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The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game wasn’t short on young talent, led by a trio of rookies in Sonia Citron, Kiki Iriafen and Rookie of the Year runaway favorite Paige Bueckers. All three newcomers spoke during WNBA All-Star weekend in Indianapolis about what the honor means to them — and the hope that it becomes a […]

INDIANAPOLIS – While WNBA All-Star Weekend was certainly the talk of the city in Indianapolis, it wasn’t the only major event going on. As part of All-Star Weekend, Basketball Without Borders, in conjunction with the WNBA and NBA, hosted one of their yearly camps at nearby University of Indianapolis. Washington Mystics guard Georgia Amoore, who […]

The Washington Mystics entered the WNBA All-Star break at 11-11. However, their improvement is impressive because of who is leading the charge. Brittney Sykes is the team’s leader, but rookies Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen have put together stellar debut seasons. Ahead of the All-Star Game, Iriafen spoke about her confidence in a comment that […]

The Washington Mystics are 11-11 heading into the WNBA’s All-Star break. Washington sits just behind the Indiana Fever in seventh place in the standings. However, the most impressive thing about Washington’s turnaround is that the team’s catalysts are rookies. Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron have held their own against Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson, and the […]

Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes has earned her first placement on a WNBA All-Star Game roster, and seemingly no one is happier for her than New York Liberty guard Natasha Cloud. The two were caught on camera celebrating during the players’ first practice, with Cloud carrying Sykes before they giddily jumped around the court together […]

The 2025 Washington Mystics weren’t supposed to be .500 at the All-Star Break, but that doesn’t matter anymore. They’re tied with the Las Vegas Aces for the WNBA’s seventh seed at 11-11, four spots ahead of where WNBA.com ranked them before the season started. The media’s low preseason expectations of the Mystics were understandable. The […]

Washington Mystics rookie and third overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft Sonia Citron is checking off another milestone in her young career as she attends her first All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis. The budding guard will take in all the sights and sounds for the time being, but her team will need her for a […]

After re-aggravating her groin injury late in the Indiana Fever’s win over the Connecticut Sun, Caitlin Clark will not be participating in the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game. With the game just two days away, the league announced that Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes will replace her in the headlining event. Sykes, 31, is averaging a […]

The Washington Mystics started their new era shorthanded when No. 6 overall pick Georgia Amoore suffered a season-ending ACL injury in training camp, but she still contributes to the team in ways that transcend basketball. The Mystics went out of their way to make the rookie feel included while she rehabs, and she’s responded by […]

After taking Aaliyah Edwards No. 6 overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft, the Washington Mystics are prepared to potentially trade the second-year forward. Multiple teams have shown interest in Edwards, and the Mystics are apparently open to hearing what they have to say. Washington is taking offers from organizations around the W, per ESPN, showing […]

ARLINGTON, TX — Although rookie Sonia Citron played well, the Washington Mystics were defeated 79-71 by the Dallas Wings on Saturday night. Citron struggled to start the game before heating up in the second half. She ultimately finished with 22 points on 6-15 shooting from the field and 3-8 shooting from beyond the arc. Wings […]

The Washington Mystics are in the mix in the Eastern Conference after five weeks of the 2025 WNBA season. Washington is 6-8 and coming off an impressive win against Dallas on Sunday. The WNBA honored one Washington player for her great performances over the past week of action. Mystics forward Shaira Austin won her first […]

Sonia Citron had a spectacular performance to lead the Washington Mystics to a 91-88 overtime victory over the Dallas Wings on Sunday. In 41 minutes of action, Citron torched the nets against the Wings’ defense. She finished with a stat line of 27 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block. She shot […]

After a strong start to the 2025 WNBA season, the Washington Mystics have hit a tough slump. Star guard Brittney Sykes may be at the helm as one of the team’s leaders and its top scorer, but she hasn’t been able to help the squad find consistent wins as the campaign goes on. The Mystics’ […]

The Atlanta Dream are off to a solid 8-4 start to their WNBA season and will now host the Washington Mystics at the Gateway Center Arena on Friday. Star center Brittney Griner has been listed as questionable due to illness, which raises doubts about her availability for the game. She is the only player who […]

Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes is at her all-star best. Recently, Sykes reached 3,000 career points and is making a strong case to play in the All-Star game in Indianapolis on July 19. As for making a case, Sykes is making a case to be reunited with her Unrivaled teammates. She posted pictures on X, […]

The Washington Mystics followed up their best game of the season with their worst on Sunday, as they got blown out 89-56 by the Atlanta Dream at home. However, one bad day doesn’t undo the Mystics’ most important storyline of the season: the development of their rookies. After Friday’s practice, No. 3 overall pick Sonia […]

“Rookie ball” isn’t an official basketball term, but it describes how the Washington Mystics are playing. No. 4 overall pick Kiki Iriafen and No. 3 pick Sonia Citron lead all rookies with 146 and 137 points, respectively, while the third-place players are tied at 94. That combined with Dallas Wings star and No. 1 pick […]

Winning is one thing, but Brittney Sykes and the Washington Mystics executed a beatdown of the Connecticut Sun on Sunday. The 2025 Unrivaled champion led the team with 28 points (6-12 FG, 2-4 3 PT) and six assists in a 104-67 home victory in Washington’s best performance of the season, and No. 3 overall pick Sonia […]

The Washington Mystics’ season has been a mixture of close victories and defeats, with two multi-possession losses to the 8-0 New York Liberty. However, their rookie duo of Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen is a constant force. The latter player opened up about being a go-to option in crunch time after Washington’s 86-78 loss to […]

