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What a great series the WNBA Finals has been between the Indiana Fever and the Phoenix Mercury.

Brooke Wyckoff should have been at basketball practice on Friday, preparing for the Chicago Sky's final game of the regular season, a Saturday night tilt against the Detroit Shock.

The Chicago Sky has signed guard Jia Perkins to a multi-year contract extension.

Kristi Toliver scored 19 points, Candice Dupree and Mistie Bass had 15 each and the Chicago Sky beat the Indiana Fever 86-79 Thursday night to close in on the franchise's first playoff berth.

Sylvia Fowles scored 13 points and Jia Perkins and Dominique Canty had 12 each to help the Chicago Sky beat the Washington Mystics 92-86 on Friday night for their franchise-record 15th victory of the season.

Talk about making its first playoffs the hard way, that's what's shaping up for the four-year-old Sky if it has to play its remaining four games without 6-6 center Sylvia Fowles.

Candace Dupree had 26 points and six rebounds and Kristi Toliver had 25 points and three rebounds to lead the Chicago Sky to a 96-77 win against New York Liberty on Friday night.

Candace Dupree had 26 points and six rebounds and Kristi Toliver had 25 points and three rebounds to lead the Chicago Sky to a 96-77 win against New York Liberty on Friday night.

Former Granbury Lady Pirate Jia Perkins leads the Chicago Sky tonight at 9 on ESPN2 as they travel to Los Angeles to play the Sparks with both teams battling to reach the WNBA playoffs.

Candace Parker has been back in the Los Angeles Sparks ' lineup for nearly two months, but the WNBA's reigning MVP says she's still not at full strength.

The Mercury visit the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night. When: 5 p.m. Where: UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

The Minnesota Lynx pulled to within a point with 18 seconds left but couldn't complete the rally and lost 79-76 to the host Chicago Sky on Saturday night.

NEW YORK Sylvia Fowles had 22 points and Candice Dupree added 20 to lead the Chicago Sky to an 88-77 win over the New York Liberty on Friday night.

Tamera Young of Atlanta, shown here against the Chicago Sky, will bring her shooting and rebounding skills to Chicago, which traded for her on Wednesday.

It usually is not easy, but the Chicago Sky continue to find ways to beat the Atlanta Dream.

Maybe the on-court expectations were set unreasonably high for Sky point guard Kristi Toliver, the team's first-round pick out of Maryland.

Sylvia Fowles and Candice Dupree give Chicago one of the best post duos in the league.

Published: Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 7:31 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 7:31 p.m. The Chicago Sky's struggles on the road have kept them from making a big run.

Indiana Fever guard Tully Bevilaqua, right, keeps the ball away from Chicago Sky guard Jia Perkins, left, during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Aug.

Published: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 7:51 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 7:51 p.m. Chicago's Sylvia Fowles had one of the more memorable moments of last weekend's All-Star game, although she couldn't secure a victory for the Eastern Conference.