Tyler Mason, Author at The Rapid City Post

Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas, right, tries to drive past Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, left, during the first half of Game 1 of a WNBA basketball playoff semifinals series Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)

Williams scores 23 as Lynx win Game 1 of semifinals over Mercury 82-69

September 21, 2025

Courtney Williams scored a game-high 23 points, Kayla McBride scored 21, and Napheesa Collier added 18 points and nine rebounds as the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx defeated the Phoenix Mercury 82-69 on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-five semifinal series. The Lynx trailed by as many as nine and faced a seven-point deficit at halftime. As Phoenix threatened to even the game down the stretch, it was Williams and McBride making big shots to keep the Mercury at bay. Game 2 is Tuesday in Minneapolis before the teams head to Phoenix for Game 3 on Friday. Kahleah Copper led Phoenix with 22 points and Alyssa Thomas had 18. Mercury leading scorer Satou Sabally was held to just 10 points.

Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton (25) acknowledges the crowd during a curtain call after hitting a solo home run for the cycle during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Twins’ Byron Buxton hits for the cycle, the first at Target Field since the ballpark opened in 2010

July 12, 2025

Minnesota Twins All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton hit for the cycle Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Buxton had a single in the first, a triple in the second and a double in the third. After singling again in the fifth, he had one more opportunity in the seventh. Buxton crushed a 427-foot solo homer off Pirates reliever Andrew Heaney with two outs. That brought the crowd to its feet, many of which had received a Buxton bobblehead giveaway at the game. The cycle was the first at Target Field since the ballpark opened in 2010. It was the first cycle by a Twins player since Jorge Polanco had one in 2019.

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Williams scores 23 as Lynx win Game 1 of semifinals over Mercury 82-69

Twins’ Byron Buxton hits for the cycle, the first at Target Field since the ballpark opened in 2010

Finance.