Patricia Babcock McGraw
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Sky better hope Fowles’ wrist injury isn’t seriousJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - An uninspired effort Thursday night at Indiana dropped the Chicago Sky to below .500 (8-9) at the halfway point of the WNBA season. But the league’s All-Star Game today,...
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Prairie Ridge ends Libertyville’s runJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - When Libertyville baseball coach Jim Schurr asked for a show of hands, he got none. Not a single one. That’s how much his players defied the odds during the summer state...
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Starry, starry night for victorious SkyJul 19, 2011 12:00 am - Change of plans. Chicago Sky guard Epiphanny Prince was looking forward to spending time with family and friends back home in New York City during the WNBA’s all-star br...
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Few believe more bad girls is a good ideaJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column about whether or not women’s sports would gain followers if there were more bad girls in the mix. In this reality-TV culture wher...
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Sky charges past DreamJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Coaches are expected to teach their players a lot of things. But etiquette? Who knew that was on the list? Chicago Sky coach Pokey Chatman put it on hers Saturday night ...
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Richie’s talk intrigued WNBAJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - The next time you give a speech, consider this: you might also be interviewing for a job. That’s what happened to Laurel Richie. Not that she knew it at the time. Richie...
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Fowles gets the Sky back on trackJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - The Chicago Sky staged a ring ceremony Tuesday night at Allstate Arena. No, not that kind of ring ceremony — although star center Sylvia Fowles sure ended up making a ca...
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Could women’s sports use some bad girls?Jul 01, 2011 12:00 am - “We’re soft.” That’s what Chicago Sky coach Pokey Chatman said recently about her team, which entered Friday’s game in Phoenix with a 4-5 record. She has repeatedly ques...
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Sky's latest loss frustratingJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - There are bad words, and there are words that are just so vile that Erin Thorn practically needs to cover her ears when she hears them. “Potential, chances,” said Thorn,...
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Dupree’s work on glass shatters SkyJun 25, 2011 12:00 am - With today being an off day between games in Chicago and Indianapolis, Candice Dupree and her Phoenix Mercury teammates were looking for fun things to do in the Windy Ci...