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Three-time All-Star Kahleah Copper finished with a team-high 17 points after scoring a career-high 37 on Tuesday against the Aces. But Copper alone can’t propel the Sky to the postseason.

“I feel like I’ve been preparing the last eight seasons to be able to be in a role like this and feel OK doing it,” Loyd told the Sun-Times.

To create some separation between themselves and the bottom four teams in the league, the Sky need more cohesion in moments of adversity.

'It could provide far more exciting racing'

Eloise Blackwell may no longer be a Black Fern but she is still keeping the rugby flame alive successfully for her club and Auckland, Maryke Elgoran writes.

By every metric, the Knights are clearly a better team than they were last year.

Plenty of star power at the Storm game

Former Sky assistant Awvee Storey rejoined the team as director of basketball, strategy and personnel after four seasons on former Sun coach Curt Miller’s staff in Connecticut beginning in 2019.

“Every person wants to play in their hometown, whether it’s playing there for college, whatever it is.” said Loyd, who played high school ball at Niles West. “There’s always a different feel. . . . At the same time, I’ve only known the Seattle Storm my whole [WNBA career].’’

'The reality is these two rosters have never faced each other. '

Losing to Melbourne on Saturday would make Newcastle's finals equation much more complicated, but wins over the Storm are rare for the 10th-placed Knights.