looking in as the regular season concludes for the two at Washington

When Washington and Connecticut look back at the 2016 season, what they will see are two teams that are more similar than different.Both have 13-20 records. Washington is 5-11 at home while Connecticut is 5-11 on the road. The Mystics are 8-9 on the road while the Sun are 8-9 at home.But the main similarity is that both are on the outside, looking in as the regular season concludes for the two at Washington on Sunday.The Mystics and Sun will look back at this season and see a pair of losing streaks that doomed their chances.Losing the first three games of the season set the tone for the Mystics.Washington bounced back and was 9-8 entering play in July. Then came a seven-game losing skid and the Summer Olympics break, and the Mystics hopes had long since faded.Hopes were sky-high for the Sun after they won all three preseason games. But those hopes came crashing won when they promptly opened the season by losing seven of their first eight games.Connecticut never did find a rhythm until right before the Olympics break. The Sun played better and had a three-game win streak that provided a bit of false hope.On Sunday, players can make a statement with only their pride on the line.Alex Bentley leads the Sun in scoring at 13.0 points per game, but she has struggled a bit of late. Chiney Ogwumike has been a constant. She is coming off a double-double -- 13 points and 13 rebounds-- in a 33-point win over the Dallas Wings on Friday. For the season, Ogwumike has pumped in 12.7 points per game and grabbed a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game.Looking to next season, the Sun will have Morgan Tuck back. Tuck, the third overall pick in the 2016 draft, played in 26 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. She finished the season averaging 7.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.The silver lining for the Mystics this season has been the play of center Emma Meesseman. Second on the team in scoring at 15.2 points per game, the fourth-year pro has developed into the leagues top 3-point threat.She leads the league at 45.5 percent from beyond the arc and overall she connects on 53 percent from the field, which ranks her just outside the top 10.Between Meesseman and Tayler Hill, who leads the team at 15.6 points per game, the Sun have a solid one-two punch on offense.The Mystics beat the Sun on May 21, 84-76. Hill made 10of 11 free throws and scored 24 in that game.On June 14, the Mystics won an epic three-overtime game, 109-106. Meesseman led the way with 23 in the victory. Nike Sb Shoes Ireland . -- Matt Rupert scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the London Knights extended their win streak to nine games by defeating the Owen Sound Attack 4-3 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Nike Sb Sale Ireland .com) - The Calgary Flames aim to bounce back from their first regulation home loss of the campaign on Friday night when they host a Detroit Red Wings club that they swept in three meetings a season ago. http://www.wholesalenikesbireland.com/ . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era. Wholesale nike sb ireland . To the surprise of many, it isnt the Wolverines but their in-state rivals the Michigan State Spartans. Nike Sb Clearance Sale .Y. -- Sabres defenceman Tyler Myers had no intention of changing his hard-hitting style before taking part in a disciplinary hearing for his illegal check to New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus head. SAN DIEGO -- Brett Bailey scored 11 of his personal best 26 points in extra time as San Diego held off Bethune-Cookman, 96-91 in three overtimes Tuesday night.In the first overtime Bailey gave San Diego a 72-69 lead with 11 seconds left, but Brandon Tabb forced a second overtime with a 3-pointer with three seconds left. Bailey scored on a layup with 26 seconds left to knot the score at the end of the second extra period and the Toreros took charge in the third extra five-minute periodd.ddddddddddddBailey opened with a pair of free throws and followed with a trey to make it 82-79. Tyler Williams added another 3-pointer, Bailey followed with a layup and Mark Carbone hit a 3 to make it 93-86.Tabb finished with 29 points to lead the Wildcats (2-3) while Jeffrey Altidort added another 20.Olin Carter III scored 19 points for San Diego (2-3). ' ' '