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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 Mailbag: Undefeated Start, Fitting in and Roster Updates
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 4, 2019
The Minnesota Lynx enter the second week of the 2019 WNBA regular season as the last remaining undefeated team in the league. Minnesota completed the opening week […]
Lynx Displaying Dominant Defense in Undefeated Start
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 3, 2019
Perhaps one of the more surprising developments across the WNBA in the opening week of the 2019 regular season has been the undefeated start to the year […]
Lynx Remain Unbeaten with Win Over Wings
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 2, 2019
It still is the first week of the 2019 WNBA season, but the Minnesota Lynx are officially the last remaining team in the league to carry an […]
Augustus Added to List of Missing Lynx to Start 2019 Season
By Mitchell Hansen - May 30, 2019
As if the Minnesota Lynx weren’t already without a handful of key players from a season ago, you can add another name to the list of players […]
Lynx Calm Storm to Win Second Straight
By Mitchell Hansen - May 29, 2019
After putting on an impressive performance in the season-opening win over a young Chicago Sky team on Saturday at Target Center, the Minnesota Lynx had a bit […]
Lynx, Storm Matchup Will Have Different Look Wednesday
By Mitchell Hansen - May 28, 2019
What a difference a year can make. When the Minnesota Lynx and the Seattle Storm faced off against each other for their first regular season matchup of […]
Lynx Rookies Step Up and Stand Out in Season Opener
By Mitchell Hansen - May 27, 2019
With a decent amount of turnover throughout the offseason, the Minnesota Lynx were heading into a new season on Saturday looking for some new faces to step […]
Collier Shines in Debut as Lynx Cruise in Season Opener
By Mitchell Hansen - May 26, 2019
Throughout the course of the preseason, rookie wing Napheesa Collier didn’t necessarily have eye-popping performances for the Minnesota Lynx, finishing with a total of 10 points and […]
Lynx Looking Forward to Challenge of 2019 Season
By Mitchell Hansen - May 24, 2019
It’s officially that time of the year once again. The 2019 WNBA season is upon us. The Minnesota Lynx will kick off the regular season on Saturday […]
Lynx Make Final Roster Moves Ahead of Season Opener
By Mitchell Hansen - May 22, 2019
The Minnesota Lynx announced Wednesday that the organization has finalized its roster ahead of the 2019 WNBA season opener this weekend. With the deadline to cut down […]
Minnesota Lynx Announce Pair of Trades, Cuts
By Mitchell Hansen - May 21, 2019
As the start of the regular season approaches this weekend and final roster cuts are required to be made by Thursday, the Minnesota Lynx announced a few […]
“That Addition Was Huge for Us” — Lynx Already Seeing Benefits of Odyssey Sims Trade
By Mitchell Hansen - May 21, 2019
One player that many did not foresee putting on a Minnesota Lynx jersey during her career was Odyssey Sims. Since she broke into the league in 2014, […]