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Washington Mystics' Kiki Iriafen has made history by being selected to the WNBA All-Star game as a rookie. The former USC Trojans All-American and rookie teammate Sonia Citron are the first pair of rookie teammates to be selected to the game since 1999.

Chicago passed on a top rookie to land veteran guard Atkins. With Citron surging and Atkins settling in, the early returns are a wash.

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Shakira Austin scored 15 points, including two free throws with 2.8 seconds left, and the Washington Mystics beat the Chicago Sky 81-79 on the campus of George Mason University

Brittney Sykes knew the expectations for the Washington Mystics were anything but high entering this season. After all, the Mystics brought in a new general manager and a new coaching staff as they built the youngest roster in the league around Sykes. She didn’t care then. She doesn’t care now.

The Washington Mystics lost to the Minnesota Lynx, 92-75 on Thursday night. This game started off very well for the Mystics and looked like they were destined to pull off a big upset, but there was a lot more to this than the early run the Mystics went on.