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The Liberty didn't look like a team mired in last place in the Eastern Conference in their 77-63 victory over the Chicago Sky on Sunday.

Chicago Sky at New York Liberty When: 3 p.m. Where: Madison Square Garden Recent results: On Friday at the UIC Pavilion, the Sky beat the Liberty 96-77. Skinny: It might not seem like much could change for these teams in two days but the complexion of today's game could be different if the starting centers suit up.

Sylvia Fowles of the Sky and Janel McCarville of the New York Liberty were the centers of attention before Friday night's key WNBA contest at the UIC Pavilion because each player sat out the contest with sprained left ankles.

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.

Chicago Sky's Shyra Ely defends against Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker during the fourth quarter of a WNBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug.

Katie Smith scored 17 points to help the defending champion Detroit Shock preserve their playoff hopes with a 76-67 victory over the Chicago Sky on Saturday night.

Katie Smith scored 17 points to help the defending champion Detroit Shock preserve their playoff hopes with a 76-67 victory over the Chicago Sky on Saturday night.

Although the Phoenix Mercury have never lost to the Chicago Sky, All-Star guard Cappie Pondexter has not fared well in her hometown.

Diana Taurasi scored 27 points and led a late charge that carried the Phoenix Mercury to a 106-99 victory over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night.

Diana Taurasi scored 27 points and led a late charge that carried the Phoenix Mercury to a 106-99 victory over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night.

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

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga upset Roger Federer in the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Friday, coming back from the brink of elimination in the third set to beat the world's top-ranked player, 7-6 , 1-6, 7-6 . Once Federer got a game away from closing it out, the Frenchman broke his serve twice.

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.

The Sky traded guard Armintie Price to the Atlanta Dream Wednesday for forward Tamera Young.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -Shavonte Zellous rediscovered her shooting touch Sunday night, scoring 19 points on 8-of-16 shooting to help the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock beat the Chicago Sky 64-58 on Sunday.

Derrick Rose has taken heat for a couple of alleged off-court indiscretions this offseason.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -Shavonte Zellous rediscovered her shooting touch Sunday night, scoring 19 points on 8-of-16 shooting to help the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock beat the Chicago Sky 64-58 on Sunday.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -Shavonte Zellous rediscovered her shooting touch Sunday night, scoring 19 points on 8-of-16 shooting to help the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock beat the Chicago Sky 64-58 on Sunday.

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

Shavonte Zellous rediscovered her shooting touch Sunday night, scoring 19 points on 8-of-16 shooting to help the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock beat the Chicago Sky 64-58 on Sunday.

Not long after David Box settled into his chair at the fourth annual WNBA Inspiring Women Luncheon, he quietly confirmed that, yes, it really was a heck of a party.

Perhaps the most obvious difference between women's professional basketball and the NBA game is the absence of slam dunks, tip slams and other rim-rattling activity in the WNBA.

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.

Jia Perkins scored 18 points and the slumping Chicago Sky beat the Los Angeles Sparks 75-63 on Wednesday night.

In the third installment of our weekly Who's Hot and Who's Not report, we look at the past week of games to see which players are at the top of their game and which players have hit a rough patch and need to turn things around.

Candice Dupree scored 20 of her 23 points in the first half to lead the Chicago Sky to an 84-72 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Saturday night.