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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Chicago Sky Coach Makes Paige Bueckers Statement After Wings Game
Chicago Sky Coach Makes Paige Bueckers Statement After Wings Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Chicago Sky took down the Dallas Wings on Thursday evening to earn their first victory of the 2025 WNBA season. The Sky now sit at 1-4, a game removed from last place in the Eastern Conference Standings. The Wings are now 1-5, which makes them last place in the West. Advertisement While young Sky forward Angel Reese and Wings guard Paige Bueckers dominated most of the headlines going into the contest, it was actually Kamilla Cardoso and Arike Ogunbowale who stole the show. Cardoso pitched in a career-high 23 points for Chicago in the win, and Ogunbowale tallied 37 points in the loss for Dallas. Chicago Sky guard Kia Nurse (11) and Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5).Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Reese had a well-rounded game in the victory, contributing six points, nine rebounds and five assists. Bueckers scored 15 points, dished out eight assists and grabbed five rebounds during Thursday's loss. After the win, new Chicago Sky head coach Tyler Marsh spoke to the media about Dallas' talented roster. He even made a strong statement about Bueckers, Ogunbowale and the rest of the Wings' backcourt. Advertisement 'I think that they are an incredibly talented back court,' Marsh said. 'A lot of talk goes to Paige (Bueckers) and Arike (Ogunbowale), and rightfully so, but DiJonai (Carrington) is pretty good herself as well. … I have no doubts that they'll be fine as the season progresses.' Neither the Sky or Wings have much time to reevaluate, as the two teams will face off once again on Saturday. This time, Chicago will travel down to Dallas to play at the College Park Center for an 8:00 p.m. EST tip off. Chicago will look to string two wins together for the first time in the 2025 WNBA season, and Dallas will attempt to crawl their way out of the bottom of the Western Conference standings ahead of the Commissioner's Cup in June. Advertisement Related: Chicago Sky Coach Facing Decision After Player's Strong Message Related: Kamilla Cardoso Sends Message After Chicago Sky Teammate's Historic News This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Chicago Sky Announce Exciting News After First Win
Chicago Sky Announce Exciting News After First Win originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Chicago Sky took down the Dallas Wings on Thursday evening by a score of 97 to 92. This marked the first win of the 2025 WNBA season for the franchise, as well as the first win of new head coach Tyler Marsh's tenure. Advertisement Now, the team sits at 1-4 in the early going, which brings them out of last place in the Eastern Conference Standings. They are now one game ahead of the Connecticut Sun and just a game behind the Indiana Fever. Thursday's victory was led by second-year forward Kamilla Cardoso, who chipped in a career-high 23 points. Veteran guard Ariel Atkins scored 17 as well, and Courtney Vandersloot added 13 points, which made her the Sky's all-time leading scorer. Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot (22).Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Despite being 36 years old, the 15-year WNBA veteran is playing some of her best basketball for Chicago this season. Through five games, she is averaging 11.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game on 44.2% shooting from the floor. Advertisement Vandersloot's 13-point, 9-assist, 5-steal display in the win against the Wings was just the latest of her great performances in the first month of the 2025 WNBA season. On Friday, the Sky announced that Vandersloot was the team's Player of the Month for May. "WHAT A MONTH FOR SLOOTY 🔥," the team wrote. In 2021, Vandersloot was a key catalyst for Chicago when they won the WNBA Finals. She averaged 10.5 points and 8.6 assists, which earned her All-Star honors and a spot on the All-WNBA Second-Team that year. Now, she is back with the Sky as a mentor for young players like Hailey Van Lith, Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso after winning another WNBA championship with the New York Liberty in 2024. Advertisement The Sky are back in action on Saturday as they travel to Dallas to play the 1-5 Wings for a second consecutive game. The contest will tip off at 8:00 p.m. EST. Related: Angel Reese Shares First Look of Her Signature Reebok Shoe Related: Chicago Sky Send 3-Word Message After Major Candace Parker News This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kamilla Cardoso Sends Message After Chicago Sky Teammate's Historic News
