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Updated · Fox News · Sep 24

Kelsey Mitchell Sets WNBA Single-Season Scoring Record at 1,076 as Fever Chase No. 5 Seed

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Updated · Fox News · Sep 24

Kelsey Mitchell Sets WNBA Single-Season Scoring Record at 1,076 as Fever Chase No. 5 Seed

Q: What unexpected message does Riley Gaines plan to deliver to Simone Biles amid the ongoing women's sports debate?

Riley Gaines has said the message she still wants to deliver to Simone Biles is essentially an invitation to join her in advocating for women’s sports protections. In the podcast discussion referenced in the news story, Gaines said she still planned to reach out to Biles despite their earlier public clash. Related reporting makes clear that the outreach is not meant as another attack, but as a call for Biles to “stand with” female athletes who argue women’s sports should be reserved for biological women. That is the “unexpected” part of the message: after a highly public feud, Gaines is signaling she wants contact and common ground rather than simply escalation. In other remarks tied to the same broader debate, she framed it as a wider appeal to prominent female athletes to “link arms” and publicly support the cause. So, the message Gaines plans to send Biles is that she would like Biles to join her side of the women’s sports debate and support protections for girls’ and women’s competition.

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1,076 points put Kelsey Mitchell atop the WNBA single-season scoring list in Indiana's regular-season finale against Minnesota, with the Fever still able to clinch the No. 5 playoff seed.
That total made Mitchell just the third player to reach 1,000 points in a season and the first besides A'ja Wilson, capping a four-year run of rising scoring output.
Indiana's playoff push is fueled by scoring threats at three spots—Mitchell, Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston—with Clark listed probable for the seeding-deciding game.
Minnesota already locked up the No. 1 seed, and rookie Olivia Miles—who broke Clark's rookie points record—is not expected to play, while Napheesa Collier may see limited action.
A Fever win could set up a first-round matchup with Atlanta, while a loss could drop Indiana to No. 6 and a tougher series against Las Vegas.