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Mitchell Hansen
Mitchell is a contributing writer at Zone Coverage, primarily covering the Minnesota Lynx and the WNBA and the Minnesota Timberwolves and the NBA. Growing up watching Kevin Garnett bang his head against the basket stanchion in his No. 21 Wolves jersey and yell like a crazy person, Mitchell quickly became a basketball junkie. He comes to Zone Coverage with over seven years of experience in journalism, communications and digital fields, including five years at a newspaper covering various sports teams and a year-plus stint covering the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx as the organization's Web Editorial Associate. Follow him on Twitter @M_Hansen13.
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Lynx Hold Off Liberty to Snap Losing Streak
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 22, 2019
Over the last handful of games, the Minnesota Lynx have struggled with late-game execution and coming away with victories at the end of games. That resulted in […]
Lynx Aim to Regroup to Shed Losing Streak
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 19, 2019
After starting the 2019 WNBA regular season as one of the hottest teams in the league, the Minnesota Lynx have cooled off as of late. The Lynx […]
Lynx Mailbag: Getting Back on Track, Potential and Finding an Identity
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 17, 2019
After kicking off the 2019 WNBA season winning four of their first five games and jumping to the top of the league standings, the Minnesota Lynx have […]
Lynx Fold Against Aces for Fourth Straight Loss
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 16, 2019
After putting together an underwhelming performance against the Connecticut Sun on Friday night at Target Center, the Minnesota Lynx followed it up with yet another disappointing game […]
Early Offensive Struggles Result in Second Straight Loss for Lynx
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 12, 2019
The struggles on the offensive side of the floor early on in the season were too much for the Minnesota Lynx to overcome on Wednesday night in […]
Lindsay Whalen Reflects on “Great Ride” with Minnesota Lynx
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 10, 2019
The past year-plus has been a whirlwind for Lindsay Whalen, but she wouldn’t trade it for anything. It all started back in April of 2018, when she […]
Lynx Announce Jessica Shepard Has Torn ACL, Will Miss Rest of 2019 Season
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 9, 2019
The Minnesota Lynx officially confirmed what many feared when rookie forward Jessica Shepard went down with a non-contact knee injury on Saturday afternoon at Target Center. In […]
Lynx Honor Whalen with Jersey Retirement, Fall Short to Sparks
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 8, 2019
For over two decades, including for over half of her 15-year WNBA career, Lindsay Whalen gave the entire state of Minnesota and the Minnesota Lynx everything she […]
“The Mayor of Minnesota:” Lynx Praise Lindsay Whalen Ahead of Big Night
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 8, 2019
Ever since she started to catch people’s attention with her level of play and joking personality in Hutchinson at a young age, Lindsay Whalen has given her […]
Lynx Hope Offense Soon Follows Early Defensive Success
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 7, 2019
Through the first handful of games in the 2019 WNBA season, the Minnesota Lynx have been one of the top defensive teams in the league en route […]
Lynx Outlast Mercury in 58-56 Win
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 6, 2019
After putting together by far their worst defensive performance of the season earlier this week against the Seattle Storm, resulting in their first loss of the season, […]
Lynx Comeback Falls Short in First Loss
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 5, 2019
After an undefeated start to the opening week of the 2019 WNBA regular season, the Minnesota Lynx suffered their first loss of the season on Tuesday night. […]