Cardoso leads Chicago against Minnesota after 24-point game

The Chicago Sky got off to a hot start to the WNBA season, but the health of young star Rickea Jackson is foremost on their minds after she had a non-contact injury on her left knee in Sunday’s win over Minnesota. Jackson injured her knee in the second quarter and will have imaging done on Monday. The Sky went 3-1 on the season-opening road trip and will return home to face Dallas on Wednesday.

The forward leads the Sky in scoring, averaging 18 points per game.

Dallas Wings (2-2, 0-1 Western Conference) at Chicago Sky (3-1)Chicago; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Chicago Sky faces the Dallas Wings after Gabriela Jaquez scored 20 points in the Chicago Sky’s 86-79 victory over the Minnesota Lynx.Chicago went 6-16 at home last season while going 10-34 overall. The Sky averaged 75.8 points per game last season, 13.0 on free throws and 20.1 from deep.Dallas went 4-18 on the road and 10-34 overall last season. The Wings allowed opponents to score 88.0 points per game and shoot 45.9% from the field last season.INJURIES: Sky: DiJonai Carrington: out (foot).Wings: Awak Kuier: out (not injury related).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Sabrina Ionescu was a game-time decision and missed her fifth consecutive game with a foot injury to open the 2026 season.

Toronto Tempo (3-2, 0-1 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (2-2, 2-0 Western Conference)Minneapolis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Toronto Tempo faces the Minnesota Lynx after Brittney Sykes scored 31 points in the Tempo’s 98-90 win against the Phoenix Mercury.Minnesota went 34-10 overall with a 20-2 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Lynx allowed opponents to score 76.7 points per game and shoot 42.3% from the field last season.Toronto hits the court for the sixth game in franchise history. The Tempo beat the Phoenix Mercury 98-90 in their last game.INJURIES: Lynx: Napheesa Collier: out (ankle), Dorka Juhasz: out (foot).Tempo: None listed.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Rickea Jackson left Sunday’s win over the Lynx after her left knee buckled awkwardly while she was driving to the rim.

Ionescu rolled her ankle during a May 3 preseason game against the Connecticut Sun.

Gabby Williams scored 16 points to lead a balanced offense and help the Golden State Valkyries rout the New York Liberty 87-70 on Thursday night, spoiling the season debut of Satou Sabally. New York (3-2) came into the game averaging a league-best 100 points in its first four contests, but struggled to score against Golden State (3-1). The Liberty also couldn’t stop the Valkyries on the other end.

Gabby Williams scored 16 points to lead a balanced offense and help the Golden State Valkyries rout the New York Liberty 87-70 on Thursday night, spoiling the season debut of Satou Sabally. New York (3-2) came into the game averaging a league-best 100 points in its first four contests, but struggled to score against Golden State (3-1). The Liberty also couldn’t stop the Valkyries on the other end.

Hoops 360 host Caroline Fenton and women basketball writer Cassandra Negley run through all the big moments they liked and disliked this past week in the WNBA: Caitlin Clark continuing to carry the Indiana Fever, whether injuries could derail the Chicago Sky’s hot start, and if it was too early for Dallas Wings head coach Jose Fernandez to call his locker room “selfish.”