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Guard Renee Montgomery, the former Capital and South Charleston standout, was invited to participate in the U.S. Olympic women's basketball tryouts that began Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Guard Renee Montgomery, the former Capital and South Charleston standout, was invited to participate in the U.S. Olympic women's basketball tryouts that began ...

The most incredible year of Renee Montgomery's athletic career is about to get so much better.

During a five-on-five drill Thursday at U.S. women's national team practice, Lindsey Harding saw a trap coming at her in the corner.

Tulsa - The group of investors seeking to bring a WNBA team to Tulsa has grown by two.

Hockey. A sport usually reserved for toothless, bearded men whacking each other with sticks and clumsily ripping off their shirts for the amusement of the 100-or-so fans in the stands.

Indiana Fever's Tamika Catchings, left, reacts after blocking the shot of Washington Mystics' Crystal Langhorne in overtime of a WNBA playoff basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Sept.

The 2009 adidas All-Rookie Team was announced today by the WNBA, headlined by Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry and Phoenix Mercury guard/forward DeWanna Bonner.

The Indiana Fever scored the final five points to defeat the Washington Mystics, 81-74, Saturday ni ... Please log in to read the rest of this story.

There are those in Seattle who will tell you the Storm have never been the same since winning the WNBA championship in 2004.

The Washington Mystics have yet to find an answer for Indiana Fever star Tamika Catchings.

By Mel Greenberg COLLEGE PARK, Md. It was the same old song for the Washington Mystics at the University Maryland's Comcast Center Thursday night but with a different meaning because one more playoff loss and they'll be gone.

The Washington Mystics' Crystal Langhorne won the WNBA's most improved player award, a league source said Wednesday.

The scenario for the Washington Mystics was clear heading into the regular season's final weekend.

The University of Maryland will play host to the 2009 WNBA Playoffs at 7 p.m. Thursday, as the first game of the Washington Mystics-Indiana Fever series will be played at Comcast Center due to a scheduling conflict at Verizon Center, the Mystics' home arena.

Essence Carson scored 17 points, Tiffany Jackson added 12 and the New York Liberty closed their disappointing season with an 86-65 victory over the playoff-bound Washington Mystics on Sunday.

The top-seeded Indiana Fever battles the fourth-seeded Washington Mystics when the best-of-three game Eastern Conference Semifinals begin Thursday at 7 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2 from Washington, D.C., according to news release from the team.

Published: Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 8:45 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 8:45 a.m. The Indiana Fever don't want to head into the postseason with three straight home losses.

Sometimes the WNBA makes it too easy. We'll admit, the jokes aren't always fair.

If the Washington Mystics make the WNBA playoffs, any first-round home games would be played at Comcast Center at the University of Maryland, chief operating officer Greg Bibb said.

Tamika Catchings scored 20 points and reserve rookie Briann January added 16 and fuelled a fourth-quarter surge as the Indiana Fever beat the Washington Mystics 72-61 Sunday.