The Lynx on Saturday announced the team has claimed guard Grace Berger off waivers. Per team policy, no terms were disclosed.

Berger is playing for OGM Ormanspor in the Turkish Women’s Basketball League this offseason and averaging 13.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.4 steals while shooting 44.7% from the field in 17 Turkey-KBSL games.

The seventh overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft, Berger spent two seasons with the Indiana Fever and appeared in 48 games.

COLLEGE HOCKEY

No. 1 Badgers women roll over No. 3 Gophers

Casey O’Brien had two goals and an assist as top-ranked Wisconsin rolled No. 3 Minnesota 8-2 in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Kohl Center in Madison.

O’Brien with less than 5 minutes left in the second period, then just 26 seconds into the third for the Badgers, who improved to 28-1-2 overall, 22-1-2 in the WCHA. Her second goal gave Wisconsin a 7-1 lead.

Ella Huber and Sydney Morrow each had a goal and assist for the Gophers (22-7-1, 16-6-1). The teams meet again Sunday for a noon puck drop.

St. Thomas men net win at Bowling Green

The St. Thomas men’s hockey team scored a 2-1 win at Bowling Green to even its record in CCHA play.

Lucas Wahlin scored both goals for the Tommies (11-13-5, 9-9-4), who took a 2-0 lead before a power-play goal made matters interesting late in the third period.

With the victory, St. Thomas pulled within two games of the Falcons (15-10-4, 11-7-4) for third place in the conference standings.

Tommies women come up short at No. 2 OSU

One night after putting second-ranked Ohio State on upset alert, the St. Thomas women’s hockey team fell 5-1 in Columbus, Ohio.

The Tommies (8-20-2, 5-18-1 WCHA) couldn’t recapture the near-magic of Friday night, when they fell 5-4 in a thrilling overtime contest.

The Buckeyes (23-6-3, 17-6-3) overpowered their visitors with a four-goal second period, scoring three times after Sadie Lindsay recorded St. Thomas’ lone tally of the night.

— From staff reports

NBA

James sits vs. Pacers to rest sore ankle

LeBron James sat out the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against Indiana to rest his sore left ankle.

The 40-year-old James has been outstanding in recent weeks for the Lakers, who have won four straight and 10 of 12 despite trading center Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic last weekend.

Despite dealing with regular ankle pain, James hadn’t missed a game since Dec. 28 against Sacramento, and he has missed only four games this season.

Simmons waived by Nets after buyout

Ben Simmons has been waived by the Brooklyn Nets after the team agreed to a buyout with the last remaining link to a failed era of building around All-Stars.

The No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft was acquired by the Nets in a trade for James Harden at the 2022 trade deadline.

Previously a three-time NBA All-Star, Simmons was limited during his time in Brooklyn by injuries, mostly due to lower back nerve damage.

Davis leaves first Mavs’ game due to injury

Anthony Davis left his debut game with the Dallas Mavericks after sustaining an injury late in the third quarter. The team said it was due to a lower-body injury.

Davis came to the Mavericks in the seismic trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. One of the many criticisms of the trade was Davis’ history of injuries.

The 31-year-old missed two games with the Lakers before the blockbuster deal because of an abdominal strain, and he sat the first two games with the Mavericks after joining the team.

Davis went down without contact and was favoring hisgroin area. He had 24 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and three blocks in the first half.

Rivalry series

Canada tops U.S. in finale, takes series 3-2

Despite a 40-save performance from goaltender Aerin Frankel, the U.S. Women’s National Team fell to Canada, 3-1, in game five of the 2024-25 Rivalry Series at Credit Union Place on Prince Edward Island.

With the win, Canada takes the series by three games to two.

Plymouth’s Kelly Pannek scored the lone goal of the finale for the U.S. at 3:03 of the third period to tie the game 1-all.

However, Canada re-took the lead three minutes later and added a late empty-net goal to ice the victory.

skiing

Johnson wins gold in return from 14-mo. ban

American skier Breezy Johnson has won gold in the women’s downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships.

Johnson finished 0.15 seconds ahead of silver medalist Mirjam Puchner of Austria.

Czech skier Ester Ledecka came 0.21 behind in third to take bronze.

Lindsey Vonn trailed her American teammate Johnson by 1.96 seconds in 15th.

It’s Johnson first medal from a major event and came two months after she returned from a 14-month ban for three violations of anti-doping rules.

football

Former NFL player, coach Jauron dies at 74

Longtime NFL player and coach Dick Jauron, who led the Chicago Bears to the playoffs and was voted AP coach of the year in 2001, has died at the age of 74.

The Bears confirmed his death, which came one day before Philadelphia played Kansas City in the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Jauron served as an Eagles assistant to current Chiefs coach Andy Reid.

Jauron spent eight years as a defensive back in the NFL.

Along with taking the Bears to the playoffs, he spent four seasons as the coach of the Bills. He retired from coaching in 2012.

— From news services