ATLANTA — Seimone Augustus and the Minnesota Lynx completed a near-perfect postseason by beating the Atlanta Dream 73-67 to complete a three-game sweep of the WNBA championship series.

Augustus had 16 points and Maya Moore, returning to her Atlanta home, had 15 to lead a balanced scoring attack as the Lynx won their first WNBA title.

Minnesota closed the postseason with six straight wins, including sweeps of Phoenix in the Western Conference finals and Atlanta in the championship series.

Most Minnesota players celebrated in a pile of hugs on the court. Taj McWilliams-Franklin, the 41-year-old starting center, headed to the bench to engulf coach Cheryl Reeve in a hug.

Tiger shoots 68 to survive cutSAN MARTIN, Calif. — Tiger Woods ran off three straight birdies early in his round, survived a rough patch around the turn and kept the stress to a minimum in his round of 3-under 68 in the Frys.com Open that assured he would be around for the weekend.With a two-round total of 141, he still was seven shots behind Paul Casey, who is making a revival of his own. Casey, at No. 135 on the money list and in danger of losing his PGA Tour card, has been fighting a foot injury since the middle of May. He shot a 64 that put him at 8-under 134. Bud Cauley had a 66 and was one shot behind.Fog delayed the start of the second round by 2 hours, 20 minutes, meaning it would not finish until Saturday.

Still no HGH testing in NFLBlood testing for human growth hormone is going nowhere fast in the NFL. Everyone says they want it — so much so that it was included in the collective bargaining agreement struck between the league and players this summer. That, however, is where any agreement ends.The odds of implementing tests this season dwindled as the union raised objections to detection methods and scientists dismissed those concerns as invalid.

OSU’s Posey gets 5 more gamesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The NCAA suspended Ohio State wide receiver DeVier Posey for five more games — leaving him with only two regular-season games in his senior season — and three other Buckeyes for one game for taking too much money for a summer job.Posey’s attorney said he was incensed at the penalty. In response, the NCAA called Columbus lawyer Larry James’ contentions “patently false.”Offensive lineman Marcus Hall, defensive lineman Melvin Fellows and last year’s leading rusher, Daniel Herron, will miss this week’s game at No. 14 Nebraska on Saturday. They also must repay benefits after receiving pay for work not performed from booster Bobby DiGeronimo.