Tag Archive | Capital One Arena

MSE Foundation Pride Auction Raises $14,575

The Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation Pride auction benefiting SMYAL (Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders) raised $14,575 for the nonprofit. The auction featured nearly 30 items, including autographed Capitals player-used sticks wrapped in rainbow-color “Pride Tape” and autographed Pride T-shirts, jerseys, pucks and basketballs from the Capitals, Wizards and Mystics. SMYAL is a […]

Monumental Sports & Entertainment Announces New Initiatives to Address Police Brutality and Fight Social Injustice

Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) today announced a series of initiatives, actions, and investments which the company is making to advance a broad community conversation towards policy maker action on police brutality and fighting social injustice. “Sports have a significant impact on the day-to-day life of any great community, and I believe that owning teams […]

LOVE WINS: Monumental Sports & Entertainment Celebrates Pride Month in D.C.

Monumental Sports & Entertainment honors the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community with a series of activations across the company and its professional sports teams, reinforcing a commitment towards greater inclusiveness and acceptance. In conjunction with Pride Month, Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation is hosting an auction benefitting SMYAL (Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders). […]

Georgetown Tops St. John’s, 87-66

A 27-point halftime deficit proved too much to overcome for the St. John’s men’s basketball team on Wednesday in the nation’s capital, as a strong second-half came up short, 87-66, against Georgetown at Capital One Arena. St. John’s, which had committed no more than eight turnovers in any of its previous three games, tallied 10 […]

New York Outdone in D.C., 86-67

Following a first half that featured 11 lead changes, the New York Liberty were locked into a tightly-contested battle against the Washington Mystics entering the break. However, the Mystics (11-6) outscored the Liberty (5-13) 44-26 in the second half en route to an 86-67 victory at the Capital One Arena on Thursday night.   New […]

New York Liberty Offense Stalls Against Storm, 77-62

The New York Liberty held a 26-25 lead over the Seattle Storm with four minutes left in the second quarter, but that would be its last advantage of the contest. The Storm (13-5) went on a 14-2 run to end the half, eventually coming out on top, 77-62, at the Westchester County Center on Tuesday […]

New York Liberty Falls to Washington Mystics at the Buzzer, 80-77

Despite a double-team, Tina Charles made a tough bank shot with seven seconds remaining to tie the game at 77 apiece for the New York Liberty. However, the Washington Mystics’ Elena Delle Donne made sure there was no overtime. Her three at the buzzer gave the Mystics (10-5) an 80-77 victory over the Liberty (4-10) […]