Crystal Langhorne won't be playing professionally too far from where she starred for the last four years.

Maybe a dozen miles, give or take.

The Maryland center went sixth overall in today's NBA Draft to the Washington Mystics. Teammate Laura Harper was the 10th pick, taken by Sacramento.

Tennessee's Candace Parker, predictably, was the No. 1 overall pick. She might save the Los Angeles Sparks. She won't the save the WNBA from being overshadowed by NBA and NHL playoffs in the first half of the season and MLB pennant races and NFL preseason/regular season in the second half of the season.

But she will get to play with Lisa Leslie, which is sort of like what you'd get if you paired Michael Beasley and Shaquille O'Neal on the same team next fall --- except O'Neal isn't returning from maternity leave like Leslie is.

--- Patrick Stevens