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Brittney Griner delivers an emphatic message — ‘I’m back’ — despite a loss to the Chicago Sky in her return to Phoenix

PHOENIX — Before Brittney Griner’s first 3-pointer in nearly two years splashed through the net at the Footprint Center, the crowd had already launched to its feet.

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Elizabeth Williams is the embodiment of Sky’s defensive identity

After every game, coach James Wade awards a WWE title belt to the player with the most deflections. On Friday night, it belonged to Elizabeth Williams.

Chicago Sun-Times

New-look Sky open season with road victory, thanks to strong defensive performance

As a team, the Sky came up with 14 steals, four of them courtesy of Rebekah Gardner, and eight blocks. They converted 21 turnovers by the Lynx into 17 points.

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Sky’s Sika Koné makes it to Minnesota for season opener

“To get a player like Sika off waivers I felt like it’s going to prove to be a good piece for us in the not-so-distant future,” coach/GM James Wade said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sky’s roster takes shape in final hour before deadline

Sika Koné, the Sky’s new forward, is hoping to get from New York to Minnesota early Friday morning to play in the season opener against the Lynx at 7 p.m.

Chicago Sun-Times

Isabelle Harrison out with undisclosed injury as Sky prepare to open season on Friday

Sky coach/GM James Wade did not comment on whether Harrison will be undergoing surgery as was stated by her mother.

Chicago Sun-Times

Questions around Sky's frontcourt loom as season approaches

The Sky are far from a solidified group less than 48 hours ahead of the league’s roster cutdown date.

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Sky exercise guard Dana Evans’ fourth-year option, but moves remain ahead of final cutdown date

Coach/GM James Wade will have to cut his 16-player roster to 12 by Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sky preseason ends with victory against Lynx in WNBA’s first game in Canada

Kahleah Copper led the Sky with 18 points. The teams will play again in the regular-season opener Saturday in Minneapolis.

Chicago Sun-Times

Developing cohesion is top priority for Sky for final preseason game, the league’s first in Toronto

The Sky’s chemistry is still a work in progress, but veteran wing and the team’s certified alpha Kahleah Copper is leading the bonding efforts.

Chicago Sun-Times

Can 2023 Sky maintain standard set by past stars?

The team James Wade constructed will only go as far as two-time All-Star and the 2021 WNBA Finals MVP Kahleah Copper takes them.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sky has questions to answer in frontcourt

Elizabeth Williams’ entry into the WNBA’s concussion protocols exposes the Sky’s lack of depth in the post.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sky impress on defense in second preseason game

“Our identity is going to have to be those hustle plays, those 50/50 balls,’’ Courtney Williams said.

Chicago Sun-Times

WNBA expansion a hot-button topic as roster cuts begin

“We need more teams,” Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud tweeted. “These players deserve to be on a roster. It really kills me.”

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Sky’s Isabelle Harrison making herself at home in Chicago

“I don’t like feeling like a robot when I play on offense. Being able to play free has been really good for me.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Sky guard Marina Mabrey will arrive at camp fresh off Italian league championship

The Sky acquired Mabrey, a restricted free agent, in a four-team trade during the offseason and signed her to a three-year deal.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kahleah Copper is more than comfortable in the driver's seat for the Sky

“It’s gotta be me,” Copper said. “I’m not looking around for anybody else to [lead].’’

Chicago Sun-Times

Sky’s rebuild season set to begin

The Sky open training camp with a nearly unrecognizable roster from the one that won it all in 2021.

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Sky rookies share draft experience with their mothers

With roster in flux, draftees Kseniya Malashka and Kayana Traylor have opportunity to contribute quickly.

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Sky select Kayana Traylor with the 23rd overall pick in WNBA draft, Kseniya Malashka with the 35th

Traylor and Malashka will be competing for a spot on Wade’s roster when training camp opens on April 30 in Deerfield.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sky coach James Wade’s plan for second- and third- round picks in WNBA Draft is simple: ‘Take the best player possible’

The Sky don’t have a first-round pick and might not have the luxury of drafting based on a need.

Chicago Sun-Times

Looking back at the Sky’s notable players who were drafted outside of the first round

The Sky have the 11th pick in the second and third rounds of the upcoming WNBA Draft, airing at 6 p.m. Monday April 10 on ESPN.

Chicago Sun-Times

The 2023 WNBA season has all the makings of a breakout season for guard Dana Evans

“[I’m] going in [to training camp] with the same mentality I’ve always gone into something with. I’m going to put my head down and work as hard as I can,’’ Evans said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kahleah Copper: Precious mettle for the new-look Sky

The drastically different team is built around its All-Star cornerstone, and new players will match her intensity

Chicago Sun-Times

Courtney Williams adds intangibles to Sky team being rebuilt on resolute mentality

In sevens seasons Williams has earned a reputation as a relentless backcourt presence in the WNBA. In her career, she’s totaled 2,603 points, 1,104 rebounds, 622 assists, 180 steals and 59 blocks.

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