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Washington Mystics guard Kristi Toliver suffered a non-contact knee injury in a loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday that had her teammates and staff concerned. Toliver went down with the injury at the end of the first quarter and had to be carried off the floor. Head coach Eric Thibault said Toliver will […]

Washington Mystics forward Elene Delle Donne reacted to her return from a hip injury after the Mystics defeated the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday. “It felt so good to be out there … just to have the whole group out there felt good,” Delle Donne said, via ESPN women’s college and pro basketball writer M.A. […]

Dallas takes on Washington for a WNBA battle! Catch the WNBA series with our Wings-Mystics prediction, odds, pick, and how to watch. The Wings (17-14) are second in the Western Conference and rank fourth in the entire WNBA. Dallas is back in the win column after getting a 20-point win over Connecticut last timeout. The […]

The Washington Mystics are in the middle of a playoff push and are finally starting to get healthy. With a little less than one month to go in the regular season, the Mystics are sitting in seventh place in the WNBA standings at 14-16. They could potentially get to the fourth spot as they are […]

The Washington Mystics had been dealt a tough blow recently with all the injuries they’ve had. They were without three starters in Elena Delle Donne, Ariel Atkins and Shakira Austin as well as key reserve Kristi Toliver. This was all in the middle of a playoff push as well. The Mystics are currently holding on […]

The Washington Mystics signed guard Ariel Atkins to a multiyear contract extension on Tuesday, according to an article from ESPN Women’s Basketball Reporter Alexa Philippou. “We are excited that Ariel has committed herself to the long-term future of the Washington Mystics,” Mystics General Manager Mike Thibault said in a Tuesday release. “She has been such an integral […]

Injuries have always been an unfortunate part of sports, but for the Washington Mystics, the 2023 WNBA season has been unfair. They had recently been without three starters in Elena Delle Donne, Ariel Atkins and Shakira Austin and one key reserve in Kristi Toliver. They recently got Austin back but are still without the other […]

Video of injured Washington Mystics star Elena Delle Donne practicing with the team provided hope to fans as she nears a return to the court. Delle Donne participated in a 5-on-5 team drill on Thursday, per Kareem Copeland of The Washington Post. She had been ramping up her efforts, although with practice players. Thursday’s run […]

The Washington Mystics were looking like a team that could possibly be a dark horse contender come playoff time. That’s quickly gone south though as they’ve been hit with a rash of injuries. They are currently without star player Elena Delle Donne, starters Ariel Atkins and Shakira Austin and key reserve Kristi Toliver. As a […]

The Washington Mystics have been hit hard by the injury bug this season. After looking like they could be a dangerous team this season, they’ve lost six of their last ten games and are 12-11 overall. They are currently playing without Elena Delle Donne, Ariel Atkins, Shakira Austin and Kristi Toliver. That’s three starters and […]

A spectacle will be held at Target Center as the Mystics visit the Lynx! Stay in touch with our WNBA series as we bring you our Mystics-Lynx odds, prediction, pick, and how-to-watch guide. The 6th-seeded Washington Mystics (12-10, 4-6 away) are dreading a road win as they hit the road after four home games. The […]

The Washington Mystics have signed guard Abby Meyers to a hardship contract, the team announced in a Friday tweet. Welcome back, Abby ‼️ She has been signed to a hardship contract. pic.twitter.com/cfD6PUHjKI — Washington Mystics (@WashMystics) July 21, 2023 Abby Meyers, a former standout for the Maryland Terrapins and Princeton Tigers, was selected by the […]

The Indiana Fever visits the Washington Mystics for a WNBA clash! Check out our WNBA odds series with this Fever-Mystics prediction, pick, odds, and how to watch. Indiana (5-15) hopes to break their eight-game losing streak as they take another road battle after the All-Star game. The Fever almost caused an upset against the New York Liberty, but […]

The Washington Mystics will be without one of their starters for at least two weeks as the second half of the WNBA season kicks off this week. Guard Ariel Atkins, who was carried off the court in the Mystics’ last game on July 11, has a left ankle sprain that will be re-evaluated at the […]

The Washington Mystics are signing former Michigan forward Cyesha Goree to a hardship contract, according to a Wednesday tweet from Washington Post Sports Reporter Kareem Copeland. Roster Update: Join us in welcoming Cyesha Goree to DC ‼️ pic.twitter.com/J1VPhduogV — Washington Mystics (@WashMystics) July 12, 2023 “Mystics are adding another hardship contract: Cyesha Goree,” Copeland wrote. […]

The 2023 WNBA All-Star Game will be missing one of the best players in the league. Washington Mystics veteran Elena Delle Donne is out for the festivities in Las Vegas after re-aggravating an ankle injury in a loss to the Connecticut Sun over the weekend. The team has announced she will be out for two […]

Seattle Storm visits Washington Mystics for a WNBA clash! Check out our WNBA odds series with this Storm-Mystics prediction, pick, odds, and how to watch. Seattle (4-14) shares the worst record in the Women’s National Basketball Association with Phoenix Mercury. The Storm will try to weather their struggles as they aim to put an end […]

Washington Mystics and Connecticut Sun lock horns in the WNBA! Catch the WNBA odds series here, featuring our Washington Mystics-Connecticut Sun prediction, odds, pick, and guide on how to watch. Washington (10-7) edged Indiana Fever 96-88 at home two days ago to put a stop to a two-game losing streak. The Mystics are hoping to […]

When it comes to the WNBA All-Star game, the league has adopted a similar structure to the NBA with the two team captains selecting their respective teams. The two team captains this season were Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson and New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart. This past NBA All-Star game, Nikola Jokic had […]

