Though their #1 ranking may be on a technicality, the Washington Mystics snatched the top spot in the Eastern Conference with a thrilling win over the New York Liberty Friday night. In tense fashion, the win wasn't decisive. The Mystics leaked away a 12-point lead earlier in the game until New York moved ahead 73-74 in the ending minutes. But a final layup by Lindsey Harding with 8.8 seconds left, in a less than pristinely executed play, was just enough to earn the Mystics control over their playoff destiny. more ›

The Mystics announced today that guard Alana Beard will undergo ankle surgery next week and will probably miss the entire 2010 WNBA season. more ›

It looked more like the NHL than basketball, but despite the bumps and bruises on both benches, the Mystics pulled out a must-win over the visiting Atlanta Dream on Saturday. Washington led the entire game and clinched a playoff spot with the 82-64 victory. more ›

Imagine being under .500 and facing down a 19-11 team that you lost to by 10 points a week ago. Their leading scorer is out with an injury -- but so is yours. You're trying to beat a team that's won six straight, while you've gone 2-4. more ›

Sunday's 81-75 victory over the Minnesota Lynx kept the 14-15 Mystics in playoff contention, but the price was high: an injury to All-Star Alana Beard's ankle late in the fourth quarter forced her to the sidelines. more ›

by DCist contributor Elisabeth Meinecke Back in July, Mystics point guard Lindsey Harding was hoping she didn't lead the WNBA in minutes played come September. But nearly one week away, she's topping the league with over 36 minutes per game, an immense average for a player who has battled injuries throughout her professional career. more ›

The Mystics capped a six-game home stand with an 87-73 win over cellar-dwellers Sacramento on Sunday, led by Crystal Langhorne's 19 points and hot three-point shooting by Marissa Coleman and Monique Currie. The Monarchs dropped to 4-15, the worst record in the league, while the Mystics improved to 9-7. more ›

The Indiana Fever showed why they're atop the WNBA's Eastern Conference last night at the Verizon Center, beating the Mystics 82-70 in a game that had more full court presses than Brangelina have children. more ›

In front of 12,217 fans at the Phone Booth, the Washington Mystics claimed a 75-63 win against last year's league MVP Candace Parker (in her third game back from her much publicized maternity leave) and the visiting Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday -- a victory which kicked off a six-game home stretch for Washington the right way. more ›

Friends may think Nakia Sanford's job as a professional basketball player is all play and no work, but the WNBA veteran knows better. more ›

If you get goosebumps watching Ovechkin vs. Crosby, LeBron vs. Kobe, or Tiger Woods vs. everyone else, give this matchup a try: Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury vs. Alana Beard of the Washington Mystics, both first round picks in the 2004 WNBA draft. Taurasi’s Mercury - the highest scoring team in the WNBA - held on in the final seconds of the fourth quarter Thursday to win over the Mystics, 93-87. more ›

After dropping a game for the first time this season Friday against Atlanta, the Washington Mystics pulled out an 81-72 win Saturday over visiting conference rival Chicago Sky. The Mystics’ win improves their record to 4-1 and keeps them in first place in the Eastern Conference. more ›

The Washington Mystics may keep D.C. from falling into a serious sports depression this year. The team is off to their best start in franchise history at 2-0, and in a town that currently houses the worst teams in the NBA and MLB, this group of 11 ladies are a welcome exception. The Mystics won their season opener 82-70 Saturday on the road in Connecticut (against a team that finished second in the East Conference last year) and their home opener Sunday against the Atlanta Dream. The final score was 77-71. more ›

The Washington Mystics open their regular season in Connecticut today against The Sun, and play their home opener at the Verizon Center on Sunday at 4 p.m. against the Atlanta Dream. more ›

In an announcement oddly timed with Earth Day, the Washington Mystics today inked a sponsorship deal with ExxonMobil, reports the Washington Business Journal. The massive oil company will now display courtside ads during Mystics games, a move that should place the team right alongside the Nationals as major targets of environmental protesters. Exxon will also become the official sponsor of the Mystics Student of the Week program. The Student of the Week program recognizes female high school students for excellence in math or science. more ›