And speaking of Wiggins: Candice did all she could, with a game-high 22 points in 30 minutes, but it wasn't enough-- her Lynx fell to the Sun for the second time in a week.

Barb Turner had a spectacular fourth quarter, scoring nine points in a row to give her team an unrelinquished lead. "That was awesome," Lindsay said. "You can't say enough for her and what she's done."

Turner really does look like a keeper. In other unusual lineup news, the Sun can now put four UConn players (Turner, Swanier, Raymond, Jones) on the floor together (at one point last night I believe they did); the Lynx used an interior lineup of Anosike and Houston, keeping Ohlde on the bench, for the last fifteen minutes of the game. Is that rookie duo shape of things to come?

In other Minnesota news, I almost didn't link to this snarky column by the Strib's Patrick Reusse, who seems to resent having had to attend the Lynx game: what's up with that?

In better Minnesota news, Seimone Augustus got feature treatment from local TV: check out the video. (Thanks to Paul for the link.) In general, local broadcast coverage of the Lynx may be getting better: that's what happens when you win.

And speaking of winning: the Sun now lead the league, but Minnesota retains the best record in the West. The Lynx should make the playoffs unless very bad things happen between now and the Olympics, but the loss might just bring fans back to Earth. That neat record (6-0 against teams without Lindsay Whalen!) comes from great rookies, better execution, and the same-as-usual scoring touch by Seimone, but it also comes from the schedule: Minnesota has won at Atlanta, Chicago and Houston (as well as in that season opener vs. Detroit), and the Lynx have yet to face Indiana, Seattle, or L. A.