CHICAGO -- Candace Parker raced to the sidelines to hug her family, tears already in her eyes. In minutes, "We Are Champions" was belted out by a packed Wintrust Arena. For the first time, the Chicago Sky have won the WNBA title, and two hometown heroes came through bigtime to get the Sky this precious hardware with an 80-74 Game 4 victory over Phoenix.
Parker, who grew up in suburban Naperville, Illinois, starred at Tennessee where she won two NCAA titles and then was the No. 1 draft pick, MVP and Rookie of the Year in 2008.