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Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese celebrates with Isobel Borlase during first-round playoff game against the Washington Mystics on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Washington. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)

Angel Reese, the former Chicago Sky star now with the Atlanta Dream, named WNBA Defensive Player of the Year

By Associated Press

October 1, 2026 at 4:08 p.m.

Atlanta Dream All-Star forward Angel Reese was voted WNBA Defensive Player of the Year on...

Sky coach Tyler Marsh watches the second quarter against the Fever on Aug. 8, 2026, at the United Center. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Tyler Marsh will remain Chicago Sky coach in 2027 despite 26-62 record over his 1st 2 seasons

By Julia Poe

October 1, 2026 at 10:20 a.m.

Change isn't coming to the Chicago Sky. Coach Tyler Marsh will return for a third...

Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson (22) shoots over Phoenix Mercury forward Marta Suarez during the second half of a WNBA basketball game, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

A’ja Wilson wins AP WNBA Player of the Year again, and Chicago Sky’s Sydney Taylor named to All-Rookie team

By Doug Feinberg

September 27, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

A’ja Wilson is in a class by herself, winning the AP's WNBA Player of the...

Patton Oswalt, from left, Candace Parker and Torrey DeVitto are competing in an all-new "Celebrity Jeopardy!" premiering at 7 p.m. Thursday on ABC and streaming on Hulu.

WNBA champ and Naperville native Candace Parker competes on ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’

By Suzanne Baker

January 13, 2023 at 7:35 a.m.

The lessons Candace Parker learned off the basketball court at Naperville Central High School will...

New Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras, right, shakes hands with manager Oliver Marmol after an introductory news conference on Dec. 9 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Contreras, 30, played the first seven seasons of his career before signing with the Cardinals as a free agent.

Column: What’s ahead in the sports world for 2023? A look into our crystal ball.

By Paul Sullivan

January 1, 2023 at 8:06 a.m.

Sports remain our greatest escape, offering a few hours of downtime from the daily dose...

A waxing gibbous moon rises behind the scoreboard after a 10-1 White Sox loss to the Twins in the final game of the season at Guaranteed Rate Field on Oct. 5, 2022.

Favorite sports stories of 2022 from the Tribune sports staff

By baiduhai

December 30, 2022 at 6:37 a.m.

From the rebuilding Bears to the surprising Illini football team to the disappointing White Sox...

Gas prices at a BP gas station on Feb. 4, 2022, in Chicago.

Hikes to minimum wage and gas tax, new state snake and rock among changes taking effect Jan. 1

By Dan Petrella

January 1, 2023 at 8:58 a.m.

Debate around the proposed end of cash bail in Illinois on Jan. 1 dominated the...

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley celebrates after winning the NCAA title on April 3, 2022.

Women’s sports saw pivotal growth in 2022 behind prime-time coverage and new sponsorship deals

By Associated Press

December 28, 2022 at 7:00 a.m.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has been around women's basketball long enough to see the...

Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner (42) is congratulated on a play against the Seattle Storm in a playoff game on Sept. 26, 2021.

Best sports moments of 2022: Dusty Baker’s World Series title, Serena Williams’ farewell and Brittney Griner’s return

By Associated Press

December 26, 2022 at 7:00 a.m.

Dusty Baker's run to a World Series title win was one of the several memorable...

Brittney Griner (15) runs up court during the women's basketball gold medal game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Aug. 8, 2021, in Saitama, Japan.

Brittney Griner says she intends to play in the WNBA next season

By Associated Press

December 16, 2022 at 11:32 a.m.

Brittney Griner said she's "grateful" to be back in the United States and plans on...

American basketball star Brittney Griner gets out of a plane after landing at the JBSA-Kelly Field Annex runway on Dec. 9, 2022 in San Antonio, after she was released from a Russian prison in exchange for a notorious arms dealer.

Special envoy gives details of Brittney Griner’s flight home from Russia: ‘I’ve been in prison for 10 months. I want to talk.’

By Associated Press

December 11, 2022 at 10:52 a.m.

WNBA star Brittney Griner didn't want any alone time as soon as she boarded a...

In this image made from video provided by Russian Federal Security Service, WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner sits in the plane as she flies to Abu Dhabi to be exchanged for Russian citizen Viktor Bout, in Russia, Dec. 9, 2022.

WNBA star Brittney Griner in ‘good spirits’ back in US after Russian prisoner swap

By Associated Press

December 9, 2022 at 5:44 p.m.

Brittney Griner returned to the United States Friday and was reunited with her wife nearly...

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted from a courtroom after a hearing in Khimki just outside Moscow, on Aug. 4, 2022.

WNBA star Brittney Griner is freed in dramatic US-Russia prisoner swap: ‘She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home’

By Associated Press

December 8, 2022 at 7:35 p.m.

American basketball star Brittney Griner headed home Thursday night, freed from Russian prison in exchange for the...