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Michael J. LeBrecht II/NBAE via Getty Images As the Sky and coach James Wade prepare for the second virtual WNBA Draft, Thursday at 6 p.m. on ESPN, here’s a look back at the team’s first-round selections over the last five years. 2020: No. 8 Ruthy Hebard, Oregon, Forward The Chicago Sky’s most recent draft pick was an instant contributor, and that’s something Wade is looking to emulate in this year’s draft. Hebard came in and despite challenges presented by the 2020 season, averaged 5.7 points and 3.9 rebounds in 22 games. 2019: No. 4 Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn, Guard/Forward In he...

Photo courtesy of EuroLeague Women via Twitter After an exciting week of group play in EuroLeague Women, seven of the eight playoff spots for the 2020-21 season have been decided. Only Group A’s second seed remains up for grabs: Turkish club Izmit Belediyespor still has two games to play after arriving late to Group A host Salamanca. But the biggest story of group competition is the undefeated records (6-0) of three teams — Perfumerias Avenida, UMMC Ekaterinburg and Sopron Basket — that earned the top seeds in Groups A, C and D, respectively. Ekaterinburg’s dominance was largely expe...