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PHOENIX -- Maya Moore scored 20 points and Natasha Howard added 17 to help the defending WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 82-67 on Sunday, completing a three-game sweep of the semifinal series.The top-seeded Lynx, who also eliminated the Mercury in the penultimate round a year ago, await the winner of Los Angeles-Chicago in their return trip to the WNBA finals.Diana Taurasi had 12 points, after averaging 26.5 in her first four playoff games this year, as the eighth-seeded Mercury again had trouble with turnovers (15) and shot just 41 percent from the field. Taurasi was held to just one point in the second half, missing her three attempts from the field, all from 3-point range.Howard had six points during a key third quarter run that saw the Lynx pull away.SKY 70, SPARKS 66ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Courtney Vandersloot scored 17 points and the Sky held off the Sparks to force a Game 4 in the WNBA semifinals.Imani Boyette added 13 points and Clarissa Dos Santos had 10 for the fourth-seeded Sky, who have been playing without leading scorer and rebounder Elena Delle Donne. The 2015 league MVP underwent right thumb surgery on Sept. 13.League MVP Nneka Ogwumike had 16 of her 22 points in the first half and Kristi Toliver added 13 for the second-seeded Sparks, who won the first two games of the series at home by double digits.Two-time MVP Candace Parker shot 3 for 14 from the field for nine points and league sixth woman of the year Jantel Lavender finished with six points for the Sparks.Game 4 is back here Tuesday night.Cody Anderson Indians Jersey . 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The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far.The Atlanta Dream will conclude an already impressive road trip when they visit the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.Atlanta (16-14) is second in the WNBAs Eastern Conference, 4 1/2 games behind the first-place New York Liberty. Phoenix (13-17) is fourth in the Western Conference, a half-game behind the third-place Seattle Storm.Atlanta has won two in a row and three of five since WNBA play resumed after a monthlong break for the Olympics.The Dream opened their current two-game road trip with an 86-81 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday, Atlantas second win over Los Angeles this season. The Dream beat the Sparks 91-74 in Atlanta on July 17.Angel McCoughtry turned in a monster performance against Los Angeles, finishing with 32 points and 11 rebounds. It was her third double-double of the season. Elizabeth Williams had 15 points and 12 rebounds.Phoenix won its first three games after the Olympic break, including a surprising victory over Loss Angeles on Aug.dddddddddddd 28. Since then, the Mercury has lost three in a row, falling to the Connecticut Sun, New York and Atlanta.The Dream handed the Mercury a 91-87 loss when they met last weekend in Atlanta. McCoughtry posted 27 points and eight rebounds and Tiffany Hayes converted a three-point play with 24 seconds remaining to help the Dream prevail. Diana Taurasi scored 23 points for Phoenix. Brittney Griner had 21 points, five rebounds and six blocked shots.McCoughtry is fourth in the WNBA in scoring at 19.2 points per game and leads the team with 5.8 rebounds per game. Hayes is Atlantas second-leading scorer at 14.6 points per game.Phoenix is led by Taurasi, who is seventh in the WNBA in scoring at 18.3 points per game. DeWanna Bonner averages 15.2 points. Griner averages 13.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and a league-best 3.2 blocked shots per game. ' ' '