homecoming

Two photos from separate Washington Mystics games are displayed side-by-side. On the left, forward Alysha Clark holds the ball with both hands and looks for a pass as Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride defends her tightly. On the right, guard Jacy Sheldon attempts a layup as Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers tries to contest the shot from behind.

‘Their energy just lifted all of us up’: How new additions Alysha Clark and Jacy Sheldon have fit the Washington Mystics

By Jenn Hatfield / August 19, 2025

The two arrived just before the trade deadline, but the Mystics feel like they’ve been around longer

Two Phoenix Mercury fans holding signs that say "Thank You BG" (left) and "This Is Mercury Basketball" (right) with purple and orange graphics and photos of Brittney Griner.

Sights and sounds: Mercury fans show Brittney Griner love in return to Phoenix

By Jesse Morrison / July 24, 2025

Griner: ‘I said I was going to hold my tears to the end, but they got me, they got me a little bit’

Minnesota Lynx associate head coach Eric Thibault stands on the court and extends his left hand to high-five players who are walking toward him. He holds a piece of paper in his right hand, which is down at his side.

On the night Eric Thibault returned to Washington, the Mystics got their biggest win of the season

By Jenn Hatfield / June 26, 2025

Aaliyah Edwards: ‘He was an op today’

A close-up photo of Washington Mystics forward Myisha Hines-Allen releasing a jump shot. The Mystics' video board and championship banner are visible in the background.

‘Happy as hell for her’: Washington Mystics welcome back Myisha Hines-Allen

By Jenn Hatfield / September 9, 2024

Hines-Allen played her first game in Washington on Sunday since being traded to Minnesota in August

After her first game in Washington against her former team, Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud raises her left hand in the air and puts her right hand over her heart to acknowledge the crowd.

Competitive fire, nostalgia duel in Natasha Cloud, Kristi Toliver’s D.C. homecoming

By Jenn Hatfield / July 18, 2024

Cloud: ‘Y’all was trying to get my thug tears today’

Princeton head coach Carla Berube is shown in profile, smiling and clapping during a game against UConn.

Even in defeat, Princeton’s Carla Berube savors ‘awesome’ UConn homecoming

By Jenn Hatfield / December 10, 2022

There was pride on both sides as Berube and Princeton gave UConn all it could handle