Mystics win the 2022 WNBA draft lottery, will have the No. 1 pick
The Mystics had a 17.8 percent chance to move up from No. 3 — and they did just that.
By Kareem CopelandDecember 19, 2021Candace Parker brings the WNBA title home to Chicago with a Game 4 win over Phoenix
Chicago has its first WNBA title thanks to Candace Parker, MVP Kahleah Copper and the rest of the Sky, which beat the Phoenix Mercury in four games.
By Kareem CopelandOctober 17, 2021Kahleah Copper ‘ain’t no punk’ — and she’s helped push the Sky to the verge of a WNBA title
Kahleah Copper picked the perfect time to be playing the best basketball of her six-year WNBA career
By Kareem CopelandOctober 17, 2021Kahleah Copper is good as gold as Sky takes 2-1 lead in WNBA Finals
Copper took over early and Chicago used a 17-5 second-quarter run to turn Game 3 into a rout and move within a win of its first WNBA title.
By Kareem CopelandOctober 15, 2021Skylar Diggins-Smith, chasing her first WNBA title, cranks up her legendary focus
The Phoenix Mercury point guard has been all business as she tries to add a WNBA championship to the Olympic medal she won this summer.
By Kareem CopelandOctober 15, 2021
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Washington Mystics win WNBA draft lottery for 1st time
The Washington Mystics have won the WNBA draft lottery for the first time in franchise history
By Doug Feinberg | APDecember 19, 2021
Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi lead Mercury past Sky in Game 2 of WNBA Finals
The Phoenix center leads the way with 29 points, including the first dunk in WNBA Finals history, as the series is tied at one game apiece heading to Chicago.
By Kareem CopelandOctober 14, 2021It took about a quarter for the Chicago Sky to get over its WNBA Finals jitters
It was hard to tell the Sky didn’t have much Finals experience during its Game 1 victory over Phoenix.
By Kareem CopelandOctober 13, 2021WNBA eyes expansion and changes to playoff format
The league is conducting a data analysis to vet possible cities and is discussing getting rid of single-elimination playoff games.
By Kareem CopelandOctober 11, 2021A 17-0 run and Kahleah Copper’s dominance give Chicago a win in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals
The WNBA playoffs' breakout star kept it going in the Finals as the Chicago Sky took Game 1 over the Phoenix Mercury, 91-77.
By Kareem CopelandOctober 10, 2021Male practice players returned to the WNBA after a pandemic-enforced absence
The WNBA prohibited teams from using men as practice players during the 2020 season in the bubble and the first half of the 2021 season due to the pandemic,
By Kareem CopelandSeptember 22, 2021Mystics ready to hit ‘reset’ after two-year plan goes south
Tina Charles’s free agency and Elena Delle Donne’s back trouble are two of the biggest issues facing the Mystics heading into the offseason.
By Kareem CopelandSeptember 21, 2021Mystics lose season finale to Minnesota, fall short of the WNBA playoffs
Washington needed a victory over Minnesota to reach the WNBA postseason as the No. 8 seed; instead, it will miss the playoffs for just the second time since 2012.
By Kareem CopelandSeptember 19, 2021Mystics flop against Liberty with playoff spot on the line
Washington can still clinch the WNBA's final playoff berth with a win against the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday.
By Kareem CopelandSeptember 17, 2021Mystics’ Mike Thibault tests positive for coronavirus, to miss final two regular season games
Associate head coach Eric Thibault will lead the Mystics in games against New York and Minnesota on Friday and Sunday with a WNBA playoff spot on the line.
By Kareem CopelandSeptember 15, 2021- Perspective
The pandemic has walloped the Mystics, but they still have a chance at satisfaction
The Mystics appeared set for a golden era of winning and growth. Then came the pandemic.
By Candace BucknerSeptember 15, 2021 After a win in Chicago, Mystics can clinch a playoff berth the next time they’re on the floor
Tina Charles led the way as usual, and Washington can clinch a playoff berth with a win Friday at New York.
By Kareem CopelandSeptember 12, 2021Tina Charles returns to form, gives Mystics’ playoff hopes a boost with win over Dream
Tina Charles scores 26 as Washington moves into a tie for the WNBA's eighth and final playoff spot with an 82-74 win over Atlanta.
By Kareem CopelandSeptember 10, 2021Mystics allow season-worst 105 points in 34-point loss to Storm
Washington's playoff hopes continue to fade with a lopsided loss to Seattle as Tina Charles is held to a season low in points.
By Kareem CopelandSeptember 8, 2021Mystics guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough goes from WNBA to YMCA and back
Walker-Kimbrough, a member of Washington's 2019 title team, was out of the league after Atlanta released her before the season. She's back and starting for the Mystics now.
By Kareem CopelandSeptember 7, 2021Mystics get Tina Charles back, but it’s not enough in loss at Minnesota
Tina Charles returns from injury to play 25 minutes, but the Mystics dig themselves an early hole and can't recover in a 93-75 loss.
By Pat BorziSeptember 4, 2021