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Rookie Candice Wiggins scored 22 points, and fellow reserve Vanessa Hayden-Johnson added 11 to lead the Minnesota Lynx past the Washington Mystics 92-78 on Saturday.

With a young roster, the Minnesota Lynx weren't expected to contend for a playoff spot this season. The Lynx are in position with seven games left, but now must finish things on the road. Rookie Candice Wiggins scored 22 points, and fellow reserve Vanessa Hayden-Johnson added 11 to lead Minnesota past the Washington Mystics 92-78 on Saturday night.

Darren Huckerby scored in the 84th minute Saturday night to lift San Jose past Kansas City 2-1 and out of last place in the Western Conference for the first time all season. Arturo Alvarez also scored for the expansion Earthquakes, whose seven-game unbeaten streak (3-0-4) has pushed them one point ahead of Colorado.

The Giants signed 44-year-old John Carney Saturday, and he will be their place kicker on Opening Night against the Washington Redskins. They added the 19-year veteran because Lawrence Tynes is still out with an injured left knee.

Punter Derrick Frost and NFL preseason rushing leader Marcus Mason were among the highest-profile players released by the Washington Redskins on Saturday, as Jim Zorn's club reduced its roster to the 53-man maximum. Frost appeared in 49 games as a...

Jia Perkins scored 20 of her 28 points in the second half, and Sylvia Fowles had career-highs with 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Chicago Sky beat the Washington Mystics 79-75 on Friday night.Dominique Canty added 10 points for the Sky (10-17), who won on the road Thursday, beating New York 69-60. It was the Sky's second win in eight games all-time against Washington.They took the lead for good at 72-71 on Candice Dupree's layup with 2:08 remaining.