The Chicago Sky entered Tuesday evening's matchup against the Los Angeles Sparks with a 3-10 record during the 2025 WNBA season. They also carried a three-game losing streak into the contest.
Chicago has been paced this season by 2024 WNBA All-Star forward Angel Reese. She is contributing 10.8 points, a league-leading 11.8 rebounds and a career-high 3.5 assists per game in 2025.
First-year WNBA head coach Tyler Marsh has made Reese a focal point of the Sky's offense this season. Fellow 2024 first-round draft pick Kamilla Cardoso has also been emphasized this year, and she is averaging a career-high 11.6 points.
On Tuesday, the Sky trailed 29 to 17 against the 4-10 Sparks after the first quarter of the game. Reese scored two points, grabbed four rebounds and dished out two assists in the opening quarter of the contest.
Reese entered the game with career marks of 602 points and 596 rebounds through the first 47 appearances of her professional career. With her contributions in the first quarter, she made a bit of WNBA history against the Sparks.
"Angel Reese is the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 600 PTS & 600 REB," Polymarket Hoops reported.
Angel Reese is the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 600 PTS & 600 REB. pic.twitter.com/BwwkChToG9
— Polymarket Hoops (@PolymarketHoops) June 25, 2025
Reese enjoyed a decorated rookie season, as she made both the All-Star and All-Rookie teams. She also set a WNBA record by averaging 13.6 rebounds per contest.
In 2025, she has nearly doubled her 1.9 assist per game average from her rookie year. Reese has also seen her three-point shooting percentage rise from 18.8% to 27.3% (via Pro Basketball Reference).
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Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky suffered their sixth straight loss and 19th defeat of the season on Tuesday, bowing to the Washington Mystics 103-86. Despite the defeat, however, it was still a special night for Reese. Not only did she return from her two-game absence due to a back injury, but she also had a strong performance with a 22-point, 13-rebound double-double. Most importantly, Reese had someone special watching from the bleachers as she and the Sky took on the Mystics at CareFirst Arena in Washington DC: her grandma. Angel Reese's Special Moment With Her Grandmother On her Instagram Stories, Reese revealed the personal moment she had with her grandma during the contest. She took a photo of them together, with her grandmother kissing her on the cheek. In the caption of her post, the two-time All-Star revealed that it was the first time her grandmother watched her play in a WNBA game. "my whole entire heart," Reese wrote along with a heart and face holding back tears emojis. "The first WNBA game my grandma has ever seen me play." While the Sky were unable to give Reese's grandma a win, the 23-year-old forward did display a memorable performance. It's worth noting that it was Reese's 11th straight double-double this 2025 season, allowing her to close in on her previous league record of 15 consecutive double-doubles. Chicago Sky Lose to Washington Mystics by 17 Points The Sky played hard and were only down seven at the half. However, they had no answer for the Mystics' pair of rookies in Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen. Citron dropped 28 points, while Iriafen had 22 points and 10 boards. Brittney Sykes chipped in 18 points to help Washington blow out Chicago. Aside from Reese, Kamilla Cardoso stepped up for the Sky with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Rachel Banham also had 19 points, while Rebecca Allen had 10. Unfortunately, Tyler Marsh's squad lost the bench battle, 21-7. The Mystics also outscored Chicago in the painted area, 52-40. Chicago dropped to 7-19 on the season with the loss, putting them at No. 12 in the WNBA standings and six games behind the eighth seed needed to qualify for the playoffs.
