Archive: June 7, 2009 - June 13, 2009
Mystics Take Motown
The Mystics made a little more of their own history Wednesday night, beating the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock, 75-69, to improve their record to 3-0 for the first time. The win was Washington's first at the Palace of Auburn...
By Melissa Rosenberg | June 10, 2009; 11:34 PM ET | Comments (13)
Sanford: "I don't care how beat up they are."
It is hard to consider anyone take the two-time defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock lightly. But just in case the Mystics, or anyone else in the league, thought they had lost a step after a lackluster 78-58 showing in the...
By Katie Carrera | June 9, 2009; 5:58 PM ET | Comments (5)
Bullett Promoted
In addition to her duties as assistant coach, Vicky Bullett now is the Mystics' manager of basketball operations. The Maryland alum spent six years in the WNBA and helped lead the Mystics to the 2002 Eastern Conference final. This is...
By Katie Carrera | June 8, 2009; 6:29 PM ET | Comments (3)
Monday Mystics Practice Update
Things were upbeat to say the least at Verizon Center on Monday afternoon. The players went through an extensive stretching routine at the end of practice, which isn't out of the ordinary, but Monday, they sang various TV show theme...
By Katie Carrera | June 8, 2009; 3:16 PM ET | Comments (2)
Mystics 77, Dream 71
After today's win in front of a lively Verizon Center crowd, the 2009 Mystics can officially say they're off to the best start in franchise history as the first team to begin 2-0 in Washington's 12 seasons. But as Marissa...
By Katie Carrera | June 7, 2009; 8:10 PM ET | Comments (5)
Today's Starters
Here are the starters for today's 2009 home opener at Verizon Center. If the Mystics can capture a win here against Atlanta it will mark the first season in their history that they've opened with two straight wins. Dream: PG-Nikki...
By Katie Carrera | June 7, 2009; 3:49 PM ET | Comments (0)
Johnson on Washington Post Live
This past Friday, Mystics President Sheila Johnson was on hand at the Comcast studio for Washington Post Live. Check out her one-on-one interview below....
By Katie Carrera | June 7, 2009; 9:48 AM ET | Comments (0)
