Chicago Sky star Rickea Jackson out for the season after suffering torn ACL

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.

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.

Paige Bueckers scored 24 points and Azzi Fudd added 17 of her season-high 24 in the third quarter to lift the Dallas Wings to a 91-76 win over the New York Liberty on Sunday, spoiling the season-debut of Sabrina Ionescu. Fudd, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft in April, took over in the third quarter with her team trailing by one at the start of the half. Dallas made seven 3-pointers in the quarter to go up 71-61 heading to the final 10 minutes.

Minnesota Lynx (3-2, 2-0 Western Conference) at Chicago Sky (3-2)Chicago; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Chicago Sky hosts the Minnesota Lynx after Kamilla Cardoso scored 24 points in the Chicago Sky’s 99-89 loss to the Dallas Wings.Chicago finished 10-34 overall with a 6-16 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Sky shot 42.5% from the field and 33.0% from 3-point range last season.Minnesota went 34-10 overall a season ago while going 14-8 on the road. The Lynx averaged 86.1 points per game last season, 12.2 on free throws and 28.8 from deep.INJURIES: Sky: Courtney Vandersloot: out (knee), Rickea Jackson: out for season (knee), DiJonai Carrington: out (foot).Lynx: Napheesa Collier: out (ankle), Emma Cechova: out for season (knee), Dorka Juhasz: out (foot).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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.

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

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.

Climbing on up..

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.”