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Washington Mystics head coach Sydney Johnson raises both arms and pumps his fists in celebration. Forward Aaliyah Edwards stands on the sideline behind him and makes the arm gestures that referees use to call a charge.

Aaliyah Edwards and the rebuilding Washington Mystics are ahead of schedule

By Jenn Hatfield / May 26, 2025

Edwards made her season debut on Sunday, and the Mystics have had chances to win every game

Mist BC forward Aaliyah Edwards holds the ball high on her left side with two hands. She faces the basket and Laces BC center Stefanie Dolson guards her closely, with one hand up to dissuade a shot.

How lessons from Unrivaled could help four Mystics lead a revival in Washington

By Jenn Hatfield / May 11, 2025

Austin, Dolson, Edwards and Sykes represented Washington in Unrivaled’s debut season this winter

Washington Mystics players and coaches stand in a large circle near the center of the practice court.

2025 WNBA season preview: Washington Mystics

By Jenn Hatfield / May 5, 2025

Under first-year head coach Sydney Johnson, a young Mystics team plans to get out and run

A pink and purple backdrop prominently shows the Washington Mystics' name and logo as one of their first-round draft picks, USC forward Kiki Iriafen, is announced. In the bottom right corner of the photo, Iriafen holds up a Mystics No. 25 jersey with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, and they smile for a photo.

Washington Mystics set their new course with three first-round draft picks

By Jenn Hatfield / April 16, 2025

Sonia Citron, Kiki Iriafen, Georgia Amoore are the first draft picks under Mystics’ new leadership

The Columbia women's basketball team smiles for a photo after clinching an outright regular-season championship. Many of the players and staff hold up three fingers, symbolizing their three straight shared or outright titles.

Tired of sharing, Columbia wins outright Ivy League title — and makes more history

By Jenn Hatfield / March 9, 2025

Once ‘the worst in the country,’ Columbia continues to reach unprecedented heights under head coach Megan Griffith

Washington Mystics head coach Sydney Johnson, Mystics general manager Jamila Wideman and Monumental Basketball president Michael Winger sit at a podium for a press conference. All three are in dark suit jackets with Mystics pins on the collars. Johnson and Wideman are smiling, while Winger stares straight ahead.

What the new Washington Mystics leadership will prioritize in its rebuild

By Jenn Hatfield / February 13, 2025

General manager Jamila Wideman and head coach Sydney Johnson are looking to build ‘a home’ for players in Washington

Providence head coach Erin Batth extends her left arm out to the side as she signals to her team from the sideline.

For Providence College, a bigger stage symbolizes its aspirations

By Tee Baker / February 9, 2025

Head coach Erin Batth: ‘We want to play in the Amica’

The Chicago Sky bench celebrates a play during a game. Several players stand and clap or make 3-point signs with their hands, and two assistant coaches smile and stand.

Jamila Wideman, Sydney Johnson hired to lead Washington Mystics

By Jenn Hatfield / December 24, 2024

Wideman, a former WNBA player, takes over as general manager; Johnson steps in as head coach

Grace Sullivan floats up a shot for Northwestern as Cornell's Summer Parker-Hall puts her left hand up to contest it.

Grace Sullivan is among Northwestern’s transfers aiming to help turn things around

By Eric Rynston-Lobel / December 7, 2024

Sullivan: ‘It’s been really cool to see where our different experiences have brought us’

Side-by-side photos of Mike and Eric Thibault coaching the Washington Mystics. Mike Thibault points his left index finger and shouts to his players from the sideline. Eric Thibault stands on the sideline with his arms folded across his chest.

Washington Mystics part ways with Mike and Eric Thibault, will begin new era

By Jenn Hatfield / October 24, 2024

For the first time since 2012, there are no Thibaults coaching in Washington