WNBA

• Taylor, Mercury rout Lynx

  Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Penny Taylor registered 22 points and seven assists, leading the Phoenix Mercury in a 110-92 rout of the Minnesota Lynx at US Airways Center.

  Kara Braxton added 20 points, while Candice Dupree had 18 points for Phoenix, which, despite an 11-13 record, sits firmly in second place in the West. Diana Taurasi had 16 points and seven assists in the victory.

  Charde Houston scored a game-high 26 points off the bench for the Lynx, who have the league's second-worst record at 7-16. Monica Wright added 23 points in defeat.

  07/30 00:15:53 ET