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• Lynx re-sign C Adair (AP)

  The Minnesota Lynx have re-signed center Jessica Adair. The team announced the deal Thursday but did not disclose terms. Adair appeared in 31 regular-season games during Minnesota's championship run last year. The 6-4 center averaged 4.3 points and 2.9 rebounds a game while shooting .485 percent from the floor, and scored in double-figures twice.

• Lynx re-sign C Taj McWilliams-Franklin (AP)

  The Minnesota Lynx have re-signed 41-year-old center Taj McWilliams-Franklin. The Lynx announced the deal on Monday, ensuring that their emotional leader will return to help them defend the WNBA championship. McWilliams-Franklin averaged 8.3 points and 6.0 rebounds last year. Her scoring increased to 10.6 points in the playoffs as she helped the franchise to its first title.

• Correction: US Assistants story (PA SportsTicker)

  In a Jan. 20 story on the U.S. women's basketball assistant coaches, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Pat Summitt won a gold medal as both a player and coach. Summitt won a silver medal as a player in 1976 and gold as a coach in 1984.

• WNBA opens 16th season on May 18; Seattle vs LA (AP)

  Candace Parker and the Los Angeles Sparks will open the 16th WNBA season against Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm on May 18. The defending WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx, featuring finals MVP Seimone Augustus and rookie of the year Maya Moore, will play Phoenix on May 20 on ABC. The 12-team summer league will take a break for the London Olympics from July 14 to Aug.