James Wade leaving Chicago Sky as head coach, accepts assistant coach position with Raptors
In Wade's place, Emre Vatansever will take over as Interim General Manager and Head Coach effective immediately.
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In Wade's place, Emre Vatansever will take over as Interim General Manager and Head Coach effective immediately.
Kahleah Copper added 17 points and Marina Mabrey scored 13 points of her 15 points in the first half.
Washington (8-4) beat the Sky for the second time in four days, winning 77-69 on Sunday.
The Sky were without its leading scorer Kahleah Copper due to personal reasons.
Elizabeth Williams added 14 points and Rebekah Gardner had 10.
Last season, the Chicago Sky were a couple of minutes away from a repeat trip to the WNBA Finals.
Last season, the Chicago Sky were a couple of minutes away from a repeat trip to the WNBA Finals. Now, the team is getting ready for a season with Finals MVP Kahleah Cooper as the only returning starter. CBS 2's Matt Zahn had more on a team still getting to know each other.
The Chicago Sky open up preseason play on Friday in Texas against the Dallas Wings.
The Chicago Sky open up preseason play on Friday in Texas against the Dallas Wings. It'll be the first game action for this almost totally revamped roster. With most of the start from their consistent title-contending team having departed, it's time for new leaders to step up.
The 2021 Finals MVP is the only remaining player from the starting lineup from that championship squad.
The Sky also took Middle Tennessee State forward Kseniya Malashka in the third round.
Griner will be re-signing with the Phoenix Mercury for a one-year contract, a source has confirmed to CBS News.
New York, one of the WNBA's original franchises, has never won a title.
Quigley, a three-time All-Star, said she is not retiring.
Vandersloot issued a message on Twitter thanking the Sky organization, her teammates and coaches, and the fans – among others.
For Wood to one day be a player in a WNBA locker room is obviously going to take some work, but her coach wouldn't be surprised if she makes it. CBS 2's Matt Zahn reports.
Her plane landed in San Antonio, Texas. Griner was freed from Russia in exchange for notorious international arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Griner, the WNBA star who was held for months in Russian prisons on drug charges, was released Thursday in a one-for-one prisoner swap for international arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Griner has been sentenced for drug possession after vape canisters containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage.
The offseason started earlier than the Sky had hoped for, and it's an offseason with a lot of questions.
The Sun will now advance to the WNBA Finals to face the Las Vegas Aces, while the Sky's season is over.
It's the second consecutive playoff series for each team that has gone the distance.
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.
A Chicago senior citizen said his phone has been ringing off the hook with hundreds of unwanted spam calls that have made his beloved landline virtually unusable. New efforts in Springfield could bring real relief.
Many Americans fleeing the conflict in the Middle East since the U.S.-Israel war in Iran started landed at O'Hare International Airport on Thursday, relieved to finally be back home.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
The San Francisco 49ers are hiring former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus as a defensive assistant on coach Kyle Shanahan's staff.
A group of culinary students from the south suburbs spent Thursday making preparations to serve the food at Rev. Jesse Jacksons' memorial at House of Hope in Chicago Friday.
From midnight raids to shootings, Kristi Noem, who was ousted as DHS secretary by Trump today, was at the center of many of the controversies of Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago.
The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending under Noem, and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.
Federal prosecutors are dropping their probe into whether Biden and his aides unlawfully used an autopen for pardons, a source said.
Several Republicans on the Oversight panel joined with Democrats in supporting the motion to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden are among the big names who will be in Chicago Friday for Rev. Jesse Jackson's funeral.
Drivers in the Chicago area can expect to start paying more at the pump this week, as oil prices have spiked amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Palatine, Illinois-based Weber has issued a recall of more than 3.2 million metal wire bristle grill brushes because you could ingest the bristles.
This is after Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an ordinance that would have banned most hemp-derived products this weekend.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
The City of Aurora, Illinois, is seeking input from residents about data center development.
Not one, but two hotels are now planned or proposed for Chicago's Northalsted LGBTQ+ nightlife district.
After the Double Door closed in Wicker Park, there was reassurance that the Double Door would return, at a new location in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Now that is not happening anymore.
Actor and filmmaker Bruce Campbell told fans that he is in treatment for cancer and will cancel some upcoming public appearances.
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
A 19th-century George Méliès film, thought to be long lost, has been found among a box of brittle movie reels that a Michigan donor brought to the Library of Congress, officials said.
Streaming giant Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance's $31 per share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery.
After the Double Door closed in Wicker Park, there was reassurance that the Double Door would return, at a new location in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Now that is not happening anymore.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
A Chicago senior citizen said his phone has been ringing off the hook with hundreds of unwanted spam calls that have made his beloved landline virtually unusable. New efforts in Springfield could bring real relief.
In a matter of hours, thousands will pay their last respects to Rev. Jesse Jackson at a public celebration of his life. As final preparations are underway for the memorial, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition continued to move forward with his mission even in grief.
A Chicago man has been charged with a string of burglaries targeting video gambling terminals at businesses in Chicago's southwest suburbs.
A shakeup in the presidential cabinet. Kristi Noem is out as Secretary of HOmeland Security, amid criticism of the department's spending and immigration enforcement tactics. Noem is also entangled in several court cases in Chicago. So what are the legal ramifications of her departure?
Final preparations were underway on Thursday for the public celebration of life for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson at the House of Hope on the Far South Side.
Reaction from local leaders to news that Kristi Noem had been ousted as head of DHS was swift and savage.
Many Americans fleeing the conflict in the Middle East since the U.S.-Israel war in Iran started landed at O'Hare International Airport on Thursday, relieved to finally be back home.
A Chicago senior citizen said his phone has been ringing off the hook with hundreds of unwanted spam calls that have made his beloved landline virtually unusable. New efforts in Springfield could bring real relief.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A Chicago senior citizen said his phone has been ringing off the hook with hundreds of unwanted spam calls that have made his beloved landline virtually unusable. New efforts in Springfield could bring real relief.
A proposed Illinois law hopes to create more oversight on private companies to protect consumers from skyrocketing utility prices.
The three women said they are working to make their way back home, but without any help from the U.S. State Department.
If you feel like you're drowning in a sea of text alerts and desperate email pleas for "just $5" this election season, you are far from alone.
A north suburban school bus driver became a victim of sophisticated scammers who are targeting more people and more vulnerable populations to make more money.
The San Francisco 49ers are hiring former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus as a defensive assistant on coach Kyle Shanahan's staff.
The Chicago Bears are in discussions with the Buffalo Bills to finalize a trade that sends Moore to the AFC East, according to CBS NFL insider Jonathan Jones.
Northwestern was in control before Purdue got back in the game with a 9-0 run in the second half.
Last-place Loyola Chicago came in shooting just 31% on 3s, but kept it close by outscoring the nation's top 3-point shooting team by nine from behind the arc.
Holtz coached Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, winning 100 games with the school, including a 12-0 national title-winning season in 1988.
A Chicago man has been charged with a string of burglaries targeting video gambling terminals at businesses in Chicago's southwest suburbs.
An 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by three juveniles on Chicago's Near South Side this week.
A woman was held up by gun-wielding robbers in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
Two women are dead in Pennsylvania and a man is dead in Illinois, after an apparent murder-suicide, police said.
Chicago police on Wednesday warned of a string of charity scam incidents in the on the Near West and South sides in recent weeks.
