Brittney Sykes

LSU's Flau'jae Johnson pictured getting up shots ahead of the Tigers first SEC Tournament game against Auburn on March 8, 2024.

Film room: Why Flau’jae Johnson is a future lottery pick

By Hunter Cruse / March 18, 2024

She’s one of the most electric players in college basketball

Los Angeles Sparks guard Karlie Samuelson leaps off the bench and smiles as she's introduced in the starting lineup.

Washington Mystics fill holes but don’t land a superstar on Day 1 of free agency

By Jenn Hatfield / February 2, 2024

Samuelson, Richards, Vanloo and Engstler can’t replace Mystics legend Cloud

A photo taken from below looking into the Washington Mystics huddle, where Elena Delle Donne is addressing her teammates.

2024 WNBA free agency preview: Washington Mystics

By Jenn Hatfield / January 10, 2024

Is Elena Delle Donne done in D.C.?

MiLaysia Fulwiley taking shots at practice ahead of South Carolina's season opener.

Film room: What makes MiLaysia Fulwiley a generational prospect?

By Hunter Cruse / November 17, 2023

Fulwiley’s electric point guard play has translated immediately as a true freshman

A three-picture collage of the leading WNBA Most Improved Player vote-getters: on top, Jordin Canada dribbles past a Connecticut Sun defender who has fallen over; on the bottom-left, Satou Sabally drives baseline into the paint; on the bottom-right, Alanna Smith looks surprised.

The Next’s 2023 WNBA Awards: Most Improved Player

By Em Adler / September 20, 2023

Jordin Canada takes the internal vote from The Next staff

Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes side shuffles to high five a line of teammates before a game.Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes side shuffles to high five a line of teammates before a game.

Washington Mystics are excited, confident about ‘ideal’ playoff matchup with New York Liberty

By Jenn Hatfield / September 14, 2023

Mystics know they’re better than their record — and they intend to prove it against a superteam

Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud dribbles the ball with her right hand on the perimeter. She has her eyes up looking for options.

Peak point guard: How Natasha Cloud set the Mystics’ single-game assists record

By Jenn Hatfield / September 9, 2023

‘It’s really, really clutch to just have somebody like her’

Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne and guard Brittney Sykes lock eyes and shout. Guard Natasha Cloud pats Delle Donne on the chest.

What clinching a playoff berth means to injury-plagued Washington Mystics

By Jenn Hatfield / September 8, 2023

‘This has been a storm of a season’

A close-up, side-angle photo of Washington Mystics guard Kristi Toliver watching a game in street clothes.

Kristi Toliver hurts knee, Mystics ‘not expecting good news’ on diagnosis

By Jenn Hatfield / September 4, 2023

Toliver had played just 10 minutes since returning from plantar fasciitis

Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes extends her right arm to steal a lateral pass from a Connecticut Sun player.

Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes is chasing 100 steals — and WNBA history

By Jenn Hatfield / September 2, 2023

Sykes, the two-time reigning steals champion, has been even more dangerous defensively this season