{"id":4614,"date":"2026-07-09T10:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4614"},"modified":"2026-07-09T10:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:03:32","slug":"cheryl-reeve-becomes-wnbas-all-time-coaching-wins-leader-as-lynx-defeat-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4614","title":{"rendered":"Cheryl Reeve becomes WNBA\u2019s all-time coaching wins leader as Lynx defeat Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>UNCASVILLE, Conn. \u2014 Kayla McBride scored 23 points, and Minnesota beat the Connecticut Sun 86-80 on Wednesday night to give Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve the WNBA record for career wins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4612\">Egyptian Football Association \u2018cannot remain silent\u2019 about officiating in loss to Argentina<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Reeve has 380 regular-season wins, one more than Mike Thibault, whose son Eric Thibault is Minnesota\u2019s associate head coach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI am so glad this is over,\u201d Reeve said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>A four-time WNBA coach of the year, Reeve was hired by the Lynx in 2010 and has led the franchise to each of its four championships \u2014 tied with the Houston Comets and Seattle Storm for the most in history.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>\u201c(I) learned a lot from Mike through the years,\u201d Reeve added. \u201cI know he\u2019s happy for me. And somebody\u2019s going to pass me and I\u2019ll be happy for them, too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After Reeve tied Thibault with an 85-77 win at Dallas on June 28, the Lynx (16-6) lost back-to-back games for the first time this season. Minnesota \u2014 which moved a half-game in front of Las Vegas, the defending WNBA champion, atop the standings \u2014 lost Friday at New York in her first chance to set the record, then fell 90-89 to the Sun at home on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4610\">Guide to the 2026 MLB Draft: When the Red Sox pick, local players to watch, and first-round order<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Natasha Howard had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Leila Lacan had 15 points, six assists and six rebounds for Connecticut (5-17) and Olivia Nelson-Ododa scored 14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Sun\u2019s Saniya Rivers was taken off the court in a wheelchair and did not return due to a left ankle sprain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Minnesota rookie Olivia Miles, the No. 2 overall draft pick who was named an All-Star last week, missed her second consecutive game with a calf strain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Brittney Griner (left quad strain) and Aneesah Morrow (personal reasons) did not play for Connecticut.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4608\">Danny Ventura, longtime Boston Herald high school sports reporter, a true legend in Eastern Mass.<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Up next<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Lynx: Begin a four-game homestand Saturday against New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sun: Host Golden State on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reeve has 380 regular-season wins, one more than Mike Thibault, whose son Eric Thibault is Minnesota\u2019s associate head coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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