Kamilla Cardoso Sends Message After Chicago Sky Teammate's Historic News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Chicago Sky finally got in the win column during the 2025 WNBA season as they snapped a four-game losing streak on Thursday evening. They hosted the Dallas Wings at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, who they ended up defeating by a score of 97 to 92. Advertisement While 2024 All-Rookie forward Kamilla Cardoso scored a career-high 23 points in the victory, veteran point guard Courtney Vandersloot put on a show as well. The 15-year veteran scored 13 points and added nine rebounds and five steals. Vandersloot also broke the Chicago Sky's all-time franchise scoring record against the Wings on Thursday as she now sits at 3,728 points. Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot (22).Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Cardoso and Vandersloot showed increased chemistry during team's triumph over the Wings, which led to Cardoso's 9-for-13 shooting performance on Thursday. This 69.2% mark from the floor is her highest in 2025 so far. After the game, Cardoso spoke to the media about Vandersloot after the historic milestone that she achieved against Dallas. Cardoso touched on how impactful she has been for the team, as well as what Vandersloot means to her personally. Advertisement 'She's an amazing point guard, so she's gonna find you wherever you are if you are open,' Cardoso said. 'I feel like the connection's been going on … It's amazing to have her here and play with her because she's a vet and she's always helping me and telling me to turn the page and keep going and stay confident in myself.' Chicago now holds a 1-4 record, which places them fifth in the Eastern Conference Standings. They are now a game ahead of the 0-5 Connecticut Sun, but still trail by one game to the 2-3 Indiana Fever. The Sky will play their next game on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. EST. They will travel down to Dallas to take on the 1-5 Wings for the second consecutive game. Advertisement Related: Chicago Sky Announce Exciting News After First Win Related: Angel Reese Shares First Look of Her Signature Reebok Shoe This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
Miami Herald
06-04-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez in uniform for Inter Miami game vs. Toronto FC Sunday night
Lionel Messi is in uniform for the Inter Miami game against Toronto FC Sunday night, as are Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets. They all arrived at Chase Stadium with their teammates, so they are expected to be on the game roster. It remains to be seen if they will play, or for how long, but they will be available. The biggest question coming into the game is whether Messi and the other key starters would play because the league matchup against Toronto is sandwiched between the first and second legs of the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal series against LAFC. Miami lost the opening leg 1-0 on the road in Los Angeles on Wednesday night and the home leg is this upcoming Wednesday. The Champions Cup uses aggregate scoring, and away goals are the tiebreaker, so Los Angeles will advance with a win, tie, or a single-goal loss so long as they score an away goal Wednesday at Chase Stadium. If Miami wins 1-0 on Wednesday, the game goes into extra time and the winner advances. Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano is expected to rotate at least some of the lineup for the Toronto game, but he kept his plans to himself in the leadup. One standout player likely to play on Sunday is Sergio Busquets because he is suspended for the game on Wednesday due to yellow card accumulation. 'We have an idea what we're going to do, but it hasn't even been 48 hours since the game against Los Angeles, so we have to see, as always, how each player recovers,' Mascherano said Friday morning. 'We have two games so close together so we have to figure out how we can put two competitive teams out there Sunday and Wednesday.' He dismissed the notion that he would overlook or sacrifice Sunday's game. 'Obviously, Wednesday is very important for us, but we can't let our guards down for MLS,' Mascherano said. 'I think it's always important after a loss to quickly turn things around and start to have a positive momentum. That's what we're looking for on Sunday. So, the last thing we should do is throw the Sunday game. We must play a good game to leave us with a good feeling heading into Wednesday.' Toronto FC is coached by two-time MLS Defender of the Year Robin Fraser, who grew up in Miami and starred at FIU. Although the team is winless, it held Western Conference leader Vancouver Whitecaps to a scoreless draw last week. Miami is 4-0-1 and in first place in the Eastern Conference Standings, 11 points ahead of Toronto 0-4-2. 'Certainly another huge, huge test for us,' Fraser said. 'We don't even need to go into the amount of talent that they have on that team. 'I think because they are so talented they can afford to rest a few people, but it doesn't make them really less dangerous,' Fraser added. 'What's a break? You don't get Messi, but you get (Luis) Suarez, (Jordi) Alba and (Sergio) Busquets? Obviously, you take Messi off the field, that changes things. But if you take him off the field, you still have a lot of really good players. A lot of really experienced players, guys who can hurt you in different ways.'
