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The Washington Mystics earned their first WNBA Finals berth. To win the title, though, they'll have to through top-ranked Seattle.

The Washington Mystics overcame a quiet night from Elena Delle Donne to earn a trip to the WNBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, holding off the Atlanta Dream 86-81 in the decisive fifth game of their semifinal series Tuesday night.

The Washington Mystics have a chance to reach the WNBA Finals, but they must first defeat the Atlanta Dream in Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals.

The 15th WNBA All-Star game will be played on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Minnesota's Target Center. Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne and Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker head each team.

Baltimore native Angel McCoughtry, former Terp Kristi Toliver and Washington Mystics star Elena Delle Donne were selected to the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game.

The Connecticut Sun passed on drafting UConn's Kia Nurse and instead selected Duke's Lexie Brown with the ninth overall pick of Thursday's WNBA Draft. Earlier the Sun traded for New Haven's Bria Holmes.

The former Aberdeen standout plays for the Russian team Nadezhda in the winter to supplement her income.

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Angel McCoughtry (St. Frances) scored 37 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the visiting Seattle Storm, 94-85, on Wednesday night in a single-elimination WNBA playoff game.

Baltimore's Brad Snyder and Timonium's Becca Meyers returned to the top of the podium on Monday at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Brad Snyder sets a U.S. record and earns silver and fellow swimmer McKenzie Coan breaks a Paralympic mark and wins gold in Rio.

Maryland-bred star Ben's Cat will look to avoid losing his fourth race in a row for the first time ever when he takes the gate in the $100,000 Laurel Dash as part of the 11-race Turf Festival program Saturday at Laurel Park.

The No. 13 Maryland men's soccer team played to a scoreless draw with No. 4 Notre Dame in men's soccer, and No. 12 UMBC rallies to tie Fairfield, 2-2.

Maryland guard Melo Trimble had five points, five rebounds and four assists Wednesday night as the United States beat Puerto Rico, 102-70, in basketball at the Pan American Games.

Ben's Cat returned to Laurel Park after finishing what trainer King Leatherbury described as a "very disappointing" sixth in Saturday's $200,000 Parx Dash Handicap in Bensalem, Pa.