The Washington Mystics naturally were downtrodden in the moments following their exit from the WNBA playoffs Saturday. They had high hopes entering the postseason, only to be frustrated yet again by the Indiana Fever.
But while reflecting on their season this week, there was a sense of relief and assuredness that the franchise had moved beyond [...]

The day after the Washington Mystics were swept out of the WNBA playoffs by the Indiana Fever, General Manager Angela Taylor turned her thoughts to the future. Although the Mystics accomplished a primary goal for the first year of the franchise’s latest rebuilding effort by reaching the postseason…
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It seems as though all of the Mystics’ games against the Fever this season have come down to a fourth-quarter battle of wills. And for the fifth time in 2009, Washington was unable to overcome Indiana, falling 88-79, in the opener of the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
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The memories of two-a-day practices during training camp are still fresh in the minds of the Washington Mystics’ players. Most of them had never experienced such grueling sessions, but they accepted the task with a singular goal in mind: making the playoffs.
With two games left, the fifth-place Mystics (15-17) are on the outside looking in [...]

Coach Julie Plank said today that Alana Beard’s status for tomorrow’s contest against the Seattle Storm will be a game-time call. Beard hasn’t practiced since she sprained her left ankle on Sunday against Minnesota.
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On the surface, the Washington Mystics had a successful Sunday afternoon. They got a much-needed win and in the process vaulted back into the Eastern Conference playoff picture.
But the fate of their season may have taken a critical blow when All-Star guard Alana Beard had to be carried off the court with 3:08 remaining in [...]

The Washington Mystics are sure they are a playoff caliber team. They’ve said it all year, they believe it and sometimes they even play like it.
Washington has the talent to play with any team in the league – wins over the Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks attest to that. But with seven games remaining [...]

Lisa Leslie, who is retiring after this season, has been the face of the WNBA for her entire career and has left a deep impression. Thanks to several uncontrollable circumstances — the injuries that kept her out for more than six weeks, her team’s struggle to stay in playoff contention and the lack of a [...]

NEW YORK — Alana Beard scored 28 points, Nakia Sanford had 16, and the Washington Mystics held on for a 78-75 victory over the New York Liberty on Thursday night.

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On Sunday, for the third time in two weeks, the Washington Mystics get a chance to topple the Eastern Conference-leading Indiana Fever. Washington has fared well against most of their conference foes this year, but the Fever are the only East team with a win at Verizon Center. Each game has been a back-and-forth affair, [...]