After losing in the first round of the playoffs last season, the Chicago Sky are ready to retake their place among the clouds. The 2021 WNBA champions haven’t reached the same heights since then, and most of the players from that run are gone. But the Sky are rebuilding under new coach Teresa Weatherspoon, and you-know-what is the limit.
Can star rookies Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese help buck the Chicago Sky’s recent downturn? With the WNBA season in full swing, we don’t need to speculate on how the Chicago Sky will do – we need to know how to watch Chicago Sky games live so we can see for ourselves! Here’s our guide to how to watch televised Chicago Sky games through live TV streaming services after cutting the cord with your cable or satellite provider.
WNBA games are nationally broadcast on a wide array of channels: ABC, CBS, the CW, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, NBA TV, and ion. (A selection of WNBA games stream Thursday nights on Amazon Prime Video as well; the Sky stream six times on Prime this season.) If you’re a local fan whose only concern is how to watch Chicago Sky games live at home, you can turn to The U, or to the Marquee Sports Network.
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CBS |
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ESPN |
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ESPN2 |
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The CW |
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*Local channels only available in select locations |
Anyone looking for a Chicago Sky livestream can find a lot on DIRECTV STREAM. Depending on the plan you pick, you can find ABC, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, NBA TV, ion and Marquee Sports Network (in its broadcast region). This gets you almost every channel you need to catch Chicago Sky games on top of tons more sports, news and entertainment networks.
All of the DIRECTV STREAM plans come with unlimited cloud DVR storage, so you won’t have to worry about missing a game. Users have nine months to watch their recordings before they are automatically deleted.
Fubo is another great option if your main streaming concern is how to watch Chicago Sky games live. Fubo offers every network that airs nationally broadcast WNBA games (ABC, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, NBA TV and ion), but what sets Fubo apart is that it offers Marquee Sports Network, the Chicago regional sports network, to subscribers nationwide. Note that a fee may be applied for any packages that include regional sports networks.
With so many channels from Fubo to choose from, it would be easy to miss important games or other live events, but luckily, all Fubo plans include unlimited cloud DVR storage. Like other unlimited cloud storage options, users have nine months to watch their recordings before they are deleted automatically.
If you’re a Chicago-area local who needs both nationally and locally broadcast Sky games, Hulu + Live TV might be the streaming service for you. In addition to the complete Hulu, Disney Plus and ESPN Plus libraries, Hulu + Live TV offers ABC, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3.
If life gets in the way of a big game, Hulu + Live TV includes unlimited cloud DVR storage and, like a couple of others on our list, will store recordings for nine months.
If you consider yourself more of a casual Chicago Sky fan, Sling TV might offer everything you need. In select markets, Sling Blue subscribers get access to ABC, which airs WNBA games, while Sling Orange users get access to ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3. You can combine both base Sling TV plans in the Sling Orange & Blue plan.
Sling TV’s included DVR offers 50 hours of storage for free or 200 hours of storage for an extra fee. Even though it might not offer unlimited storage, Sling TV’s DVR comes with a few fun bells and whistles – the Auto Record feature, which costs as much as the 200 hour DVR storage package, automatically records the hottest college and professional live sports events. These games don’t count toward a user’s regular DVR limit and are saved for three days.
If you need every network that broadcasts WNBA games, live in the Chicago area and want the locally broadcast Chicago Sky games, too, then YouTube TV is a stellar streaming service. It offers ABC, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, NBA TV and ion (that is, every channel that broadcasts nationally aired WNBA games). In the Chicago area, YouTube TV carries CW26 and The U, which both carry select Chicago Sky livestreams for locally broadcast games.
Like many other streaming services, YouTube TV offers unlimited DVR storage.
If you live outside of the Chicago Sky market and can’t watch on Marquee Sports, WNBA League Pass will give you access to most games. The exception is nationally broadcast games, including those on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, CBS Sports Network and Prime Video.) All WNBA games become available on-demand via WNBA League Pass after the game is over.
You can stream Chicago Sky games via any streaming service that offers a channel broadcasting that particular game. Any of the streaming services we’ve listed above are good options if you need to find a Chicago Sky livestream. Select Chicago Sky games also stream on Amazon Prime Video.
The Indiana Fever won 91-83 when they last played the Chicago Sky on June 16, 2024. Caitlin Clark, the Fever’s superstar rookie, scored 23 points, snagged 8 rebounds, and dished 9 assists.
Yes, the Windy City is home to the Chicago Sky, the 2021 WNBA Champions.