Sky beat Sun in 76-72, takes 2-1 lead in series
Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 76-72 on Sunday in Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals.
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Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 76-72 on Sunday in Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals.
Coach James Wade said pregame that the Sky was "going to make shots" Wednesday after a lackluster 35.3% shooting performance in Game 1.
The Sky rewarded their head coach and general manager James Wade with a contract extension that will keep him with the team through 2025.
Candace Parker had 14 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Chicago Sky over the New York Liberty Tuesday night in the deciding Game 3 to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs.
The Sky would love a repeat of the 100-62 beatdown against the Liberty with which they followed up on Saturday.
The teams will play on Tuesday in New York with a trip to the WNBA semifinals at stake.
The defending WNBA champion Sky missed 10 of their last 11 shots to drop the first game of a best-of-three series.
The Sky will host the seventh seed New York Liberty at Wintrust Arena.
The Las Vegas Aces beat the Chicago Sky on Thursday night to move atop the WNBA standings with one game remaining.
Breanna Stewart had 25 points and nine rebounds, Gabby Williams added 21 points and seven assists, and the Seattle Storm set a WNBA record with 37 assists in a victory over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night.
The Sky have a two-game lead over second-place Las Vegas with four games to play.
Marina Mabrey scored a season-high 26 points, Teaira McCowan added 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Dallas Wings beat the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night.
Courtney Vandersloot had 23 points and nine assists to help the WNBA-leading Chicago Sky beat the New York Liberty on Friday night.
Sabrina Ionescu's three-point play with 9.7 seconds left lifted New York to a win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak.
Kahleah Copper scored 19 points, Julie Allemand had 11 of her season-high 13 in the fourth quarter and the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings on Friday night.
The team just needs to win five for its last 11 games to finish with the most regular season wins in franchise history.
Candace Parker had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Kahleah Copper scored 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting and the Chicago Sky pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday night.
No one in the NBA or WNBA has as many three-point titles as Quigley.
The WNBA star would have been playing in the All-Star game set for this weekend in Chicago.
Chicago (16-6) will host Las Vegas on July 26 for the Commissioner's Cup.
WNBA star Britney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug charges in a Russian court. She has been in Russian custody since February. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers with the response from Washington.
Chicago fell into a tie with Las Vegas in the WNBA Commissioner Cup standings with one game left to play for each team to determine homecourt advantage in the championship contest.
Candace Parker had a season-high 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and Chicago beat the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday for the Sky's fourth straight victory.
The Sky and the Las Vegas Aces will meet in the second annual Commissioner's Cup championship game next month.
Emma Meesseman scored 20 of her 26 points in the first half, Candace Parker added 18 points and the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun on Friday night in a rematch of the WNBA Finals.
