One week into their first training camp under Bill Laimbeer, the New York Liberty are full of excitement and optimism.
Cappie Pondexter scored 22 points to lead the New York Liberty to a 75-62 victory over the last-place Washington Mystics on Wednesday night.

The Washington Mystics were glad to finally get their first road win of the season in their last game before the Olympic break.
The Washington Mystics players will be the first to deny that this season bears a strong resemblance to last one. Their 1-5 start may make that a hard sell.
His nickname is the Human Pogo Stick and Utah's Jeremy Evans set out to put some bounce back into the Slam Dunk Contest.
Kevin Love does most of his dirty work inside for the Minnesota Timberwolves. It turns out he has quite the outside shooting touch, too.
A look at the four first-round series in the WNBA playoffs, which start Thursday:

The free-throw line is a struggling team's best friend, and the Washington Mystics certainly used it to their advantage Saturday night.

It was an all-too-familiar scene in the Washington Mystics' locker room. Players sat in front of their lockers, ice packs taped over knees and ankles, with expressions ranging from disappointment to disbelief that another close game had slipped away.