Chicago Sky waive Serbian forward Sonja Petrovic to reduce roster to 12 players

The Chicago Sky have announced the release of forward Sonja Petrovic today, who played 30 games for the team last year.

By waiving Petrovic, the Sky have their roster down to 12 players.

A little more on her background from the release:

Petrovic averaged 4.8 points (35% FG), 2.3 rebounds and one assist per game during the 2012 WNBA season. She had a season high 13 points against the Minnesota Lynx on June 23.

She was selected 26 overall by the San Antonio Silver Stars at the 2009 WNBA Draft. In March 2012, the Sky acquired Petrovic via trade from San Antonio for a 2013 second round draft pick.

A major problem for her last year, as you can see from her numbers at Basketball-Reference.com, was a high turnover rate which happened to be a major weakness for the entire team.

For more on the Sky, check out our offseason storystream.

Chicago Sky extend Epiphanny Prince, who will miss seven games

Elena Delle Donne attends Chicago Cubs game, throws first pitch

We put out a link from the Sky's Facebook page earlier, but here's a full photo gallery of the rookie Sky forward from this past Monday's Chicago Cubs baseball game vs. the Texas Rangers from the team's official site.

Griner, Diggins, and Delle Donne talk about being bullied, playing on a 3x3 team together, and more

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner comes out, the "Big Three" discuss on the WNBA's future, and the topic of sexuality in sports

Elena Delle Donne: 'Respect women's basketball for what it is.'

2013 WNBA Draft: Chicago Sky adds Brooklyn Pope with 28th pick

The Chicago Sky drafted Baylor Lady Bears forward Brooklyn Pope with the 28th pick.

We've had a few discussions about how many Baylor Lady Bears players would be drafted and we now have an answer: 2. For a bit more on Pope, take a look at our post on forward prospects.

2013 WNBA Draft: Chicago Sky select Elena Delle Donne second overall

Wows: A 6'5" guard who shoots threes at 45%? She's going to score and do so quite a bit. Her floor is as a spot up shooter, but it's hard to not imagine her starting for the majority of her career.

Wonders: Yes, she played mid-major competition which might have inflated her numbers a bit, but is it possible that she becomes an even more dangerous scorer when she isn't facing double teams?

Worries: How well will she be able to defend the perimeter at the WNBA level? Will that be an issue in terms of figuring out lineup combinations with her?

Chicago Sky signs D'Andra Moss to a training camp contract

The Chicago Sky yesterday announced that guard/forward D'Andra Moss was signed to a training camp contract.

Moss currently plays for Liomatic Umbertide in Italy where she averaged 16.5 points per game and 6.4 rebounds a game this year. She played her college basketball at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) from 2006-2010 where she was a First Team All-CAA player her senior year. As of the 2012-2013 season, VCU moved to the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Swin Cash discusses Bill Laimbeer, overcoming cancer, and being a black female athlete on HuffPost Live

Swin Cash discusses her new book Humble Journey: More Precious Than Gold and much more in a wide-ranging interview with Marc Lamont Hill on HuffPost Live.

Chicago Sky sign Sharnee' Zoll

The Chicago Sky announced yesterday that they have signed unrestricted free agent point guard Sharnee' Zoll, as described in a release at their website.

"Sharnee' brings great energy and pace to the court, along with the necessary poise," said Sky coach and general manager Pokey Chatman in the release. "She will add to an already exciting guard tandem of Courtney Vandersloot and Epiphanny Prince. What I like the most is her tremendous fire and passion to improve, not only herself but also every player around her. There was tremendous interest for Sharnee', we feel fortunate she is joining the Sky family."

Zoll was last on a roster last season with the Los Angeles Sparks before missing the season due to an ACL injury, after which she was waived. As described at the time of the injury, her performance in the 2012 preseason with the Sparks suggested that she could be a contributor after being out of the league since being drafted in 2008.

For more on the Sky's offseason, check out our offseason storystream.

Quick analysis: Atlanta Dream re-sign Aneika Henry, sign free agent Le'coe Willingham

The Atlanta Dream have announced today that they have re-signed Aneika Henry and signed unrestricted free agent Le'coe Willingham, who played for the Chicago Sky last season.

Chicago Sky sign Pokey Chatman to extension

After consecutive seasons of getting close to their first WNBA playoff berth but falling short, the Chicago Sky announced today that they have signed coach Pokey Chatman to a contract extension, as per the release posted on their website.

Under Pokey's leadership, the Sky finished the 2011 and 2012 seasons with identical records of 14-20, narrowly missing the playoffs in each case. Her 28 career wins is second most in Sky history.

In the 2012 season, the Sky got off to a hot start at 7-1 before several key injuries changed the direction of the team. Despite this fact, the Sky set franchise marks in numerous categories including a six-game winning streak, a 22-point comeback at Atlanta on June 2, and a 29-point victory over in Phoenix on September 16.

The major injury, of course, was the one suffered by star guard Epiphanny Prince who missed eight games during the 2012 season, which sent the Sky into a tailspin that they never fully recovered from.

For more on the Sky's offseason, visit our offseason storystream.

2012-2013 Chicago Sky Offseason: Can this team finally make the playoffs?

The 2012 Chicago Sky had a record start with a 7-1 record led by the contributions of its center Sylvia Fowles and guard Epiphanny Prince. However after Prince suffered a foot injury in June, the Sky was never the same, never winning more than two games in a row for the rest of the season and even lost nine in a row in the middle of the year. The result was a third straight 14-20 finish and missing out in the 2012 Playoffs. The good news about missing the playoffs, if that's how we want to spin it, is that the Sky received the 2nd pick in the 2013 Draft despite having the worst odds for the #1 pick. Can Head Coach and General Manager Pokey Chatman get this team to the playoffs and hopefully beyond that for the first time in the Sky's eighth season?

The Chicago Sky receives the second pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft: Choices, choices, choices

Last Wednesday, the Chicago Sky received the rights to the #2 pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft, where it would likely get its first choice between picking Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins and Delaware forward Elena Delle Donne to team up with current star center Sylvia Fowles and guard Epiphanny Prince.