Candace Parker thriving, making history as Chicago Sky push to return to WNBA Finals

Candace Parker couldn’t help but sneak a peek at the tennis match on the TV on her way back to the court at Wintrust Arena. It was halftime of Game 2 of the 2022 WNBA playoff semifinal series between the Chicago Skyand the Connecticut Sun, Parker’s Sky were up by 15 points and, much to her delight, Serena Williams had won the first set of her second-round US Open match against the No. 2 player in the world. Parker wouldn’t know until after her own game was over — an 85-77 win in which the two-time WNBA MVP and champion dropped a team-high 22 points — that Williams eventually pulled out the upset victory in three sets, dazzling sports fans as she kept alive what was likely her final tournament run. Read More