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Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams, left, and center Kiah Stokes (41) collide while going for the ball against the Las Vegas Aces during the first half of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball semifinals Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)

A first-time WNBA champion awaits as the Golden State Valkyries face the Atlanta Dream in the finals

By Doug Feinberg

October 10, 2026 at 2:42 p.m.

It only took two years for the expansion Golden State Valkyries to reach the WNBA...

The Valkyries' Kiah Stokes (41) and Kaila Charles (6) defend Aces center A'ja Wilson during Game 2 of a WNBA semifinal series Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in San Francisco. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces wins her 3rd straight WNBA MVP award and record 5th overall

By Doug Feinberg

October 8, 2026 at 4:06 p.m.

No WNBA player besides A'ja Wilson has more than three MVPs, with Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa...

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...

A fan holds up a sign urging others to call and pressure the White House to free seven-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner from Russian custody during a game between the New York Liberty and Seattle Storm, June 19, 2022, in New York.

WNBA fans and activists want action as Brittney Griner’s detention is extended: ‘When it comes to Black women … there isn’t a lot of support’

By Shakeia Taylor

June 29, 2022 at 1:49 p.m.

Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was scheduled to speak to her wife, Cherrelle, by phone...

Jeannie Morris, a Chicago sports media trailblazer, sits for a photo at the Union League Club on March 6, 2014. Morris died in December 2020.

Title IX at 50: Meet 20 influential women in Chicago sports media history

By Colleen Kane

June 25, 2022 at 11:58 a.m.

The most powerful anecdote in the legend of Jeannie Morris was about the time she...

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) drives past Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker during Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Oct. 10, 2021, in Phoenix.

Brittney Griner named an honorary WNBA All-Star starter, while the Chicago Sky’s Candace Parker will start in the July 10 game at Wintrust Arena

By Associated Press

June 22, 2022 at 3:32 p.m.

Brittney Griner will have a place at the WNBA All-Star Game, named an honorary starter...

Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot (22) drives around Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum (10) during the first half Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in Las Vegas.

Chicago Sky post the biggest comeback in WNBA history, erasing a 28-point deficit in a 104-95 win in Las Vegas

By Associated Press

June 22, 2022 at 2:13 p.m.

Courtney Vandersloot scored 25 points and the Chicago Sky completed the biggest comeback in WNBA...

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) shoots during the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, on Oct. 10, 2021, in Phoenix.

Brittney Griner’s phone call to her wife to be rescheduled after US officials make ‘unfortunate mistake’ and ‘logistical error’

By Associated Press

June 21, 2022 at 2:45 p.m.

A phone call between jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner and her wife is being rescheduled after an...

In this Aug. 15, 2014, file photo, Pennsylvania's Mo'ne Davis throws a pitch in the fifth inning against Tennessee during a baseball game in United States pool play at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa.

Commentary: 50 years later, Title IX gains are fragile. And there’s much more work to do in the next 50 years.

By Margaret Holt

June 21, 2022 at 6:30 a.m.

The 50th anniversary of Title IX is a chance not only to celebrate the girls...

Virginia McCaskey looks up at Bears Chairman George McCaskey before Brian Urlacher was awarded with a ring of excellence during halftime between the Bears and the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field on Sept. 17, 2018.

Title IX turns 50: Meet 50 women in Illinois who have impacted sports on — and off — the field of play

By Amanda Kaschube

March 6, 2024 at 3:54 p.m.

Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon signed into law the Education Amendments Act, which included...

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is shown during Game 2 of the WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky on Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix.

Brittney Griner’s scheduled anniversary call never happened, her wife says, because US embassy in Russia wasn’t staffed

By Associated Press

June 20, 2022 at 5:35 p.m.

WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the...

Chicago Sky guard Julie Allemand, left, and the bench celebrate a defensive stop against the Connecticut Sun on June 10, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn.

Chicago Sky — with Candace Parker out — can’t hold a 15-point 2nd-half lead and fall 89-87 to the Indiana Fever

By Associated Press

June 19, 2022 at 5:37 p.m.

NaLyssa Smith scored a career-high 26 points — including a go-ahead three-point play in the...

Chicago Sky guard Kahleah Copper ) reacts after a teammate made a crucial basket against the Indiana Fever on May 24, 2022, at Wintrust Arena.

Kahleah Copper and Emma Meesseman lead the Chicago Sky to a 106-100 overtime win over the Atlanta Dream

By Associated Press

June 17, 2022 at 10:19 p.m.

Kahleah Copper had season highs with 23 points and 10 rebounds, Emma Meesseman scored 17...