Two games in, it’s clear the Liberty are big winners. The rest of the league, not so much.

Vandersloot made her Chicago homecoming this season after signing with the Sky as a free agent. Her return was a welcome move on both sides. The Sky needed Vandersloot as much as she craved comfort. Vandersloot was coming off a challenging season with the Liberty that came to a bittersweet end.

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Photos from the Chicago Sky’s home opener against the New York Liberty on May 22, 2025, at Wintrust Arena. Sky forward Angel Reese (5) and teammates watch the final seconds of a 99-74 loss to the Liberty in the home opener on May 22, 2025, at Wintrust Arena. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Liberty forward Kennedy Burke didn’t know she was breaking a WNBA record Thursday when she fired up a 3 in the fourth quarter.

The Chicago Sky (0-1) host the reigning WNBA champions, the New York Liberty (1-0), tonight at Wintrust Arena. The Liberty are coming off a dominant 92-78 victory over the Las Vega

The 25-point defeat combined with a 35-point demolition by Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever in its opening game gives Chicago the worst point differential (-60) through the first two games of a season in WNBA history.