Washington Mystics rookie Kiki Iriafen has a big fan, who is in awe of her play. Fellow Mystics rookie Sonia Citron is tipping her cap to her teammate. “I literally can’t say enough good things about her.”@WashMystics guard Sonia Citron praises fellow rookie Kiki Iriafen for her dominant play this season. Listen to WNBA Central […]

The Washington Mystics knew they were getting a foundational piece when they drafted 2025 third-team All-American Kiki Iriafen No. 4 overall out of USC this past offseason. However, even the most positive Mystics fans might not have envisioned the 21-year-old starting off this well. Iriafen was named the WNBA Rookie of the Month on Wednesday […]

The Washington Mystics are in somewhat of a transition year after losing a lot of their more experienced pieces on the roster, including longtime superstar Elena Delle Donne to retirement, but there are some good signs to build off of early in the year. The Mystics had three picks in the top six of the […]

The Washington Mystics suffered their first blowout loss of the year at home on Friday night at the hands of the defending-champion New York Liberty. However, No. 3 overall pick Sonia Citron’s latest milestone is another sign of a bright future for the team. The Notre Dame alum became the first rookie in the WNBA […]

Washington Mystics star Brittney Sykes reached a major career milestone on May 30, 2025, surpassing 3,000 points in the WNBA. This achievement adds to her growing list of credentials, which already includes four WNBA All-Defensive Team selections – two first-team, two second-team – and back-to-back league steals titles in 2021 and 2022. However, her personal […]

Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn made a surprising appearance at Friday’s game between the Mystics and New York Liberty. Quinn is enjoying the 2025 NFL offseason as he will soon prepare for the upcoming season. The Commanders are coming off a remarkable 2024 campaign in which they finished with a 12-5 record. They clinched […]

It’s no secret that the Washington Mystics faced a shorthanded Indiana Fever squad in the city of Baltimore’s first-ever WNBA game on Wednesday night. Generational superstar Caitlin Clark (quad), who many of the announced 11,183 fans in the sold-out CFG Bank Arena crowd came to see, was out. Regardless, the Mystics still took care of […]

The Washington Mystics rolled to their third victory of the 2025 WNBA season with an 83-77 win over the Indiana Fever, and in a game without Caitlin Clark, the team’s must-see rookies stole the show. The Mystics’ Nos. 3 and 4 draft picks Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen, respectively, have been putting on a show […]

Does defense win championships? Perhaps Phoenix Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts feels that way. However, defense helped the Phoenix Mercury take care of business against the Washington Mystics on Sunday. It was a brutal game from both sides. After all, the Mystics made head-shaking WNBA history with 30 turnovers (18 in the first half), while the […]

After a strong start to the 2025 WNBA regular season, the Washington Mystics now find themselves struggling. On Sunday, Washington, which won its first two games of the campaign, suffered their third loss in a row, absorbing a 68-62 defeat at the hands of the Phoenix Mercury at PHX Arena in Phoenix. The Mystics surprisingly […]

In a game that tested their chemistry and composure, the Las Vegas Aces pulled off a dramatic 75-72 win over the Washington Mystics on Friday thanks to a clutch 3-pointer by Jewell Loyd with just 2.5 seconds left. The season home opener at the Michelob Ultra Arena wasn’t just a win — it was a […]

Despite the 76-74 loss to the Golden State Valkyries, rookie Kiki Iriafen has already given the Washington Mystics a boost of talent three games into the season. Averaging an early double-double with 13.7 points and 10.0 rebounds, she and fellow rookie Sonia Citron have given the 2-1 Mystics a lot to be optimistic about so […]

The Golden State Valkyries finally have their first win, and it came in dramatic fashion. In front of a roaring home crowd at Chase Center, the expansion franchise pulled off a thrilling 76 to 74 victory over the Washington Mystics. It was the kind of night that felt like more than just a tally in […]

It’s one thing to have a good season opener, but the Washington Mystics put the WNBA on notice with their 90-85 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday. Similar to their 94-90 win vs. the Atlanta Dream on Friday, veteran guard Brittney Sykes as well as 2025 lottery picks Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen were […]

The Washington Mystics couldn’t have had a more encouraging performance for their present and future than they did in Friday night’s upset victory over the Atlanta Dream. They won 94-90, and two of their three 2025 lottery picks were vital to the result. One of them was Sonia Citron, who tallied 19 points (6-7 FG, […]

When Aaliyah Edwards dominated in Unrivaled, many were unsure if it would translate back to the WNBA. Luckily for those and the Washington Mystics organization, they had just that. Although Edwards didn’t play, her teammates had a huge 94-90 win over the Atlanta Dream. Not to mention, the latter has a roster comprised of Brittney […]

The Washington Mystics defeated the Atlanta Dream 94-90 in their season debut on Friday night. Brittney Sykes led the way with 22 points, while rookie Sonia Citron added 19 in the win. Citron joined a list of stars who most recently scored 19 or more points in their WNBA debut, with Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier, […]

The Washington Mystics and Atlanta Dream had the honor of tipping off the 2025 WNBA season, and their head-to-head battle certainly didn’t disappoint. The thrilling contest came down to the wire, and when the Mystics needed a hero, Brittney Sykes delivered with a diving steal to preserve their nail-biting 94-90 win. With 27 seconds remaining […]

The 2025 WNBA season opened with a showdown between the Washington Mystics and Atlanta Dream, and lottery pick Kiki Iriafen got to make her long-awaited professional debut. The former USC star was always going to be an impactful player, but she got her career off to an even more promising start than expected. About halfway […]