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A grateful Hailey Van Lith is eager to get to work playing for the SkyApr 15, 2025 3:52 pm - Hailey Van Lith is happy to be drafted by the Chicago Sky, happy to play again with former LSU teammate Angel Reese, but most of all she’s happy to have peace of mind.
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Chicago Sky fills needs in WNBA draft with Sivka, Van Lith, WestbeldApr 14, 2025 9:15 pm - The Chicago Sky on Monday night drafted 6-foot-3 Slovenian power forward Ajsa Sivka and 5-9 TCU guard Hailey Van Lith in the first round of the WNBA draft.
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Sky acquires extra first-round pickApr 13, 2025 7:11 pm - The Sky on Sunday acquired the No. 11 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft.
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Paige Bueckers is projected to go No. 1 in WNBA draft to Dallas WingsApr 11, 2025 8:56 pm - The WNBA is set to welcome its new rookie class, headlined by Paige Bueckers when the league holds its annual draft Monday night. The UConn star, who is fresh off leading the Huskies to their 12th national championship, is projected to go No. 1 to the Dallas Wings.
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With a big draft ahead, the Chicago Sky is looking for more big playersApr 10, 2025 6:29 pm - With college stars like Paige Bueckers, Hailey Van Lith and Aneesah Morrow in the pool of draftees, there’s a lot of players who could make a big impact right away in their rookie seasons. The Chicago Sky wants to make sure its draft picks provide not only big impacts but big wingspans as well.
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WNBA mock draft: Who will go after UConn’s Paige Bueckers?Apr 09, 2025 12:26 pm - When the Los Angeles Sparks traded out of the WNBA Draft lottery to acquire Kelsey Plum, part of the organization’s stated rationale was skepticism about who would be available to select with the No. 2 pick. A similar thought process informed Chicago’s decision to trade No. 3 for Ariel Atkins.
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Billy Donovan, Sylvia Fowles and Danny Crawford highlight Basketball Hall of Fame classApr 05, 2025 4:55 pm - Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, not once but twice. Anthony and Howard were announced Saturday as members of the Class of 2025, as was the 2008 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team that they played on. Also selected: WNBA greats Sue Bird, Maya Moore and former Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles, Chicago Bulls coach and two-time NCAA champion Billy Donovan, Miami Heat managing general partner Micky Arison and longtime NBA referee Danny Crawford of Naperville.
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WNBA Draft confidential: GMs anonymously scout women’s college basketball post playersMar 27, 2025 11:48 pm - Scouting post players in the WNBA Draft.
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Sparks to retire Candace Parker’s No. 3 jersey when team faces Chicago on June 29Mar 27, 2025 11:52 am - The Los Angeles Sparks will retire Candace Parker's No. 3 jersey at halftime of the team's game against the Chicago Sky on June 29. The seven-time WNBA All-Star will become the third Los Angeles player to have her jersey hang in the rafters of Crypto.com Arena. She'll join Lisa Leslie and Penny Toler.
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Reese, Clark to meet twice in United Center when Sky hosts FeverFeb 28, 2025 5:45 pm - Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark will meet in a bigger venue when the Chicago Sky host the Indiana Fever this season, with the games being moved from Wintrust Arena to the United Center. The Sky announced Friday that the games in Chicago featuring two of the WNBA's brightest young stars will now be held at the home of the NBA's Bulls and NHL's Blackhawks with a capacity of 20,917.