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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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What To Watch For In the Second Half Of the Lynx Season
By Mitchell Hansen - Aug 13, 2021
After a month-long Olympic break, the Minnesota Lynx return to action this weekend to finish out the regular season. The Lynx, who last played on July 11 […]
Could Cheryl Reeve Be Next USA Head Coach?
By Mitchell Hansen - Aug 11, 2021
The U.S. women’s Olympic dominance over the best talent from around the globe has been a constant for as long as anyone can remember. That was on […]
Lynx Trio Adds to Their Trophy Cases by Claiming More Olympic Gold
By Mitchell Hansen - Aug 9, 2021
You may have thought the Minnesota Lynx trio of Sylvia Fowles, Napheesa Collier, and Cheryl Reeve already had full trophy cases, but they are going to have […]
How the Minnesota Lynx Are Performing In the Tokyo Olympics
By Mitchell Hansen - Aug 2, 2021
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics continue to roll along, now about a week away from the closing ceremonies. While the Olympic games are now at the midway mark, […]
Signing Cecilia Zandalasini Would Be Difficult This Year
By Mitchell Hansen - Jul 27, 2021
Since she last took the floor in the WNBA in the 2018 season, the Minnesota Lynx have wanted to reunite with Cecilia Zandalasini and bring the now-25-year-old […]
Lynx Mailbag: Zandalasini, Rotation Moving Forward, and Moore’s Hall of Fame Eligibility
By Mitchell Hansen - Jul 22, 2021
After a tumultuous start for the new-look Minnesota Lynx, the team has figured things out lately and has emerged as the hottest team in the league entering […]
Takeaways From the First Half of the Lynx Season
By Mitchell Hansen - Jul 20, 2021
For a team that started the first few weeks of the 2021 WNBA season at the bottom of the standings while dealing with some injuries, you would […]
Maya Moore Appears Happy Away From Basketball, and That’s Perfectly OK
By Mitchell Hansen - Jul 16, 2021
Since she stepped away from the basketball court after the 2018 season to focus on life outside of sports, we haven’t heard much from Maya Moore on […]
Fowles and Collier Begin Their Journey As All-Stars and Olympians
By Mitchell Hansen - Jul 14, 2021
As the rest of the WNBA takes part in the month-long Olympic Break, two Minnesota Lynx players and head coach Cheryl Reeve will continue to play in […]
After “Tough” Week On the Waiver Wire, Rachel Banham Is Happy to Be Back With Lynx
By Mitchell Hansen - Jul 8, 2021
Rachel Banham realized her dream of playing for the Minnesota Lynx when she was acquired via trade last year after spending her first three years in the […]
Kayla McBride Is Hitting Her Stride and Feeling at Home With the Lynx
By Mitchell Hansen - Jul 6, 2021
Kayla McBride admitted that some people had started to question her performance over the past year or two as she prepared to enter WNBA free agency last […]
Fowles and Collier Will Be Facing Off Against the WNBA All-Stars This Year
By Mitchell Hansen - Jul 1, 2021
The return of the WNBA All-Star Game this summer will be a welcome sight after the league canceled the event last year due to COVID-19. And speaking […]