The 2024 offseason expanded the $30M-per-year wide receiver club to six members. D.K. Metcalf, Ja’Marr Chase and Garrett Wilson have taken it to nine this year. Terry McLaurin is undoubtedly pushing to bump that number to 10, after seeing 2019 Day 2 classmates Metcalf and A.J. Brown land among that contingent. McLaurin reported to training camp Sunday and landed on the active/PUP list. As our Rory Parks explained, skepticism exists about how injured the Commanders’ top wide receiver really is. An ankle injury has keyed the PUP stay, but it can be safely assumed McLaurin would be ready to practice if an extension comes to pass. Nevertheless, the Commanders have been surprised by the difficulty of these talks. Using an injury to avoid practicing while negotiating — developments the Jonathan Taylor and Micah Parsons sagas brought — represents a third tactic, joining the holdout and the increasingly utilized hold-in amid extension talks. McLaurin shifted from a holdout to the injury route; no matter how he is accomplishing not practicing, the seventh-year veteran is aiming to land a lucrative third contract. His age provides a complication for Washington. McLaurin is going into an age-30 season, separating him from Brown and Metcalf. Both Ole Miss products were drafted just before McLaurin, a 2019 third-round pick, but they are each two years younger. This strengthened their cases for big-ticket third contracts. McLaurin went first to ignite the second-tier boom on the receiver market in 2022, agreeing to a three-year, $69.6M extension. That shaped the Metcalf and Deebo Samuel extensions, both of which coming in higher than McLaurin’s despite the latter’s consistency with suboptimal quarterback situations. McLaurin’s AAV has dropped to 17th at wide receiver. The Commanders are prepared to extend their top wideout, but Sportskeeda.com’s Tony Pauline indicates the "holdup" is regarding the $30M-AAV number. Some around the league point to the team not wanting to go into that neighborhood for McLaurin, despite his five 1,000-yard seasons. Courtland Sutton and McLaurin are nearly the same age, and the Broncos’ top target signed a four-year, $92M extension. That matches where the Titans went for Calvin Ridley (now 30) in 2024. McLaurin, though, has a better resume than both and should be aiming higher. The Commanders have a Jayden Daniels rookie contract to structure another McLaurin extension around as well. Adam Peters was around for the 49ers’ 2022 Samuel extension but not Brandon Aiyuk‘s $30M-per-year deal. (The Samuel extension also did not work out for the 49ers, who proceeded with a salary dump of sorts by trading him to the Commanders.) The second-year GM taking a hardline stance with McLaurin would be an interesting route given the WR’s importance to a sudden contender. Peters confirmed talks are ongoing, with that comment coming after McLaurin expressed frustration about the negotiations. A potential gap between the pack of 20-somethings (and Tyreek Hill) north of $30M AAV and the Tee Higgins–Jaylen Waddle–D.J. Moore tier could be relevant here, and it will be interesting to see if McLaurin settles for something just south of that $30MM benchmark. Guarantees and contract structure, of course, will be important to determining the value as well. A short-term extension should be reached soon, per Pauline, but if the Commanders hold the line at or around $30M, the McLaurin matter could drag on for a while longer.
The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired one of baseball's premier relievers to bolster their bullpen. In a trade with the Baltimore Orioles, Toronto is adding Seranthony Dominguez to its pitching staff, according to MLB.com's Keegan Matheson. While the move solidifies the Blue Jays' status as buyers, it's the timing of the transaction that stands out. The Orioles finished a 16-4 walloping of the Blue Jays just hours before the deal went down, and while it's not unheard of to see a player traded to a franchise his former team is visiting, the fact that the two teams will face off again Tuesday night at 6:35 PM EST makes this a truly unique swap. Dominguez may not suit up in his first official contest as a Blue Jay, but he will be switching clubhouses before the second half of the team's doubleheader. It won't take long for the veteran reliever to make an impact, either, as bullpen production has stood out for a Toronto team that has been dominating in most aspects of the game. In 43 appearances with the Orioles this season, Dominguez has posted a respectable 3.24 ERA over 41.2 innings. He hasn't quite returned to the impressive form he was in with the Phillies from 2018 to 2022, but the value is obvious for a team hoping to capture its third World Series in franchise history. The rebuilding Orioles acquired right-handed pitching prospect Juaron Watts-Brown, who was ranked as Toronto's 10th-best prospect in the latest MLB Pipeline team Top 30 Prospects list. The 23-year-old has gone 2-5 over 19 starts across High-A and Double-A this year, posting a combined 3.54 ERA while striking out 115 over 89 innings. As two teams heading in vastly different directions this season, it's a sensible move for both sides. Dominguez is an unrestricted free agent after this season, making him a rental for Toronto down the stretch. If Watts-Brown continues to show promise, though, the trade could ultimately be deemed a win for Baltimore.
The Green Bay Packers entered the training camp excited over what second-year running back MarShawn Lloyd can do on the field. After playing just one game in 2024, Lloyd comes across as someone with the potential to surprise, even though he’s going to be playing behind established star tailback Josh Jacobs. However, Lloyd went down with a non-contact injury during practice on Monday, forcing the Packers to keep him sidelined on Tuesday. The initial thought was that Lloyd suffered the injury after taking a hit from cornerback Nate Hobbs. Jacobs not worried about Green Bay Packers second-year RB’s status The good news for Lloyd and the Packers is that it doesn’t seem that the former USC Trojans star’s injury will put his availability for Week 1 of the 2025 season in jeopardy, with Jacobs providing a reassuring take on his fellow running back. “He’s going to be alright, man,” said Jacobs of Lloyd, per John Miller of NBC26. “He’s not about to miss much time. I don’t really know the extent of his injury, but I know it’s not nothing major so he’s going to be alright.” The 2025 NFL season can essentially be viewed as a rookie year again for Lloyd, as injuries to his hip, hamstring and ankle punished his body in 2024. That’s not to mention the appendectomy he had just when he was about to return to the field. In any case, Jacobs is very much capable of handling the touches in Green Bay’s rushing attack, though it wouldn’t hurt the Packers to have another reliable weapon to share the load with him. In 2024, the former Alabama Crimson Tide star turned 301 carries into a total of 1,329 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns.
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