<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href='/pb/resources/xsl/rss.xsl'?> <rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:wp="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-namespace" version="2.0"> <channel> <title>WNBA</title> <atom:link href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/sports/wnba/?resType=rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/> <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/sports/wnba/</link> <description><![CDATA[This is your source for Washington Mystics and WNBA basketball news and information. Get the latest schedules, stats, rosters and scoreboards for the WNBA. 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<link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/17/wnba-finals-chicago-sky-game-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></link> <pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2021 20:01:50 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kareem Copeland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chicago has its first WNBA title thanks to Candace Parker, MVP Kahleah Copper and the rest of the Sky, which beat the Phoenix Mercury in four games.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/5ZOWDAVJMZBWJBB7N6PQXKM6CY.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/5ZOWDAVJMZBWJBB7N6PQXKM6CY.jpg&amp;w=90" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/5ZOWDAVJMZBWJBB7N6PQXKM6CY.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/5ZOWDAVJMZBWJBB7N6PQXKM6CY.jpg&amp;w=1024" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/17/wnba-finals-chicago-sky-game-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></guid> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Kahleah Copper ‘ain’t no punk’ — and she’s helped push the Sky to the verge of a WNBA title]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/17/kahleah-copper-wnba-finals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></link> <pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2021 06:00:01 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kareem Copeland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kahleah Copper picked the perfect time to be playing the best basketball of her six-year WNBA career]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/KSU372BOHAI6ZML5TBOBQ3PDHA.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/KSU372BOHAI6ZML5TBOBQ3PDHA.jpg&amp;w=90" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/KSU372BOHAI6ZML5TBOBQ3PDHA.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/KSU372BOHAI6ZML5TBOBQ3PDHA.jpg&amp;w=1024" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/17/kahleah-copper-wnba-finals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></guid> </item> <br/> <item> <title><![CDATA[Washington Mystics win WNBA draft lottery for 1st time]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wnba/washington-mystics-win-wnba-draft-lottery-for-1st-time/2021/12/19/0291b8e6-6119-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></link> <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2021 17:14:19 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Doug Feinberg | AP]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Washington Mystics have won the WNBA draft lottery for the first time in franchise history]]></description><media:thumbnail 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</media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wnba/washington-mystics-win-wnba-draft-lottery-for-1st-time/2021/12/19/0291b8e6-6119-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></guid> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Kahleah Copper is good as gold as Sky takes 2-1 lead in WNBA Finals]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/15/chicago-sky-phoenix-mercury-wnba-finals-kahleah-copper/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></link> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 23:39:00 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kareem Copeland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Copper took over early and Chicago used a 17-5 second-quarter run to turn Game 3 into a rout and move within a win of its first WNBA title.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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</media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/15/chicago-sky-phoenix-mercury-wnba-finals-kahleah-copper/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></guid> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Skylar Diggins-Smith, chasing her first WNBA title, cranks up her legendary focus]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/15/skylar-diggins-smith-wnba-finals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></link> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 04:38:57 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kareem Copeland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Phoenix Mercury point guard has been all business as she tries to add a WNBA championship to the Olympic medal she won this summer.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/3YHLJPRMTYI6ZML5TBOBQ3PDHA.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/3YHLJPRMTYI6ZML5TBOBQ3PDHA.jpg&amp;w=90" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/3YHLJPRMTYI6ZML5TBOBQ3PDHA.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/3YHLJPRMTYI6ZML5TBOBQ3PDHA.jpg&amp;w=1024" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/15/skylar-diggins-smith-wnba-finals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></guid> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi lead Mercury past Sky in Game 2 of WNBA Finals]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/14/wnba-finals-mercury-sky-game-two/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></link> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:57:29 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kareem Copeland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Phoenix center leads the way with 29 points, including the first dunk in WNBA Finals history, as the series is tied at one game apiece heading to Chicago.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/JSCHL2RD5JETBD7YQ7A6MUVV5M.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/JSCHL2RD5JETBD7YQ7A6MUVV5M.jpg&amp;w=90" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/JSCHL2RD5JETBD7YQ7A6MUVV5M.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/JSCHL2RD5JETBD7YQ7A6MUVV5M.jpg&amp;w=1024" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/14/wnba-finals-mercury-sky-game-two/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></guid> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[It took about a quarter for the Chicago Sky to get over its WNBA Finals jitters]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/13/chicago-sky-wnba-finals-jitters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></link> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 04:30:41 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kareem Copeland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It was hard to tell the Sky didn’t have much Finals experience during its Game 1 victory over Phoenix.