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The Chicago Sky drafted TCU star Hailey Van Lith with the No. 11 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, reuniting her with one-time college teammate Angel Reese. The duo played together at LSU during the 2023-24 season, a year that Reese immediately recalled after the Sky selected Van Lith. Following the WNBA Draft, Hailey […]

Chicago Sky star Angel Reese might be one of the top rising young players in the WNBA, but she isn’t the only basketball player in her family. Angel Reese’s brother Julian just finished up his college career at Maryland and has his sights set on the upcoming NBA Draft. Julian Reese is currently participating at […]

The Chicago Sky made a last-minute trade to get the chance to choose back-to-back in the first round and ended up with a perfect blend of international talent and players with NCAA experience in the 2025 WNBA Draft. The franchise also managed to fill key roster gaps with its first two choices, like taking Hailey […]

The Chicago Sky are thrilled to have Angel Reese as one of their franchise stars. Reese is one of the most prominent young stars in the WNBA, both on and off the court. She is now gaining popularity even outside the realm of sports. Angel Reese was recently part of the plot of a primetime […]

Angel Reese certainly knows how to make an announcement. The Chicago Sky star took to social media to share that she recently became a homeowner and sweetly celebrated the personal milestone alongside her mom. “They said, ‘She need to cover up,’ so I went cover on VOGUE,” she posted on X, formerly Twitter. They said, […]

The ongoing feud between the WNBA and Unrivaled has been highlighted by Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese and WNBA fans. While the feud isn’t about any player, it is about the money. That alone has allowed Unrivaled to put pressure on the WNBA. In an article by Athlon Sports, Reese spoke out on the low […]

Hailey Van Lith is headed to the WNBA and wasted no time introducing herself to Chicago Sky fans. After being selected with the No. 11 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, Van Lith delivered a short but excited message. “What is up SkyTown … I cannot wait to touchdown and meet y’all, meet y’all, be […]

The Chicago Sky have a shiny new weapon in Hailey Van Lith. As expected, the former TCU Horned Frogs star was among the several names selected early in the 2025 WNBA draft. She was selected 10th overall, and among the many people who were happy to see her finally make it to the league was […]

The Chicago Sky have taken Hailey Van Lith with their first-round pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, bringing her and former LSU teammate Angel Reese back together. Reese took to social media to express her excitement about being teammates with Van Lith again on a Sky post acknowledging the pair. “Yes yes yes,” Reese said […]

The Chicago Sky made a big decision with one of their first-round picks, selecting Hailey Van Lith at No. 11 in the 2025 WNBA Draft. Van Lith is coming off a solid ending to a marvelous collegiate career. He had stops at Louisville and LSU before playing her final year with the TCU Horned Frogs. […]

Angel Reese is officially no longer a rookie. As the Chicago Sky star gets ready for her upcoming second season as a pro, she decided to share some encouraging words with the incoming 2025 WNBA Draft class. Reese took to X, formerly Twitter, to express her anticipation for the draft. “We getting some rookies today […]

The Chicago Sky are being aggressive ahead of the 2025 WNBA Draft as they look to build around franchise cornerstones Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso. The franchise is coming off a rebuilding season that saw its five-year playoff snapped. Nevertheless, the future is bright for the Sky, and this organization clearly wants to make itself […]

Chicago is excited for what the future holds for Angel Reese. The former first-round pick had an incredible season in Unrivaled this spring, earning the league’s first Defensive Player of the Year honors. Reese posted a touching message on social media on Sunday following some tragic news. Reese posted a tribute to former LSU wide […]

The 2025 WNBA Draft class features several standouts that can immediately impact whichever team chooses them. The Chicago Sky come in with a 10th overall pick and two second-rounders, giving them a chance to add some depth to the lineup and specifically the backcourt. The Sky drafted their franchise superstar of the future in Angel Reese […]

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will square off in primetime on Aug. 9 when the Indiana Fever host the Chicago Sky to open the WNBA’s first-ever Rivals Week, the league announced Friday. The game, set to be broadcast on CBS, will be one of several high-profile games scheduled as part of the new slate, which […]

Chicago Sky star forward Angel Reese is coming off a hand injury. Reese missed the final weekend of Unrivaled due to that ailment. There’s good news though for Sky fans, as Reese was seen working in the gym without a hand brace. Angel Reese back in the gym and out of that hand brace today. […]

Two years to the day after LSU women’s basketball won its first-ever NCAA Women’s Tournament championship, former Tigers star Angel Reese reminisced on one of her biggest accomplishments to date. “Damn I won a natty 2 years ago today & it changed my life forever,” Reese posted on X. Reese was a prominent member of […]

Monday night at the Barclays Center delivered one of those rare, viral moments that instantly etch themselves into basketball lore. During the Sprite Jam Fest, AJ Dybantsa — a 6-foot-9 BYU commit — elevated the event by literally soaring over WNBA star Angel Reese. With a crowd of top-tier high school talent watching, Dybantsa took […]

Although Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese has been an Unrivaled featured player, her teammate Chelsea Gray feels that it is with probable cause. While Reese broke a barrage of records, she was perceived in a variety of ways by other players. However, Gray and Reese played together on Rose BC and ended up winning the first […]

JuJu Watkins went down in agony on Monday during the women’s March Madness tournament. The USC star left with a horrific knee injury that left the Galen Center crowd gasped. Even Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky watched the gruesome scene unfold between USC and Mississippi State. Reese immediately reacted in three words on her […]

