't do anything special to either of them," Lynx coach Brian Agler said. "But we were...

...Thomas had a career-high 14 points and seven rebounds for Portland (7-16), which has lost three in a row. Sophia Witherspoon added 12 points. "They were more aggressive," Witherspoon said. "We couldn't stop Betty Lennox," added...

...Association LOS ANGELES SPARKS--Traded G Ukari Figgs and G Gergana Slavtcheva to Portland for G Nikki Teasley, G Sophia Witherspoon, and a 2002 first-round draft pick. FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS--Matched Kansas City's...