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  • The Chicago Sky today announced the team has signed head coach and general manager Pokey Chatman to a multiyear contract extension.

    Sky signs head coach Pokey Chatman to multiyear contract Feb 12, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Chicago Sky today announced the team has signed head coach and general manager Pokey Chatman to a multiyear contract extension.

     
  • Chicago Sky forward Tamera Young provided a big assist Friday with National Women and Girls in Sports Day, helping distribute shoes to those in need.

    Sky’s Young steps up on Girls in Sports Day Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
    It's all about the shoes! Women's Watch checks in on a neat Sky charitable event on National Women and Girls in Sports Day.

     
  • Gabrielle Douglas, who won the all-around gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics, was The Associated Press 2012 female athlete of the year.

    Running down the top women’s stories of 2012 Dec 28, 2012 12:00 AM
    Women's Watch takes a look back at the top national and local women's sports stories of 2012.

     
  • Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings (24), a former state champion at Stevenson High School, was voted to the All-WNBA first team for the 2012 season. It marks the seventh time that Catchings has earned the honor.

    MVP Charles leads 2012 WNBA first team Oct 17, 2012 12:00 AM
    NEW YORK — Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles, the 2012 Most Valuable Player, headlines the 2012 All-WNBA First-Team, league officials announced Wednesday. Three stars with Chicago connections — Candace Parker (Naperville Central), Tamika Catchings (Stevenson) and Cappie Pondexter (Chicago Marshall) also made the first-tem list, along with Minnesota's Seimone Augustus.

     
  • Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter has a passion for the WNBA that will burn even brighter if his team makes the playoffs for the first time.

    To Alter, playoffs the Holy Grail Oct 12, 2012 12:00 AM
    Catching up with Sky owner Michael Alter and Sky president Adam Fox in the wake of another playoff miss for Chicago's WNBA franchise.

     

  • Catchings would love to secure first WNBA titleOct 5, 2012 12:00 AM
    Former Stevenson star Tamika Catchings and former Naperville Central star Candace Parker are vying for their first ever WNBA championships.

     
  • Baylor center Brittney Griner figures to be taken by the Phoenix Mercury with the top pick in the WNBA draft next year. But the Chicago Sky could move up if the Mercury decides to go in another direction.

    Sky could be poised to finally walk down the aisle next yearSep 28, 2012 12:00 AM
    Will the Sky get a top-tier player in the 2013 draft who can facilitate that walk down the aisle and into the playoffs next summer?

     

  • Sky get No. 2 pick in WNBA draft lottery Sep 26, 2012 12:00 AM
    Sky gets No. 2 pick in 2013 WNBA Draft.

     

  • Sky’s Penicheiro retires with win Sep 23, 2012 12:00 AM
    Saturday was an emotional night for the Sky as the players honored veteran point guard Ticha Penicheiro and the team won their season finale over the Washington Mystics, 77-58.

     
  • The Sky’s Ticha Penicheiro listens to head coach Pokey Chatman during a game earlier this season. Penicheiro, the all-time WNBA leader in assists, will close out her 15-year career Saturday.

    Retiring Sky guard playing last game SaturdaySep 21, 2012 12:00 AM
    Sky guard Ticha Penicheiro is retiring after 15 years in the WNBA. She is the league's all-time leader in assists.

     

  • Sky scouting report Sep 20, 2012 12:00 AM
    It's do-or-die for the Sky. To earn its first playoff berth in its seven-year history, the Sky must win its final two games at home against Atlanta and Washington. But that's not all. The New York Liberty, a game ahead of the Sky for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, must lose its final two games as well.

     

  • McCoughtry, Lyttle lead Dream past sky, 75-66 Sep 20, 2012 12:00 AM
    Angel McCoughtry scored 21 points and Sancho Lyttle added 17 as the Atlanta Dream beat Chicago 75-66 Thursday night, eliminating the Sky from playoff contention. The Dream never trailed and won their fourth straight and seventh in the last eight.

     

  • Devastated Sky again misses playoffs Sep 20, 2012 12:00 AM
    Even with more than enough motivation and urgency in play, the Sky could not take care of business, falling to a hot-shooting Dream team, 75-66. The salt spread in the wound is the fact that New York kept the door wide open for the Sky.

     
  • Chicago Sky's Ticha Penicheiro (21) will retire at the end of the season as the WNBA's all-time assists leader and ranked No. 2 in steals. Sky coach Pokey Chatman says Penicheiro's knowledge and passion for the game are as important as the records she set.

    Sky point guard Penicheiro to retire Sep 19, 2012 12:00 AM
    After a 15-year career in the WNBA, point guard Ticha Penicheiro of the Chicago Sky will retire after the 2012 season. Penicheiro is the WNBA's all-time record holder in assists, having led the league in that category an unprecedented seven times, and she also finish her career with the second most steals in league history.

     
  • Seattle ’s Tina Thompson lines up to take a shot against the Chicago Sky during the first half Tuesday in Seattle. Thompson, the all-time scoring leader in the WNBA, became the first player to reach 7,000 career points.

    Thompson hits milestone in Storm’s win over Sky Sep 18, 2012 12:00 AM
    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. Epiphanny Prince had 21 points and Shay Murphy 12 to lead Chicago (13-19). The Sky remained one game behind New York for the fourth and final Eastern Conference playoff berth.

     

  • Sky scouting report Sep 17, 2012 12:00 AM
    Sky scout for Tuesday: Sky at Seattle Storm

     

  • Sparks stop Sky Sep 14, 2012 12:00 AM
    Rookie Nneka Ogwumike scored a career-high 30 points and had 11 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Chicago Sky 87-77 on Thursday night. Swin Cash scored 19 of her 23 points in the second half for the Sky, and Epiphanny Prince finished with 19. The Sky (12-18) fell a game behind New York for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Sky center Sylvia Fowles, an Olympian and the WNBA's second-leading rebounder, missed her third straight game because of a strained calf.

     
  • After 10 years in the WNBA, 3-point specialist Erin Thorn may grab her first championship with the Minnesota Lynx.

    Minnesota’s turnaround should inspire SkySep 14, 2012 12:00 AM
    In her Women's Watch column, Patricia Babcock McGraw looks at how the Minnesota Lynx quickly went from a sub-.500 team to a WNBA champion, and how that can give a team like the Chicago Sky hope. She talks with Lynx guard Erin Thorn, a former Sky player and WNBA veteran, about Minnesota's successful formula.

     

  • Sep 12, 2012 12:00 AM
    These two teams are headed in different directions. The Sky has won three of its last four games, starting with an 85-74 victory over the Sparks on Sept. 2 at the Allstate Arena and most recently coming up with an upset of the defending WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx.

     

  • Prince scores 26 to lead Sky past Lynx 83-70 Sep 11, 2012 12:00 AM

     
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