Afternoon Edition: May 25, 2022 Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories. Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2022
These Chicago Sky championship rings featuring the (former) Sears Tower are already iconic The Chicago Sky are presented with their 2021 championship banner and rings. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 25, 2022
Fever Fire Coach Marianne Stanley After Slow Start to Season The team currently holds a 2–7 record this season. Sports Illustrated · May 25, 2022
Brittney Griner's Wife Breaks Her Silence, Calls On Biden To Act In Interview With 'Good Morning America' Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle told Good Morning America’s co-anchor Robin Roberts that support from the WNBA has brought her "comfort" but now she'd like President Joe Biden to do whatever is necessary to secure Griner's release from detention in Russia. Benzinga · May 25, 2022
Cherelle Griner wants U.S. to do more to secure release of wife Brittney Griner The Phoenix Mercury center has been detained since Feb. 17 after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport near Moscow. Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2022
Brittney Griner’s Wife Calls for Further Efforts to Bring WNBA Star Home Appearing on “Good Morning America” Wednesday, Cherelle Griner reflected on her wife’s detainment in Russia. Sports Illustrated · May 25, 2022
Brittney Griner’s wife pleads with Biden to secure WNBA star’s release ‘Every single day matters’, warns Cherelle Griner The Independent UK · May 25, 2022
Brittney Griner's wife tells ABC she wants WNBA star home Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner’s release, doing whatever is necessary to get the WNBA star home from Russia where she has been detained for more than three months The Independent UK · May 25, 2022
Sky celebrate title with ring, banner ceremony, then beat Fever Candace Parker led the way with 16 points, six rebounds, seven assists, three blocks and three steals. Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2022
Sky will ring in the reign Tuesday night The team will celebrate its 2021 WNBA championship with a ceremony at Wintrust Arena. Chicago Sun-Times · May 24, 2022
Peng Shuai, Rafael Nadal Highlight Athletes on 2022 Time 100 List The two tennis players were joined by members of the USWNT, stars from the Beijing Olympics and a WNBA icon. Sports Illustrated · May 24, 2022
Sky’s Candace Parker is one Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022 “Candace Parker is a force to be reckoned with,” former NBA superstar Dwyane Wade wrote for the magazine. Chicago Sun-Times · May 23, 2022
WNBA Power Rankings after Week 2: Aces take over the top spot while the Mercury take a deep dive Here's who is hot and who is not. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 23, 2022
The Connecticut Sun’s defense and Las Vegas Aces’ offense stand out in Week 2 of the WNBA season A look at what's going on around the WNBA. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 23, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · May 22, 2022 Candace Parker leads Sky to 82-73 victory against Mystics with historic triple-double performance Parker finished with 16 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the third player in WNBA history with multiple career triple-doubles.
Sports Illustrated · May 22, 2022 Candace Parker Notches Triple-Double in Win Over Mystics The star forward became the oldest player in WNBA history to accomplish the feat.
Sports Illustrated · May 22, 2022 Former Aces HC Bill Laimbeer Explains Why He Won't Coach Again He retired from coaching after the 2021 season.
Chicago Sun-Times · May 21, 2022 Kahleah Copper returned to the Sky with two more MVP honors and a hunger for ‘more’ Copper led Perfumerias Avenida in scoring (21.4 points) and rebounding (6.2), and her three-point percentage rose from 30.6% during the 2021 WNBA season to 36.2% playing overseas.
USA Today Sports Media Group · May 20, 2022 W Bets: Picks, storylines and more for Fever vs. Sun, Mystics vs. Dream and Sparks vs. Storm Breaking down Friday's WNBA matchups and choosing which teams to bet on.
The Conversation · May 20, 2022 After initial silence, the Biden administration is making moves to free WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian detention A week before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Russian authorities arrested American basketball star Brittney Griner at the Moscow airport. She was charged with drug smuggling after Russian officials allegedly found vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis in her luggage.
USA Today Sports Media Group · May 20, 2022 WNBA superstar A’ja Wilson rocked a Bill Laimbeer jersey pregame to celebrate his birthday A'ja Wilson celebrates Bill Laimbeer Night by rocking his Detroit Pistons jersey.
Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022 Matt Calkins: Expectations no longer weighing on Kelsey Plum, she's now playing like one of the WNBA's best guards There might have been a time when you thought "good" was the ceiling for Kelsey Plum and "great" was just a memory from her college days.
Sports Illustrated · May 19, 2022 Brittney Griner Time Line: What Has Happened Since She Was Detained The basketball star has been held in Russia since February after officials said they discovered vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage.
Chicago Sun-Times · May 19, 2022 Courtney Vandersloot following Sue Bird’s lead — but will she follow Bird to Seattle? Vandersloot, who’s from Kent, Washington, entered the Sky’s game Wednesday in Seattle in fourth on the league’s career assist list, 870 behind Bird. Vandersloot had 12 assists (and Bird seven) in the Sky’s 74-71 loss.
Los Angeles Times · May 18, 2022 Bill Plaschke: Sparks' new season, and Derek Fisher's job security, off to a shaky start LOS ANGELES — The smattering of fans are standing, shrieking, bouncing, transforming the lower bowl of Crypto.com Arena into a downtown block party.