Articles filed under Basketball
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The Hope Index: Rating the chances Chicago’s pro teams can contend for a titleMay 29, 2026 9:09 pm - Some years it seems like a Chicago will never again win a major-league pro championship. This isn’t one of those years. We rate the local heroes’ chances and let you know where we see hope for athletic glory.
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Cardoso gets double-double, but Sky routed by MinnesotaMay 29, 2026 8:59 pm - Nia Coffey scored 20 points and made six 3-pointers, rookie Olivia Miles had 17 points, six rebounds and six assists, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 79-58 on Friday night at Wintrust Arena.
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Wembanyama, Spurs send the West finals back to Oklahoma City for Game 7, routing the Thunder 118-91May 28, 2026 10:19 pm - Victor Wembanyama had 28 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and the San Antonio Spurs sent the Western Conference finals back to Oklahoma City for Game 7, routing the Thunder 118-91 on Thursday night.
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Nyara Sabally scores career-high 29 and the Tempo beat the Sky 111-104May 27, 2026 10:49 pm - Nyara Sabally scored a career-high 29 points, Marina Mabrey had 24 points and seven assists, and the Toronto Tempo beat the Chicago Sky 111-104 on Wednesday night. Toront...
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Another ceiling smashed: Stevenson grad Brunson brings his unlikely story to NBA FinalsMay 26, 2026 8:45 pm - Knicks guard Jalen Brunson continues to defy expectations. The Stevenson High School grad, a second-round NBA draft pick, was named MVP of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday.
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Stevens makes season debut, but Sky can’t catch up to Lynx, losing 85-75May 23, 2026 2:58 pm - Natasha Howard scored 26 points, including 14 in the second quarter, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 85-75 on Saturday. The Lynx (4-2) took the lead for good ...
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O’Donnell: Case building that Jalen Brunson may be the greatest local athlete everMay 23, 2026 11:25 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, a graduate of Stevenson High School in North suburban Lincolnshire.
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Jessica Shepard’s triple-double helps Wings rally from 11-point deficit, ruin Sky’s home openerMay 20, 2026 10:47 pm - Jessica Shepard had her second career triple-double and the first in the WNBA this season, Arike Ogunbowale scored 11 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter, and the Dall...
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Sky top scorer Jackson done for season with torn ACLMay 19, 2026 6:54 pm - The Sky shared disappointing news Tuesday morning, leading scorer Rickea Jackson is out for the season after suffering a torn ACL in her left knee.
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Bulls bolster front office by hiring Magic’s Stephen Mervis, Nets’ Acie Law: SourcesMay 14, 2026 2:53 pm - The Chicago Bulls are filling out their new front office. New executive vice president Bryson Graham made two hires to his cabinet this week, tabbing Orlando Magic assistant general manager Stephen Mervis as senior vice president of basketball operations, and bringing on Acie Law, the Brooklyn Nets’ director of player personnel, as Chicago’s vice president of player personnel, league sources confirmed to The Athletic.