Chicago Sky

The Wings impressed in their season debut, as did the Dream, Mercury and Sky.

For Hailey Van Lith, all it took was just four hours to shift her base from Chicago to Connecticut. After a promising preseason tipoff, the Sky did what they have done throughout this offseason: take the hoops community by storm, and subsequently waived Van Lith off, allowing the Sun to bring her onto the roster.

PORTLAND — For the first time in a long time, the Chicago Sky showed some fight Saturday night. It was necessary to escape from the inaugural game of the Portland Fire’s return to the WNBA with a 98-83 win in the season opener at the Moda Center. The Fire were bolstered by a crowd of almost 20,000 eager to welcome the WNBA back to Portland for the first time in 24 years. Guard Skylar Diggins ...

Kamilla Cardoso had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and the Chicago Sky spoiled the expansion Portland Fire's WNBA opener with a 98-83 victory on Saturday night. Carla Leite had 18 points for the Fire, whose fans at Moda Center celebrated the league's return to the city for the first time in 24 years. The Fire trailed by 17 points in the first half before rallying to tie it at 70 on Bridget Carleton's 3-pointer with 8:39 left.

After 24 years, the Fire have returned to Portland. The expansion Portland Fire took the court at the city's Moda Center, dubbed the “Fire Pit” for the occasion, for the team's WNBA season opener against the Chicago Sky on Saturday night. The Portland players warmed up wearing T-shirts that said “Legacy Reignited” on the front and “2002 PDX 2026” on the back — paying homage to the original Fire, who played three seasons from 2000-02.

The Portland Fire return to the WNBA as an expansion club and play their first game at the Moda Center on Saturday night when they host the new-look Chicago Sky as the WNBA opens its 30th season. MORE: Stephen Curry…

PORTLAND — The Chicago Sky can’t afford to take their time — or to rush too fast. This is the challenge of revamping a roster. The WNBA season moves too quickly for even the top talent in the league to catch up. Top teams from the Las Vegas Aces to the Indiana Fever lost their season openers this weekend. And for a team like the Sky with plenty to prove (and lose), nothing is more important ...

The Atlanta Dream is set to begin the WNBA season on Saturday night, and fans will undoubtedly be hoping for a stronger performance from Angel Reese than she showed during the team’s two preseason games, especially on the offensive side of the court. The Dream acquired Reese from the Chicago Sky back in April, sending…

Only four players from the Chicago Sky’s 2025 rotation remain as the franchise enters the 2026 WNBA season. It was indeed a complete overhaul, one that featured the offseason’s most notable move: Angel Reese’s trade to Atlanta.

The Atlanta Dream are coming off a 2025 season in which they won 30 regular-season games but fell to the Indiana Fever in the first round of the playoffs. Head coach Karl Smesko made retaining Atlanta’s core a priority this offseason, bringing back Rhyne Howard, Allisha Gray, Brionna Jones, Jordin Canada and Naz Hillmon to — in his words — “run it back” for another playoff appearance. Atlanta also pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Chicago Sky to add two-time All-Star Angel Reese, whose ...

Angel Reese begins her third WNBA season on Saturday, May 9, with a new team, the Atlanta Dream. The star center hopes to reset her reputation after a trade away from the Chicago Sky. Reese often bristled at treatment by…

The Chicago Sky are back this weekend — but this team will be hardly recognizable, even for longtime fans. After a blockbuster trade sent Angel Reese to the Atlanta Dream, this year’s Sky roster features only four returning players from 2025: Rachel Banham, Elizabeth Williams, Kamilla Cardoso and Courtney Vandersloot. New players bring new expectations for a Sky team that hasn’t made the ...

Hailey Van Lith lasted just one season in Chicago. The former college basketball star, who played for Louisville, LSU and TCU, was taken with the No. 11 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft. However, after one season with the Sky, she was released. The Sky signed veteran WNBA guard Natasha Cloud ...

If you were to ask any fan, can the 2026 WNBA season kick off as per schedule a few months back – the answer would be no. That felt impossible considering the tensions between the players and the league were at a sky-high level because of the CBA negotiations.

Hailey Van Lith instantly found herself a new home after getting waived by the Chicago Sky who according to reports made the decision due to "style of play preference."

She didn’t stay without options for long. Before the 2026 regular season began, the Chicago Sky went on a roster overhaul.

In Connecticut, Van Lith will try to carve out a larger role in the W.

HVL is moving to a new part of the league.

Kentucky signed Ajsa Sivka, whom the Chicago Sky selected as the No. 10 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, the Wildcats announced Wednesday.

A guard selected in the 2025 WNBA Draft will play for Kentucky women's basketball this season. How does that work?