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Sky rookie Angel Reese set to battle Aces' A'ja Wilson
The WNBA's post stars of the present and future will battle when the re-energized Las Vegas Aces travel to the Chicago Sky Thursday. ,Chicago rookie Angel Reese is making her case as the league's most promising frontcourt rookie, but she has never faced the defending two-time champion Aces and their...
Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese III scores WNBA's best rating in 23 years
The third showdown featuring star rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese made Sunday's game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky the most-watched WNBA game in 23 years. ,Reese's Sky edged Clark's Fever 88-87, with 2.3 million viewers tuning in on ESPN. At one point, 3.3 million viewers were watc...
Angel Reese, Sky rally in fourth to end Fever's win streak
Angel Reese had 25 points and 16 rebounds to join Kamilla Cardoso with a double-double and Chennedy Carter scored 23 points as the host Chicago Sky rallied to defeat the Indiana Fever 88-87 on Sunday.,Chicago (6-9) outscored Indiana 24-15 in the fourth quarter to snap Indiana's four-game winning str...
Fans willing to pay premium to see Fever, Sky
Rookie Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are playing to sellout crowds on the road, and Sunday's meeting with the host Chicago Sky won't be an exception.,In fact, as of Friday, ticket prices were averaging about $350 -- an unheard of number for a WNBA game.,The two teams already have met twice thi...
Angel Reese, Sky too strong for reeling Wings
Angel Reese recorded 16 points and a career-high 18 rebounds and the host Chicago Sky handed the Dallas Wings their ninth consecutive loss, prevailing 83-72 on Thursday afternoon. ,The Sky (5-9) used Reese's seventh straight double-double and contributions from the starting backcourt to end a four-g...
Sky-Fever matchup draws WNBA's highest ratings in 23 years
The Indiana Fever's 91-83 victory over the visiting Chicago Sky on Sunday was the WNBA's most-watched game in 23 years, CBS announced on Tuesday.,The game featured 2024 No. 1 overall pick Caitlin Clark of the Fever and No. 7 overall pick Angel Reese of the Sky. The contest averaged 2.25 million view...
Caitlin Clark scores 23, leads Fever over Sky
Caitlin Clark racked up 23 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, Aliyah Boston added 19 points and 14 rebounds, and the Indiana Fever fended off the Chicago Sky 91-83 on Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis. ,Clark shot 7-for-11 from the field with three 3-pointers as the Fever (5-10) won back-to-bac...
Caitlin Clark, Fever brace for rematch vs. Sky
The Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky will renew an emerging and heated rivalry when they square off Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis. ,The Fever (4-10) won the first meeting 71-70 at home on June 1, a result that was overshadowed by Sky guard Chennedy Carter's hip-check foul on Fever rookie Caitlin Cla...
Mystics hold off Sky for second straight victory
Ariel Atkins pumped in 29 points and the Washington Mystics, who were winless earlier in the week, held on for their second consecutive victory, defeating the visiting Chicago Sky 83-81 on Friday night.,Aaliyah Edwards added 16 points and nine rebounds and Karlie Samuelson notched 12 points for Wash...
Stumbling Sky aim for another win over Mystics
The Chicago Sky are in a slide, but compared to the Washington Mystics they're in decent shape.,The teams meet Friday night in Washington as they try to propel their seasons in the right direction.,The Mystics (1-12) won Tuesday night 87-68 at Atlanta, ending a horrid opening stretch that came one d...
Sun fend off Sky, run record to 11-1
Alyssa Thomas scored 20 points and Brionna Jones netted 18 as the visiting Connecticut Sun held off the pesky Chicago Sky 83-75 on Wednesday night.,Thomas also added seven rebounds, six steals and four assists for the Sun (11-1), who are 2-0 since falling at home to New York on Saturday. DeWanna Bon...
Tina Charles stars as Dream outlast Sky
Tina Charles scored 22 points and Rhyne Howard had a double-double as the visiting Atlanta Dream defeated the Chicago Sky 89-80 on Saturday.,Howard had 10 points, 10 assists and five steals, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus added 18 points, Allisha Gray scored 14 and Aerial Powers had 11 as the Dream (5-4) surp...
Caitlin Clark not interested in ‘grudges,’ social media controversies
Caitlin Clark said Chennedy Carter does not owe her an apology for shoulder-checking her to the ground during a game last week.,The Indiana Fever star and WNBA No. 1 overall pick was at the center of a days-long controversy that played out on social media after Carter of the Chicago Sky hit Clark fr...
In Angel Reese's homecoming, Sky send Mystics to 0-10 start
Chennedy Carter scored a season-best 25 points off the bench to help the Chicago Sky overcome a 13-point deficit to beat the Mystics 79-71 on Thursday night at Capital One Arena in Washington.,The Sky (4-5) went on a 16-0 run during the third quarter to dig out of a hole before holding on down the s...
Winless Mystics hope to snap skid against slumping Sky
The Washington Mystics have lost a franchise-record nine straight games to start the 2024 WNBA season. On Thursday, they will aim to finally crack the win column when the Chicago Sky visit for an evening clash.,In their latest game -- a road defeat against the Connecticut Sun in Commissioner's Cup p...
WNBA rescinds second technical on Angel Reese
The WNBA on Wednesday rescinded the second technical foul assessed to Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese on Tuesday night. ,Angel Reese was ejected after receiving two technical fouls with 2:31 remaining in the game, an 88-75 loss to the New York Liberty. Head official Maj Forsberg told a pool reporter ...
Angel Reese ejected in Sky's loss to Liberty
Breanna Stewart scored 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help the visiting New York Liberty beat the Chicago Sky 88-75 on Tuesday.,Chicago rookie Angel Reese was ejected after receiving two technical fouls with 2:31 remaining in the game. Reese finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds but shot 3 o...
Breanna Stewart powers Liberty past Sky
Breanna Stewart had 33 points and 14 rebounds to help the visiting New York Liberty beat the Chicago Sky 88-75 on Tuesday. , ,The Liberty (8-2) won their fourth in a row and avenged their loss to the Sky (3-5) on May 23. New York went on a 15-2 run to start the fourth quarter after Chicago erased a ...
Liberty get another crack at Sky after early loss
On May 23, the Chicago Sky marched into New York and handed the Liberty their first loss of the season in a 90-81 victory. Since then, each team has had struggles but the Liberty are back on a winning streak entering Tuesday's rematch in Chicago.,That defeat was the first of two in a row for the Lib...
Sky coach: Chennedy Carter foul on Caitlin Clark 'not appropriate'
Chicago coach Teresa Weatherspoon released a statement on Monday addressing Sky guard Chennedy Carter's hard foul on Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark over the weekend.,Carter knocked Clark to the floor with a shoulder-check during Saturday's game, a 71-70 win by the Fever. The WNBA upgraded the fo...