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The Sky will likely decide between signing guard Kysre Gondrezick and rookie Brynna Maxwell after guard Chennedy Carter’s strong training camp.
In this week’s Polling Place, we also asked about the White Sox and the Sky.
Loyd, the 2023 WNBA scoring leader who holds the league record for points in a season, enters her 10th year with the resurgent Storm as the face of the franchise.
“We continue to engage in productive conversations with interested ownership groups in a number of markets,” A spokesperson for the WNBA shared in a statement to the Sun-Times. “The granting of any expansion teams requires a vote by the WNBA and NBA Board of Governors.”
As the reconfigured Sky attempt to become a force again, they have the ultimate power source in Weatherspoon.
Chennedy Carter is happy to be somewhere she’s “appreciated” after being out of the league for the 2023 season.
Adidas announced Parker will help create a platform “aimed at influencing and elevating the future of women’s sports.” She’ll also oversee the brand’s women’s basketball products.
Any concerns over whether Angel Reese could return from the Met Gala ready to play were put to rest by her 13-point, five-rebound, two-steal performance.
The initiative reportedly will cost the league $25 million per year over the next two seasons.
Cardoso no ha participado plenamente en los entrenamientos desde el partido de pretemporada de las Sky contra las Lynx el viernes.
Cardoso has not fully participated in practice since the Sky’s preseason game against the Lynx on Friday.
“I’ve always dreamed of this moment.” Reese wore a plunging, sequin-soaked dress by the British designer 16 Arlington.
The game, originally slated for Saturday in Minneapolis, was moved to Friday to accommodate a possible Game 7 between the Timberwolves and Suns. That, however, had nothing to do with the nonexistent broadcast or streaming options.
The ending wasn’t perfect. A nagging foot injury requiring another surgery may have forced Candace Parker’s retirement. Regardless, it was time, and she did it her way — as she always has.
After three seasons in a backup role, the longest-tenured Sky player is ready to step up and lead the team into a new era.
Entering the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on her home field in Evanston, Scane is six goals shy of tying the Division I career mark. After that, she and the No. 1-ranked Wildcats will go for a second straight national championship.
Less than a month ago, both rookies were competing in the NCAA Tournament. Cardoso’s run extended all the way to a title. The immediate turnaround to the draft and now training camp is a unique experience in the women’s game.
The retiring Parker’s legendary career started at Naperville Central, and she continued to influence others through her 16-season tenure in the WNBA.
In 2024 in sports, everybody who’s anybody is being called “generational” by somebody. The overuse of the term is rampant and comical.
“A great deal of energy in here,” Weatherspoon said. “When you have that, as a coach, you feel the buy-in is there. That’s what you want. That was important for us to gain a little bit of chemistry and continuity.”