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What to make of Sophie Cunningham's comments on trans athletes, the national attention, bad faith actors and where the WNBA goes from here

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In last night's win over the Toronto Tempo, Sonia Citron moved to 23rd on the Mystics' all-time scoring list with 1,205 points. She passed Tierra Ruffin-Pratt and Kristi Toliver. Citron also tied Marissa Coleman for 14th on the Mystics' 3-pointers made list. They both have 123 3PM. #MysticsRecords

Kiki Iriafen's last two games: vs. Sparks: 19 pts (9/12 FG), 8 rebs vs. Tempo: 21 pts (8/12 FG), 13 rebs

The Mystics crowd rose to their feet in unison when Lucy Olsen, Rori Harmon and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs went to the scorer's table to check in.

Georgia Amoore is coming out and making a statement with her play after a career-low in minutes last game. A timely performance for the point guard.

Nneka Ogwumike has decided to call it a career after the 2026 season. She will be retiring from the WNBA. More in the Sporting Tribune.

Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike announces retirement following 2026 season

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Sparks legend Nneka Ogwumike is retiring from the WNBA.In an interview with Taylor Rooks from the Boardroom, Ogwumike revealed that she was doing just that."So where I

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Breaking: 11-time All-Star Nneka Ogwumike is retiring from the WNBA after the 2026 season, she announced in an interview with Taylor Rooks.

Not so hot take: The NBA leaked the Ballmer/Kawhi Leonard non-punishment to see how the public would react.

This is it right here. The league is afraid of going up against Ballmer, so they’re going to end up with a result that Ballmer agrees to. Pathetic.

Sonia Citron moves into 25th place on the Mystics' all-time scoring list, passing DeLisha Milton-Jones. Citron now has 1,192 points in her career. Citron's 535 points this year is the 16th most in a single season in team history, passing Ariel Atkins' 2022 season, among others. #MysticsRecords

Cass Prosper checked in tonight's game for the first time with 2:38 left to go in the 3rd quarter. She played the remainder of the game.

Mystics closing with Sonia Citron, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, Cass Prosper, Kiki Iriafen and Shakira Austin.

Only 11 minutes for Georgia Amoore tonight. If she doesn't re-enter, it would be a career-low.

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Sydney Johnson on Georgia Amoore: "Georgia Amoore is a player [who] plays for the team. Georgia has a lot that she can do individually & yet in her rookie year & coming off a major injury, she has both tried to deal with that physically, mentally, & emotionally, & also try to bring her game back."

Elena Delle Donne got emotional while talking about her big sister during her hall of fame speech: "Whenever I experienced my worst lows, burnout, injury, defeat, doubt the lesson I needed was never on the court. It was at home, waiting for me...with my sister, Lizzie.

Uhh Rae Burrell just shoved her shoulder into the back of Alicia Florez after Florez just committed a pretty common foul. Not sure what that is all about.

The Sparks are on a 24-6 run going back to the second quarter.

Full Lynne Roberts response to the question from @thetylerbyrum.bsky.social before tonight’s game:

Justin Russo@flybyknite.bsky.social · 5d ago

Lynne Roberts on her Sparks squad: “This group is giving me everything they have. They’re playing their asses off. … They show up every day and play their asses off. I want to continue with that culture, building for the future. We want to try to win every game that we play.”

Sparks coach Lynne Roberts on what the team is still trying to prove: "I will tell you, I love them for it. This [Sparks team] is giving me everything they have. They're playing their asses off. We've been undermanned in every game in terms of we the roster that we put together, we never had" [1/2]

Sydney Johnson on Georgia Amoore: "Georgia Amoore is a player [who] plays for the team. Georgia has a lot that she can do individually & yet in her rookie year & coming off a major injury, she has both tried to deal with that physically, mentally, & emotionally, & also try to bring her game back."

Cameron Brink (ribs) is out tonight against the Mystics.

In Thursday night's loss to the Aces, Shakira Austin continued her outstanding scoring season. She's now scored the 15th-most points in a season by a Mystic with 535. She passed Alana Beard's 2008 season, Chamique Holdsclaw's rookie year (1999) and others. #MysticsRecords

Notable that on Thursday night, Sonia Citron became the Mystics' assist leader for the 2026 season: Sonia Citron - 117 assists Georgia Amore - 116 assists

Another Upshot player gets a call up to the WNBA. Christyn Williams (Greensboro Groove) is going to the Dallas Wings on a developmental contract.

Kiki Iriafen is trying to keep pace with Austin's rebounding this season, now up to 7th-most in a season for a Mystic. She has 266 rebounds, more than Tina Charles' 2021 and Elena Delle Donne's 2019 seasons. #MysticsRecords

Sonia Citron's season also jumps into the record books, being the T-22nd-most points in a season for a Mystic. She ties Nikki McCray's 2000 season with 497. Citron also cracks the Mystics' all-time rebounding list at 30th place, bumping out Nikki McCray. Citron now has 286 boards. #MysticsRecords

Last night, Shakira Austin moved to 12th on the Mystics' all-time scoring list, passing Nakia Sanford. Austin now has 1,630 points. Austin is also up to the 20th-highest scoring season in team history with 506 points. She passed Matee Ajavon's 2011 season, among others. #MysticsRecords

Kicking off the start of the college soccer season with Temple at George Washington.

Official: Rori Harmon returns to the Mystics on a developmental contract.

All 10 of KMac's history-making 3s