The Chicago Sky are fortunate to have Angel Reese on the team. Chicago is hard at work building the team around Reese, acquiring All-Star guard Ariel Atkins from Washington back in February. The Sky will be ready to push for a playoff berth once the 2025 WNBA season tips off later this summer. In the […]

Angel Reese was one of many WNBA players to participate in the new Unvrivaled Basketball League during the offseason. With Unrivaled officially complete, the Chicago Sky star can now focus on preparing for the WNBA season that kicks off in May. Unrivaled’s inaugural season lasted for 10 weeks and it sounds like Reese was happy […]

Angel Reese didn’t need to be on the floor Monday night to make her presence felt. After her team, Rose BC, clinched the inaugural Unrivaled championship with a 62-54 win over Vinyl, Reese took to X, formerly Twitter, with a message aimed at doubters: “WHAT YALL GON SAY NOW??” with a rose emoji. "WHAT YALL […]

Angel Reese wasn’t on the court to support her teammates during Unrivaled’s semifinal game, but she still made sure her presence was felt from the sidelines. Reese, who was forced to miss the contest after suffering an injury on the same wrist that had to be surgically repaired in September 2024, cheered on her Rose […]

Angel Reese still knows how to hype up her teammates, even when she can’t join them on the court. Reese commemorated the first Unrivaled season with her team by gifting them all custom pairs of the new Powerbeats Pro 2 high-performance earbuds. She posted a video to her Instagram story showing some of the squad’s […]

Angel Reese knows talent when she sees it. The WNBA star and former NCAA standout reacted to Derik Queen’s performance in Maryland’s game against Michigan on X, commenting that the newcomer is “literally a baby Jokic” and essentially deeming him a name to watch in men’s basketball. Reese apparently enjoyed what she saw during the […]

Newly crowned Unrivaled Defensive Player of the Year Angel Reese has a hand injury and will not suit up for the Rose Basketball Club in their semifinals matchup versus the Laces on Sunday, via the league’s X account. This is obviously disappointing news for the Unrivaled’s inaugural postseason, considering the 22-year-old’s massive popularity. Reese sustained […]

Angel Reese’s Unrivaled Basketball regular season recently came to an end, but the Chicago Sky star will leave with an award. According to Kendra Andrews of ESPN, Reese was selected as Unrivaled Defensive Player of the Year. “Angel Reese has been named Unrivaled’s Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced. She led the league […]

As the Unriavled season nears its end as the inaugural playoffs is set to tip-off, Chicago Sky Angel Reese reflected on the experience in an ESPN feature written by Kendra Andrews. Reese has been one of the best stories in the league’s first season, as she continued her stellar play on the glass as a […]

Angel Reese began trending this week after she posted she would be interviewing a controversial rapper on her podcast. The Chicago Sky forward shared that she was working on an episode of her podcast, Unapologetically Angel, with guest DaBaby. The North Carolina rapper was “canceled” by fans after he made derogatory remarks targeting women and […]

WNBA Chicago Sky player Angel Reese’s availability is uncertain for the upcoming Unrivaled League playoffs after the forward exited Monday’s regular-season finale with an apparent wrist injury. Reese, playing for the Rose, appeared to be bothered by her surgically repaired left wrist late in the second quarter. She continued to grab at the wrist before […]

Chicago Sky star Angel Reese was ruthlessly clowned during an Unrivaled game after an unfortunate sequence of plays. The incoming sophomore in the WNBA has been terrific in this three-on-three league as she prepares for the upcoming season. Reese has had to deal with critics her entire career, especially as she has become more mainstream. […]

Despite Angel Reese’s strong rookie season with the Chicago Sky, there’s always room to grow. Determined to elevate her game, Reese has been putting in work at the Unrivaled basketball league. Alongside refining her post moves, she’s been receiving guidance from three-time MVP Lisa Leslie, a two-time WNBA champion in 2001 and 2002. In 13 […]

Unfortunately, plenty of things on social media are taken out of context. That’s how Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese felt after people misinterpreted her comments about ‘sitting out.’ After Reese dropped a truth bomb on her being an inspiration for young girls, the criticism hasn’t stopped. On her podcast, she explained how she wants to […]

The business of professional sports can be brutal sometimes, and that was apparent when the Washington Mystics shipped Ariel Atkins to the Chicago Sky on Feb. 23. The two-time All-Star was asked on Tuesday if the Mystics’ new brass spoke to her about the trade beforehand, via The Washington Post’s Kareem Copeland. “Not necessarily,” she […]

Angel Reese shut down rumors of a romantic link to Kevin Durant months ago, but the Phoenix Suns star may have reignited the chatter with a casual yet intriguing pregame remark over the weekend, per TMZ. During a Q&A session, Durant was asked about his pick for the greatest of all time (G.O.A.T.) in basketball. […]

The Chicago Sky are lucky to have Angel Reese on their team. Reese was one of the most impressive rookies in the WNBA in 2024, second to only Caitlin Clark. She is keeping her game as sharp as possible by participating in the Unrivaled basketball league during the WNBA offseason. Reese explained that being an […]

It’s been an offseason of change for the Chicago Sky. The overhaul began when the Sky fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon at the end of the 2024 WNBA season. The Sky also brought back veteran point guard Courtney Vandersloot who was a key member of their 2021 championship team. The Sky’s latest roster signing was […]

Kevin Durant’s deep love for basketball and the impact it has had on his life resonated with many, including WNBA star Angel Reese. The Phoenix Suns forward, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, recently reflected on his journey in a heartfelt moment captured in Netflix’s docuseries Court of Gold, per NewsBreak. His raw emotions about the […]