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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Maya Moore scored 26 points and the defending WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 96-86 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the semifinal series.Lindsay Whalen scored 12 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter for Minnesota, playing at the Xcel Energy Center -- home of the NHLs Minnesota Wild -- for the second straight game because of a scheduling conflict at the Target Center in Minneapolis.Rebekkah Brunson added 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Sylvia Fowles had 14 points and nine rebounds for the top-seeded Lynx. Earlier Friday, Fowles was honored as the leagues defensive player of the year and Cheryl Reeve as the coach of the year.Diana Taurasi had 31 points for the eighth-seeded Mercury. Penny Taylor added 16.SPARKS 99, SKY 84LOS ANGELES -- Candace Parker had 20 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to help the Los Angeles rout Chicago for a 2-0 series lead.League sixth woman of the year Jantel Lavender added 20 points, league MVP Nneka Ogwumike had 18, and Kristi Toliver 17 in the Sparks return to their home court at Staples Center. They won Game 1 by 20 points in Long Beach on Wednesday night.Reserve Clarissa Dos Santos scored 15 points and Jamierra Faulkner added 14 for the Sky. Elena Delle Donne watched in street clothes again because of a right thumb injury. She shared the league scoring title with New Yorks Tina Charles, averaging 21.5 points. Sione Takitaki Womens Jersey . Defencemen Drew Doughty, Shea Weber and forward Ryan Getzlaf also scored for the Canadians, who started their gold-medal defence 2-0. Goalie Roberto Luongo, getting the call in place of Game 1 starter Carey Price, was solid when needed in making 23 saves for the shutout. Custom Cleveland Browns Jerseys . -- James Young couldnt wait to apply those tweaks to his jump shot, and the first one he made against UT Arlington told him it could be a good night. http://www.footballbrownsnflprostore.com/Youth-Sione-Takitaki-Elite-Jersey/ . To the surprise of many, it isnt the Wolverines but their in-state rivals the Michigan State Spartans. Odell Beckham Jr Jersey . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Bernie Kosar Jersey . Goals from Jerome Boateng, Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller extended Bayerns unbeaten run to a record 37 matches. "This record is incredible," Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said. Rex and Rob Ryan are at it again.Remember their?tandem bicycle ride a few months ago? Well, now we know why the Buffalo Bills head coach and assistant head coach were paired up on the same two wheels.Tops Friendly Markets debuted a new commercial Friday featuring the brothers getting into all sorts of mischief, including the bike ride, a lopsided game of tug-of-war and what appears to be a (very) loose recreation of the Beatles Abbey Road album cover. See for yourself:It seems that even foor twins, its the older brothers responsibility to mess with his younger brother.dddddddddddd(Rex was born five minutes earlier than Rob, according to their birth certificates, though some uncertainty about that remains.)Bills fans must hope the two can work in harmony on Sundays this season, as the success of the defense probably depends on it.-- David DeChant ' ' '