Sports
Defending World Champion Chicago Sky Set To Host All-Star Game In July
The league plans to host a 2-day outdoor festival, "WNBA Live," billed as the "intersection of WNBA, entertainment and pop culture."
CHICAGO — The WNBA defending champion Sky are set to host the All-Star Game at Wintrust Area on July 10.
The league also plans to debut "WBNA Live," a 2-day event held outdoors at McCormick Place that is billed as the "intersection of WNBA, pop culture and entertainment."
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said she's excited about the league's first All-Star Game in Chicago, which she called "a city that showed such electric support for the Chicago Sky and the WNBA throughout last season and especially during the WNBA Finals."
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