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WNBA Playoffs: Sky will look to avoid elimination against Aces in Game 2

Guard trio of Copper, Mabrey and Williams needs to shoot better than they did in Game 1

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 17, 2023

Sky emphasize discipline and communication in first practice since Game 1 battering

“It was good,” Interim coach/general manager Emre Vatansever said. “We got a lot done and I saw some improvements in our game. We’ll see if we can apply this to on the court.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 16, 2023

Game 1 against Aces exposes Sky ceiling with roster as currently constructed

Marina Mabrey is signed to a three-year deal, one of James Wade’s final moves as general manager before departing for the NBA. Courtney Williams will be an unrestricted free agent in the new year, as will Alanna Smith.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 15, 2023

Anticipated Sky-Aces matchup comes a year later, under different circumstances

Game 1 in the best-of-three first-round series between the No. 1 Aces and No. 8 Sky tips off at 9 p.m. Wednesday. This Sky team will be lucky to force a Game 3.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 13, 2023

Sky ink Kahleah Copper to two-year supermax extension

Terms of the extension include the veteran supermax, $241,984 in Year 1, according to Copper’s agent, Zack Miller, and $248,134 in Year 2.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 10, 2023

Meeting with one of WNBA’s two superteams awaits Sky in first round

The Sky’s prize for clinching the eighth seed is a matchup against the Aces or the Liberty, the two teams that picked apart the Sky’s championship roster in free agency.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 10, 2023

Sky clinch berth in fifth straight postseason with win over Lynx

Kahleah Copper finished with a team-high 20 points as the Sky sealed the No. 8 seed in the WNBA playoffs. They’ll face the top-seeded Aces in the first round.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 9, 2023

Sky running out of time to sign Kahleah Copper to extension

“I need to know the foundation and what’s to come,” Copper said. “There’s a lot of things that are not in order right now that I need in order before I sign an extension or re-sign.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 9, 2023

Sky earn convincing victory vs. Fever, regain control of their postseason positioning

The Sky shot 49.4% from the field and 43.8% from three-point range en route to a 96-69 rout in Indianapolis.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 6, 2023

Late-game execution failures result in Sky’s loss to Liberty

“We couldn’t execute this game,” Interim coach/general manager Emre Vatansever said. “They really turned it up and we just couldn’t respond to it. We should have, but we couldn’t.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 3, 2023