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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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BREAKING: Lindsay Whalen Announces Retirement Following 2018 Season
By Mitchell Hansen - Aug 13, 2018
One of the most popular professional athletes in Minnesota sports history is calling it a career. Minnesota Lynx point guard Lindsay Whalen announced Monday morning that she […]
Howard, Storm Take Down Shorthanded Lynx
By Mitchell Hansen - Aug 12, 2018
After clinching their eighth straight playoff appearance on Thursday in Las Vegas, the Minnesota Lynx returned to Target Center on Sunday for a potential playoff preview against […]
Moore, Lynx Bounce Back With Win Over Sky
By Mitchell Hansen - Aug 7, 2018
Coming out of the WNBA All-Star Break in the thick of a very tight playoff race, the Minnesota Lynx have struggled. Minnesota entered Tuesday having lost three […]
First-Place Storm Hand Lynx Second Straight Loss
By Mitchell Hansen - Aug 4, 2018
A night after falling to the Los Angeles Sparks in a blowout loss at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, the Minnesota Lynx had to quickly turn their […]
Sparks Dominate Lynx In Last Matchup of Regular Season
By Mitchell Hansen - Aug 2, 2018
In the first two matchups of the regular season between the Minnesota Lynx and the Los Angeles Sparks, Los Angeles looked impressive against the defending WNBA Champions, […]
Lynx Wrap up First Half of Season with Comeback Win
By Mitchell Hansen - Jul 25, 2018
Tuesday night’s game at Target Center kind of summed up the season thus far for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx started slow against the New York Liberty […]
Lynx Bounce Back to Blow Out Fever
By Mitchell Hansen - Jul 11, 2018
The last time the Minnesota Lynx and the Indiana Fever faced off — on July 3 at Target Center — the Fever handed the defending champion Lynx […]
Sky End Skid with Win Over Streaking Lynx
By Mitchell Hansen - Jul 7, 2018
The Minnesota Lynx came into Saturday as one of the hottest teams in the WNBA and appeared to have fixed their early-season woes. The Lynx made their […]
Lynx Fall to Struggling Fever, 71-59
By Mitchell Hansen - Jul 3, 2018
The Minnesota Lynx entered Tuesday as one of the hottest teams in the WNBA, having won seven straight games while climbing the league standings. Their opposition, the […]
Lynx Remain Hot, Now Winners of Seven Straight
By Mitchell Hansen - Jul 2, 2018
As of late, all they do is win. The Minnesota Lynx continued to remain hot on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Tex., beating the Dallas Wings, 76-72. With […]
Lynx Roll to Fourth Win In a Row
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 24, 2018
All of the sudden, the Minnesota Lynx are one of the hottest teams in the WNBA. A little over a week ago, the talk surrounding the Lynx […]
Lynx Win Third Straight, Snap Mercury’s Streak
By Mitchell Hansen - Jun 23, 2018
The Minnesota Lynx and the Phoenix Mercury began the 2018 WNBA season heading basically in two different directions. Minnesota started the year struggling, trying to avoid falling […]