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/7BOZSAOMEFDPFLT6ZG3EQWN3RE.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/7BOZSAOMEFDPFLT6ZG3EQWN3RE.jpg&amp;w=90" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/7BOZSAOMEFDPFLT6ZG3EQWN3RE.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/7BOZSAOMEFDPFLT6ZG3EQWN3RE.jpg&amp;w=1024" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/13/chicago-sky-wnba-finals-jitters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></guid> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[WNBA eyes expansion and changes to playoff format]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/11/wnba-expansion-playoff-format/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></link> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:39:26 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kareem Copeland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The league is conducting a data analysis to vet possible cities and is discussing getting rid of single-elimination playoff games.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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</media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/11/wnba-expansion-playoff-format/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></guid> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[A 17-0 run and Kahleah Copper’s dominance give Chicago a win in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/10/wnba-finals-game-1-mercury-sky/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></link> <pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2021 19:59:41 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kareem Copeland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The WNBA playoffs' breakout star kept it going in the Finals as the Chicago Sky took Game 1 over the Phoenix Mercury, 91-77.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/LPYMUMBBZZBKNCTHAFIDZPC32A.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/LPYMUMBBZZBKNCTHAFIDZPC32A.jpg&amp;w=90" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/LPYMUMBBZZBKNCTHAFIDZPC32A.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/LPYMUMBBZZBKNCTHAFIDZPC32A.jpg&amp;w=1024" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/10/wnba-finals-game-1-mercury-sky/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></guid> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Male practice players returned to the WNBA after a pandemic-enforced absence]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/09/22/wnba-male-practice-players/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></link> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:43:34 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kareem Copeland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The WNBA prohibited teams from using men as practice players during the 2020 season in the bubble and the first half of the 2021 season due to the pandemic,]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/D3OKH7Q3XAI6ZPVIGCHKCNCZJ4.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/D3OKH7Q3XAI6ZPVIGCHKCNCZJ4.jpg&amp;w=90" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/D3OKH7Q3XAI6ZPVIGCHKCNCZJ4.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/D3OKH7Q3XAI6ZPVIGCHKCNCZJ4.jpg&amp;w=1024" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/09/22/wnba-male-practice-players/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></guid> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Mystics ready to hit ‘reset’ after two-year plan goes south ]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/09/21/mystics-offseason-tina-charles-elena-delle-donne/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></link> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:23:12 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kareem Copeland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tina Charles’s free agency and Elena Delle Donne’s back trouble are two of the biggest issues facing the Mystics heading into the offseason.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/OFK52IQG2YI6ZM6EYRRLD3OPZA.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/OFK52IQG2YI6ZM6EYRRLD3OPZA.jpg&amp;w=90" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/OFK52IQG2YI6ZM6EYRRLD3OPZA.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/OFK52IQG2YI6ZM6EYRRLD3OPZA.jpg&amp;w=1024" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/09/21/mystics-offseason-tina-charles-elena-delle-donne/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></guid> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Mystics lose season finale to Minnesota, fall short of the WNBA playoffs]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/09/19/washington-mystics-wnba-playoffs-minnesota-lynx/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></link> <pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2021 19:37:25 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kareem Copeland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Washington needed a victory over Minnesota to reach the WNBA postseason as the No. 8 seed; instead, it will miss the playoffs for just the second time since 2012.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/3TDUDJSQGFCH3GZEBSVRA2QVXA.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/3TDUDJSQGFCH3GZEBSVRA2QVXA.jpg&amp;w=90" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/3TDUDJSQGFCH3GZEBSVRA2QVXA.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/3TDUDJSQGFCH3GZEBSVRA2QVXA.jpg&amp;w=1024" width="1024"/> 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<link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/09/15/mike-thibault-covid-mystics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_sports-wnba]]></link> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:13:58 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kareem Copeland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Associate head coach Eric Thibault will lead the Mystics in games against New York and Minnesota on Friday and Sunday with a WNBA playoff spot on the line.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/EB5GYOJ43RBA7CVTC3FXO67CJA.jpg&amp;w=606" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/EB5GYOJ43RBA7CVTC3FXO67CJA.jpg&amp;w=90" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" 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