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After thriller, Mystics muster little
August 17, 2009 by
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Everything about the Washington Mystics' season has signified balance. They have had neither a winning streak greater than three games nor a losing streak longer than two. For the most part, they haven't blown anyone out or been badly outplayed. So it really shouldn't...
On Basketball: Flash on the Farm
August 16, 2009 by
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Washington Wizards franchise point guard Gilbert Arenas stepped on the court at Barry Farm Recreation Center for some streetball action Friday night, giving D.C. basketball fans their first look at him since he made a two-game cameo late last season. But the Arenas who helped the...
Langhorne's basket secures key victory
August 15, 2009 by
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With LeBron James sitting courtside, much of the Verizon Center crowd's attention Friday night was on the reigning NBA MVP as he watched the Washington Mystics face the Connecticut Sun. But the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar quickly became an afterthought in the game's final...
Gruda guides Sun to victory vs. Storm
August 14, 2009 by
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From combined dispatches SUN 64, STORM 53: Sandrine Gruda had 14 assists, and Lindsay Whalen had 11 points and seven assists Thursday night as host Connecticut defeated Seattle in Uncasville, Conn. Whalen became the 10th player in WNBA history to reach 900 career assists. The Sun...
Oberto signing sets up 'unique' Wizards roster
August 13, 2009 by
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Four months after the Washington Wizards began regrouping from their injury-plagued 19-63 season, team president Ernie Grunfeld introduced the final piece he expects will help them again be a contender in the Eastern Conference. Three weeks after he verbally agreed to join the Wizards...
Hornets send Butler to Clippers
August 13, 2009 by
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From combined dispatches The Los Angeles Clippers acquired shooting guard Rasual Butler and cash from the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for a conditional second-round draft pick in 2016. Butler had the most productive season of his seven-year career in 2008-09, averaging 11.2 points...
Tom Knott: Like all sports, NBA is past going to pot
August 12, 2009 by
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The drug of choice in the NBA long has been the cannabis plant, which is an almost quaint, amusing reality, considering the rampant use of performance-enhancing drugs in the NFL, major league baseball, the Olympics and the Tour de France. Whenever the NBA gets around to administering...
Rambis is willing to adjust to cold
August 12, 2009 by
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At first blush, the marriage between Kurt Rambis and the Minnesota Timberwolves seems odd. Rambis was born in Cupertino, Calif., and spent the vast majority of his playing and coaching career in sunny Los Angeles. He doesn't own a winter coat and has deep roots in a Lakers organization...
Brunson guides Monarchs to win
August 12, 2009 by
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MONARCHS 90, SILVER STARS 73: Rebekkah Brunson had 19 points and nine rebounds, leading Sacramento to a victory at San Antonio on Tuesday night. Nicole Powell added 17 points for the Monarchs (6-17). Scholanda Robinson scored 13 points, and Kara Lawson had 12. Ticha Penicheiro added...
Against Shock, Mystics fall apart in final quarter
August 12, 2009 by
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The Washington Mystics were able to shrug off a sluggish start Tuesday night, but a late perimeter assault from the Detroit Shock proved too much to handle. Deanna Nolan and Shavonte Zellous combined for 39 points - including 29 after halftime - and the Shock became the latest team...
Sun rout Mystics to tie for second
August 10, 2009 by
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) | Lindsay Whalen had 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the Connecticut Sun's 96-67 victory over the Washington Mystics on Sunday. Connecticut (11-10) tied Washington (11-10) for second place in the Eastern Conference. Connecticut led by 10 entering...
Finally, familiar story ends on a good note
August 08, 2009 by
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A familiar plot began unfolding for the Washington Mystics on Friday night. They held a double-digit lead early in the second half, then suffered through a lull as the Detroit Shock whittled the deficit. It seemed inevitable that the defending champions would outplay Washington in...
Trail Blazers, Roy to hold Friday press conference
August 07, 2009 by
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Trail Blazers scheduled a Friday morning press conference to discuss Brandon Roy's multi-year contract extension. The 25-year-old Roy led the Trail Blazers with 22.6 points and 5.1 assists a game last season as the team won 54 games and made the...
KNOTT: The Answer is facing a questionable future
August 07, 2009 by
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Allen Iverson is reluctant to be the Answer, given the way the NBA is posing the question. That would mean accepting a bargain-basement salary and a significantly reduced role. That does not fit well with Iverson's vision of himself. That vision, of course, is compromised by...
Mercer spans Globe for job
August 06, 2009 by
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One day in late June, Derrick Mercer received a baffling piece of news via text message. Kieran Donahue, one of his former basketball coaches at American University, told Mercer he had been drafted - not by the NBA or any other professional league, but by the Harlem Globetrotters...
Early tests in rebound year
August 05, 2009 by
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The first stop on the Washington Wizards' redemption tour will be in Dallas. The NBA released its 2009-10 schedule Tuesday, with the Wizards opening the season Oct. 27 at the Mavericks and then visiting the Hawks before making their home debut against the Nets on Oct. 31. The...
Mystics' late lapses lead to another loss
August 03, 2009 by
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Late in the third quarter Sunday, the Washington Mystics appeared to be in position to take control of their game against the Indiana Fever. Lindsey Harding had just gone coast-to-coast to give Washington its biggest lead - and enough momentum that Indiana coach Lin Dunn called a...
Mystics prepared for breakthrough
August 02, 2009 by
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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...
Mystics search for Fever cure
July 30, 2009 by
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Even though the Washington Mystics have dropped both their games against the Indiana Fever this season, they have walked away from each loss assured that they can hang with the Eastern Conference front-runners. Talent hasn't been a problem for the Mystics against Indiana - that...
Douglas' big night puts away Mystics
July 29, 2009 by
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From combined dispatches FEVER 85, MYSTICS 81: Katie Douglas scored a career-high 34 points, and host Indiana rallied for a win over Washington on Tuesday night in Indianapolis. Douglas made nine of 19 field goal attempts, including one of seven from 3-point range, and sank 15 of...
Currie rumbles out of slump as Mystics mash Monarchs
July 27, 2009 by
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Julie Plank stressed before the All-Star break that the Washington Mystics would need to rely on their depth in the second half of the season to make the playoffs. It seems Monique Currie heard her coach's call. Waking from a monthlong slump Sunday, Currie was one of four Mystics...
Cash's record day lifts West to victory
July 26, 2009 by
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. | This was quite a weekend for Swin Cash. Cash enjoyed a reunion with her former college teammates, scored a WNBA All-Star Game record 22 points and captured the MVP award after she helped the Western Conference to a 130-118 victory Saturday. "This afternoon...
During break, Mystics target late-game woes
July 25, 2009 by
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Alana Beard faces a dilemma this weekend. As a starter for the Eastern Conference in Saturday's WNBA All-Star Game, Beard has an opportunity to showcase herself and represent her team in front of a national audience. But the Washington Mystics are in a tight playoff race - and...
Mystics send the Sky falling
July 24, 2009 by
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Washington Mystics coach Julie Plank has kept an eye on the Eastern Conference standings all season. On Thursday night at Verizon Center, the Mystics gave her something to notice. Crystal Langhorne led three Mystics players in double figures with 16 points as Washington closed the...
Wizards fill gap at center with Oberto
July 24, 2009 by
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Veteran center Fabricio Oberto has agreed in principle with the Washington Wizards on a one-year deal worth the biannual exception of $1.99 million, according to his agent. The 6-foot-10, 34-year-old Argentine was the prime target in free agency for the Wizards, who sought a veteran...
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