FOWLER IS WNBA MVP

Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowler was the runaway winner in MVP voting results, finishing with 35 of 40 first-place votes. “I said I wasn’t going to tear up, but it’s just a proud moment,” Fowles said in a ceremony two hours before the Lynx faced the Washington Mystics in Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals. Fowles averaged 18.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks for the Lynx, who had a league-best 27-7 record.