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While many teams fared well in Monday's WNBA draft, no one did better than Bill Laimbeer and the New York Liberty.

ESPN and the WNBA have extended their agreement through the 2022 season, it was announced at a news conference in New York City on Thursday.

The Tulsa Shock acquired two former All-Americans from Stanford on Friday, picking up guard Candice Wiggins from the Minnesota Lynx and forward Nicole Powell from the New York Liberty.

The defending WNBA champion Indiana Fever will open the 2013 season against the San Antonio Silver Stars on May 24.

WNBA president Laurel Richie gives some insight into where the league is as it finishes its 16th season -- the good and the bad.

Connecticut's Tina Charles was the leading vote-getter for the All-WNBA team, and Indiana's Tamika Catchings earned her seventh first-team selection.

Seimone Augustus scored 21 points, Maya Moore had 20 and the Minnesota Lynx held off the Seattle Storm 73-72 on Tuesday night to advance to the Western Conference finals.

Minnesota, trying to repeat as WNBA champions, advanced to play Los Angeles when Seattle's Lauren Jackson missed a shot as time expired.

Atlanta and Minnesota made the WNBA Finals last season but face tough Game 3 tests Tuesday just to reach this year's conference finals.

Sue Bird scored 22 points, including two 3-pointers in the second overtime, and the Seattle Storm beat the Minnesota Lynx 86-79 in Game 2 on Sunday night, evening their Western Conference semifinal series.

Seattle was staring the end of this season right in the face, but instead forced Minnesota to a third game in a wild, memorable 86-79 double-overtime victory.

The Storm know how hard it is to beat Minnesota. But they also know they blew a realistic chance to win Game 1. Now, with the season on the line, Seattle must be as all business as the Lynx are to even the series Sunday.

Lindsay Whalen scored 20 points, Seimone Augustus had 19 and the defending champion Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 78-70 in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals Friday night.

Minnesota opened defense of its WNBA title with a win over Seattle on Friday. It wasn't the vintage performance the Lynx are used to, but Maya Moore made sure it was enough.

The Storm have been a bit of a mixed bag this season. But will their work in progress peak at the right time in the first round against defending champ Minnesota?

Defending champion Minnesota is the favorite in its Western Conference semifinals playoff series with Seattle.