Professional players. The key word is professional. And in the WNBA, it’s no different. That’s been a quick lesson for Sonia Citron. She took it the hardest when teammate Brittney Sykes was traded.
Seattle's Nneka Ogwumike scored 30 points and sank a tiebreaking 15-foot jumper with 1.2 seconds left as the visiting Storm defeated the Washington Mystics, 84-82, on Sunday afternoon.
On August 5, news broke that the Seattle Storm had acquired 2025 WNBA All-Star Brittney Sykes from the Washington Mystics in exchange for three-time WNBA Champion Alysha Clark, guard Zia Cooke, and one of Seattle’s 2026 first-round draft picks.
Alyssa Thomas came through with her sixth triple-double of the season — collecting 19 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds — as the visiting Phoenix Mercury snapped a two-game losing streak with an 85-82 victory over the Seattle Storm on Sunday.
Dearica Hamby turned a tie-breaking layup into a three-point play with 5.6 seconds remaining Sunday night, lifting the Los Angeles Sparks to a tense 94-91 victory over the visiting Seattle Storm.
The Seattle Storm have struggled as the WNBA playoffs approach, but the recent addition of All-Star guard Brittney Sykes should add punch to the lineup in a road battle at the Las Vegas Aces.
The Washington Mystics and Seattle Storm pulled the trigger on a trade Tuesday, sending All-Star guard Brittney Sykes to Seattle in exchange for forward Alysha Clark and Seattle’s 2026 first-round pick.
On Tuesday, the Washington Mystics announced that they acquired forward Alysha Clark, guard Zia Cooke and a 2026 first round pick in exchange for Brittney Sykes.
In a shocking move before the WNBA Trade Deadline on Thursday, August 7th at 3:00 p.m. EST, the Mystics trade their first-time All-Star Brittney Sykes to the Seattle Storm.
The Washington Mystics traded All-Star guard Brittney Sykes, their leading scorer, to the Seattle Storm on Tuesday in exchange for forward Alysha Clark, guard Zia Cooke and the Storm's 2026 first-round draft pick.
The Washington Mystics guard will play on Team Caitlin Clark along with Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen. And Sykes will be replacing Clark herself. On Thursday, the WNBA announced that Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes was named an injury replacement.
An unfortunate injury to Caitlin Clark in a game earlier this week has sadly proven serious enough that she can no longer participate in the WNBA All-Star Game this weekend.
Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes and Atlanta Dream forward Brionna Jones will replace the injured Caitlin Clark and Satou Sabally at the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game, the league announced Thursday.
Brittney Sykes and Sonia Citron also made the Top 40 in first returns. The first round of WNBA All-Star fan voting is in, and the Washington Mystics have something to celebrate.
Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky looked well on their way to securing their second straight win on Tuesday night. The Sky found themselves up by as many as 16 points at home against the Washington Mystics, and at one point, it seemed like victory was within their grasp. The Sky, however, suffered another collapse in the second half.
There's an obvious improvement with the Washington Mystics in the 2025 WNBA season. One of the reasons for the team's improved outing has been the emergence of veteran guard Brittney Sykes.
The Washington Mystics had a strong 2-0 start to the 2025 WNBA season. However, they've had difficulties lately and now have a 3-5 record. On Thursday, they're set to face the defending champions, the New York Liberty, to avenge their 85-63 defeat last Friday.
The Washington Mystics have started the WNBA season with a 3-5 record, and they're continuing to grow with each other as they have a mix of young players and veterans on the team.
Brittney Sykes led with 27 points The Washington Mystics edged out the Connecticut Sun 90–85 in a thrilling matchup at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, May 18, 2025, improving their record to 2–0.