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Star-crossed Sky fails to make playoffs for seventh straight season
Epiphanny Prince spoke in a whisper. Courtney Vandersloot’s voice was barely audible. Players sat in front of their lockers in silence. The Sky was eliminated from playoff contention when it lost to the Atlanta Dream on Thursday in its second-to-last game of the season. The …
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Thompson reaches WNBA milestone as Storm tops Sky, 75-60
SEATTLE (AP) — Tina Thompson scored 10 points to become the first WNBA player to reach the 7,000 for her career and help the Seattle Storm beat the Chicago Sky 75-60 on Tuesday night. Ann Wauters scored 16 points, Katie Smith added 13 and Ewelina …Read More
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Sky falls to Sun as Tina Charles leads rally with 24 points
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The Connecticut Sun needed to mix things up Sunday to get a needed home win. Tina Charles scored 24 points to rally first-place Connecticut to an 82-77 victory over the Chicago Sky on Sunday. Renee Montgomery had 12 points, Tan White added …Read More
- Sky’s playoff hopes take a hit with loss in L.A.
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Sky falls to Dream, drops into tie for fourth
ATLANTA — Sancho Lyttle and Tiffany Hayes made sure the Atlanta Dream didn’t miss star forward Angel McCoughtry too much. Lyttle had 24 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Hayes added 18 points and five assists, and the short-handed Dream defeated the Sky 82-71 on …Read More
Sky falls to Mystics in overtime
WASHINGTON — The Sky and Washington both desperately needed a victory. The Mystics proved clutch when it counted. Matee Ajavon scored 22 points and Jasmine Thomas made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds left in overtime as the Washington Mystics outlasted the Sky 75-71 on …Read More
Sky falls 86-76 to Dream in first game back from Olympic break
Angel McCoughtry scored 25 points to lead the Atlanta Dream to an 86-76 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night in the teams’ return from the Olympic break. Erika DeSouza had 19 points for Atlanta (10-10) in her season debut after sitting out to …Read More
Sky falls to Liberty for 5th loss in last 6
Cappie Pondexter scored a team-high 19 points, including a pair of key late free throws, and the New York Liberty held off a late Sky comeback for a 64-59 victory on Friday night. The win was the second straight for the Liberty (6-9) and first …Read More
Sky snaps skid as Sylvia Fowles delivers in clutch
Sylvia Fowles scored 21 points, including two go-ahead free throws with 33 seconds to play, and the Sky snapped a four-game losing streak with a 71-69 victory over Atlanta on Sunday night at Allstate Arena. The Sky (8-5) rallied from a 14-point third-quarter deficit and …Read More
Sky hopes to halt 3-game skid against visiting Phoenix
The Chicago Sky are moving from one streak to another, first winning six in a row and now hitting a three-game losing skid. So when the Phoenix Mercury (3-9) come to Allstate Arena Friday (7:30 p.m., CN100), the Sky hopes for a better outcome. Its …Read More
Sky thumped 81-72 by visiting Fever, its third straight ‘L’
Shavonte Zellous led a balanced offense with a season-high 18 points for the Indiana Fever, proving too much for the Sky as it fell 81-72 on Wednesday at Allstate Arena for its third straight loss. Tamika Catchings had 17 points and a season-high nine assists, …Read More
Sky still adjusting without top scorer Epiphanny Prince
The only injury Chicago Sky guard Epiphanny Prince ever really had was a sprained thumb when she played at Rutgers. That was until June 16 when Prince fractured her right foot and the Sky ended a six-game winning streak. Prince, who was leading the WNBA …Read More
Sky loses to Lynx without Epiphanny Prince
MINNEAPOLIS — Lindsay Whalen scored 25 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 79-67 victory Saturday against the Sky in WNBA action. Taj McWilliams-Franklin added 12 points and Seimone Augustus and Maya Moore 10 each for the Lynx (12-1), which has rebounded with back-to-back …Read More
Hot-starting Sky serious about winning, growing in WNBA
On the 40th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, the Chicago Sky is in the midst of its best start in franchise history. And the fact that the WNBA is still kicking around is a testament to Title IX’s staying power and why the …Read More
Sky’s Epiphanny Prince out 6 to 8 weeks with broken foot
Sky guard Epiphanny Prince will miss six to eight weeks with a Jones fracture on the outside of her right foot, the team announced Monday. Prince had announced on her Twitter account Sunday that she had broken her right foot and would undergo surgery Monday. …