The Washington Mystics received some devastating news recently with the announcement that Shakira Austin was going to miss a significant amount of time due to a hip injury. Up to this point, Austin had been one of the Mystics top performers and in the running for the WNBA’s Most Improved Player Award. The No. 3 […]

Politics and the world of sports often intertwine. These high-profile men and women are sometimes figureheads and catalysts for change as most people resonate with them. None have been more vocal about their stances on certain issues recently than Washington Mystics’ Natasha Cloud and Enes Kanter Freedom. The former NBA player reacted with much disdain […]

The Washington Mystics provided an update on injured center Shakira Austin on Tuesday, announcing she’ll be out for at least three weeks after suffering a left hip strain in Sunday’s loss to the New York Liberty. Austin was carried to the locker room after tipping a pass and landing on her hip. She had six […]

Washington Mystics center Shakira Austin was carried off the court after she suffered an injury during a Sunday game against the New York Liberty. Austin was carried into the locker room after appearing to injure her left hamstring, according to an article from The Spun. The Mystics announced she is out of Sunday’s game with a hip injury soon […]

The Washington Wizards are starting a very public rebuild, trading Bradley Beal, Kristaps Porzingis, and Chris Paul all within the last week. The team’s ownership group, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, is also making some changes behind the scenes, welcoming the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) as a minority Wizards owner, marking the first time a foreign […]

The Washington Mystics will be without Kristi Toliver for at least the next two weeks. The team announced in a statement on Tuesday that the veteran floor general will be re-evaluated in early July after recently undergoing treatment to address plantar fasciitis. “Following treatment to address her plantar fasciitis discomfort, Washington Mystics guard Kristi Toliver […]

The Washington Mystics have gotten off to an inconsistent start to the 2023 WNBA season with a 5-4 record. They’re on the verge though of securing their sixth win of the season against the Phoenix Mercury as they lead by double-digits in the fourth quarter. The Mystics came into the game with a clear injury […]

The Washington Mystics have gotten off to an inconsistent start to the 2023 WNBA season with a record of 5-4. For a team with solid playoff aspirations, they’ve just been treading water so far. They’re coming off their worst loss of the season, a blowout against the Indiana Fever, after having won back to back […]

The Washington Mystics haven’t exactly been burning down the nets to start the 2023 WNBA season. Through their first seven games, they are 4-3 and are looking to get back to back wins against the Seattle Storm. While they have a roster that is certainly playoff caliber, they are also adjusting to having a new […]

The Washington Mystics climbed back over .500 after a thrilling 75-74 win against the Dallas Wings with superstar Elena Delle Donne hitting a pair of clutch three-pointers down the stretch. With new head coach in Eric Thibault, the Mystics are a team that has playoff aspirations. They received some good news earlier in the day […]

The Washington Mystics crawled over .500 with a clutch 75-74 win against the Dallas Wings on Friday to improve to 3-2 on the season. The Mystics are a team that has playoff aspirations this season in the midst of a new head coach in Eric Thibault. They have a superstar in Elena Delle Donne and […]

The Washington Mystics have gotten off to a bit of a slow start to the 2023 WNBA season. They are 1-2 and have just dropped two straight games against the Connecticut Sun, games that might have been winable for them. After their most recent loss to the Sun on Sunday, the main story after the […]

The Washington Mystics signed former Indiana Fever forward Emily Engstler to a training camp contract, according to a Tuesday report from Yahoo! Sports. “Welcome to the District, @em__baller,” the Mystics wrote in a Monday tweet. “We have signed Emily to a training camp contract.” A former 5-star recruit in the class of 2018, Engstler was taken […]

The WNBA draft is fully underway and to nobody’s surprise the No. 1 overall pick was South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston by the Indiana Fever. As the draft continued, one of the more surprising picks of the day was the No. 4 overall selection of Iowa State’s Stephanie Soares by the Washington Mystics. It wouldn’t be […]

The 2023 WNBA draft is here. For many players, they don’t get much of a break. Almost immediately after the NCAA season ends, WNBA draft preparation begins. The draft will be held on Monday, Apr. 10 at 7 P.M. EST and will consistent of three rounds with 12 picks per round. After some uncertainty, South […]

The dust from the WNBA free agency period has long since settled. Most teams already have a sense of what their roster will look like heading into training camp in April. A lot of the focus for WNBA teams right now is on the upcoming draft, but some teams are still making some late additions […]

The Las Vegas Aces traded the exclusive negotiating rights for center Amanda Zahui B. to the Washington Mystics for second-round draft picks in 2024 and 2025, according to a Sunday tweet from the WNBA. Zahui B. averaged 9.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game in 30 games played for the Los Angeles Sparks […]

When the Washington Mystics begin the 2023 season, they will have a familiar face on the roster in veteran guard Kristi Toliver. The WNBA free agency moratorium period was lifted this week with players and teams officially being able to announce and sign contracts. Toliver initially announced via social media that she would not be […]

The WNBA free agency period is underway and while players cannot officially sign with teams until the moratorium period ends on Feb. 1, there have been some agreements that have been reported already. One of the two major dominoes in Candace Parker and Breanna Stewart fell with Parker’s decision to sign with the Las Vegas […]

While the bulk of WNBA free agents can’t officially sign their contracts until the WNBA free agency moratorium ends on Feb. 1, there are a few players who are able to sign their contracts right away. In the WNBA, reserved free agents are able to sign their contracts during the moratorium period. A reserved free […]