MINNEAPOLIS -- Tears streamed down the face of Seimone Augustus. Lindsay Whalen limped off the floor with a badly sprained ankle. Maya Moore couldn't hit a shot. The third championship for the Minnesota Lynx was by far their most difficult. And that made the party that much sweeter. With a suffocating defense and a yearning to celebrate in front of their loyal fans, the Lynx turned a tense WNBA Finals into a runaway. Sylvia Fowles had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Lynx captured their third title in five years with a 69-52 victory over the Indiana Fever in Game 5 on Wednesday night. Augustus added 16 points and Rebekkah Brunson grabbed 14 rebounds for the Lynx, who also won it...
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