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The Chicago Sky’s season ended Friday after a tough loss vs the Connecticut Sun. The Sky had a nine-point lead late in the game, but the Sun rallied and ended the game on an 18-0 run. Kahleah Copper was excellent for the Sky, posting 22 points and adding four steals. Join Janice and Subria for a recap of yesterday’s game and a discussion on what’s next for the Sky. Watch the … [Read more...] about CHGO Sky Podcast: Title defense reaches a disappointing end

“Messiness” was the Connecticut Sun’s paraphrased game plan revealed by head coach Curt Miller post-game on Wednesday. Sunday’s matinee Game 3 matchup between the Sun and Chicago Sky contained a mess that was perhaps outside the scope of Miller’s definition. The Sky overcame the Sun by a score of 76-72 – however, both teams played some rather discombobulated ball. The Sun … [Read more...] about Sun Downed: Sky Take Two Straight

The Connecticut Sun overcame the Chicago Sky in Game 1 of the WNBA Semifinals on Sunday night. The Sky swept the Sun in the 2022 regular season. However, all games were victories with single-digit margins, this game included. This low-scoring affair saw the Sky looking rather unprepared for Connecticut’s defense. Plenty of defensive stops forced shot clock violations, robbing … [Read more...] about Sky Eclipsed by Sun in Semifinals Game 1, 68-63

The Chicago Sky got a historic playoff performance from Candace Parker, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Connecticut Sun’s lockdown defense in Game 1 of the WNBA semifinal series. What will James Wade and his staff need to adjust in this best-of-five matchup? Janice Scurio and Subria Whitaker discuss on today’s CHGO Sky Podcast. Watch the show on … [Read more...] about CHGO Sky Podcast: Are the Sky in trouble after Game 1 loss to Sun?

We never really had a doubt, did we, Skytown? In an exhilarating winner-take-all Game 3, the Chicago Sky abruptly ended the New York Liberty’s 2022 season by a score of 90-72. This high-scoring affair included six Sky players scoring in double figures.  One of the keys to this game was to take the sold-out crowd at Barclays Center in Brooklyn out of the game early, and … [Read more...] about Sky to the Semi-Finals: Chicago over New York, 90-72

After Saturday’s historic 100-62 rout at Wintrust Arena, the Chicago Sky hit the road for the winner takes all Game 3 on Tuesday night vs the New York Liberty. Can Courtney Vandersloot, Candace Parker and the rest of the defending champs keep their quest to repeat alive? Janice Scurio and Subria Whitaker get you prepped on the CHGO Sky Podcast. Watch the show on … [Read more...] about CHGO Sky Podcast: Sky prepare for elimination game on the road

Truth, justice, and the fourth quarter. These are ideals the Sky try to uphold almost every day, but virtue is easier to describe than execute. In the first-ever postseason matchup between these two clubs, the Chicago Sky fell to the New York Liberty, 98-91.  “This is playoff basketball,” Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello told reporters after the game. “We found a way to … [Read more...] about …And Liberty For All: New York Edges Chicago, 98-91

The WNBA Playoffs begin Wednesday at 7 PM. Let’s ReCrown Skytown, Chicago. The 2022 WNBA Playoffs will mark the franchise’s eighth trip to the postseason in the past ten years. Prior to 2013, the Sky had not reached the playoffs since the team’s inaugural season of 2006. Do the Sky have what it takes to repeat as Champs? Join Janice and Subria on the CHGO Sky Podcast to hear … [Read more...] about The Chicago Sky Playoff Preview | CHGO Sky Podcast

The Chicago Sky found themselves waterlogged on Tuesday night in a tempestuous battle with the Seattle Storm, losing 111-100. This high-scoring affair came dangerously close to the highest scoring WNBA game in the league’s 26-year history; an Aces win over the Liberty, 116-107 on July 14 of this year.  “You could tell the team we were playing were desperate, and they were … [Read more...] about Courtney Vandersloot and the Chicago Sky Rained Out by Storm