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Comcast Sportsnet To Broadcast Five Washington Mystics Games This Season

May 7, 2008 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Washington Mystics News Release


Bethesda, MD - Comcast SportsNet, the leader in local sports television, announced today it will broadcast five Washington Mystics games this season, including four games in high definition on Comcast SportsNet HDTV. The games will all be featured during July, which will become "Mystics Month" on Comcast SportsNet.

Highlighting Comcast SportsNet's 2008 Mystics broadcast schedule is a matchup with the 2007 Eastern Conference Champion Detroit Shock on Friday, July 18, along with games against the Indiana Fever, Seattle Storm, New York Liberty and Connecticut Sun - all 2007 playoff teams.

Comcast SportsNet will also be home to the most comprehensive Mystics coverage all summer long. During "Mystics Month," the network will air a weekly Mystics feature during SportsNite at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., to bring the viewers up-close-and-personal with three-time All-Star Alana Beard, Coach Tree Rollins, President Sheila Johnson, and the entire Mystics organization. The network will welcome a number of Mystics players to Washington Post Live during "Mystics Month," as well as provide viewers with in-depth profiles of each player.

Below is the complete 2008 Washington Mystics broadcast schedule on Comcast SportsNet.

DATE GAME TIME OPPONENT

Tuesday, July 8 7:00 PM Indiana Fever, HD

Friday, July 18 7:00 PM Detroit Shock, HD

Sunday, July 20 4:00 PM Seattle Storm, HD

Wednesday, July 23 11:30 AM New York Liberty

Sunday, July 27 4:00 PM Connecticut Sun, HD

"We are very excited to partner with Comcast SportsNet to provide five games on their outstanding network this season," Mystics Chief Operating Officer Greg Bibb stated. "Television is vitally important to the continual development of our brand. The presence of a regional television package coupled with our four national broadcasts provides us with an outstanding platform to keep the Mystics in a prominent position on the greater Washington DC sports landscape."

"Comcast SportsNet is fortunate to be surrounded by such successful professional franchises in the Nation's Capital," said Rebecca Schulte, senior vice president and general manager of Comcast SportsNet. "We are happy to work with the Washington Mystics again, giving our viewers live games in high definition along with new programming elements surrounding the team."

In addition, the Mystics will also be featured four times on national television, making their 2008 national debut on Saturday, May 31st when the team hosts the Los Angeles Sparks at 3:30 p.m. on ABC. The team will also be featured nationally on ABC against the San Antonio Silver Stars on July 6 and the Connecticut Sun on July 13. The Mystics also face the Phoenix Mercury June 3 on ESPN2.

Comcast SportsNet operates 10 sports networks that cover more than 2,400 live sporting events annually and deliver comprehensive sports news and analysis to nearly 40 million cable and satellite homes. Comcast SportsNet's networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Comcast SportsNet West, SNY, The Mtn. - MountainWest Sports Network, and CSS. These networks provide live game coverage of 18 professional teams as well as college, minor league and other sports. For more information see ComcastSportsNet.com

The Washington Mystics will tip off the 2008 season on Saturday, May 17th, on the road against the Indiana Fever. Washington will host the club's home opener on Sunday, May 25th, against the four-time WNBA Champion Houston Comets at 4:00 p.m. Individual tickets are currently on sale on www.ticketmaster.com. Season tickets for the 2008 season are currently on sale and can be purchased by calling the Mystics Sales Office at 1-877-DC-HOOP1 or by visiting the Mystics web site at www.washingtonmystics.com

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