Shakeia Taylor

Shakeia Taylor is a former Deputy Senior Content Editor at the Chicago Tribune whose work focuses on the intersection of sports and culture.

Rookie Angel Reese during Chicago Sky training camp at the Sachs Recreation Center on May 1, 2024, in Deerfield. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Tuesday’s Chicago Sky preseason game will be streamed following fan outcry over broadcast access

May 7, 2024 at 7:39 a.m.

Preseason broadcast access quickly became a contentious topic for the WNBA on the heels of one of the most highly anticipated draft classes in league history.

Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field on Sunday, May 5, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Can the Chicago Cubs keep the offensive momentum after Sunday’s 5-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers?

May 5, 2024 at 5:45 p.m.

Chicago Cubs' Dansby Swanson homered out of his slump Sunday. The Cubs need offense while waiting for key players to return.

Distance runner Kayla Jeter runs along Chicago’s lakefront on April 23, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Local runner Kayla Jeter seeks to make an impact with her 100-mile challenge on women and the Black community

May 1, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Since its creation in 2018, Kayla Jeter's 100 Miles of Summer health and wellness challenge has more than 270,000 participants worldwide.

Candace Parker appears at an Adidas career day event on Feb. 15, 2020, at Venue Six10 in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Column: Candace Parker’s impact on basketball, from a 3-time Ms. Basketball of Illinois to a 3-time WNBA champion

April 30, 2024 at 7:21 a.m.

What does it mean to be one of the greatest of all time? Candace Parker leaves the game after decades of accomplishments.

Caleb Williams is projected on a screen at the Soldier Field watch party as the Bears draft the quarterback with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft on April 25, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Column: ‘I’m a big Caleb believer.’ Hope blooms once again for Chicago Bears fans.

April 26, 2024 at 3:29 p.m.

Just as the tulips blooming around Chicago bring the promise of summer, this year’s NFL draft seemed to bring the promise of change for Bears fans.

Kamilla Cardoso, de Carolina del Sur, posa con la comisionada de la WNBA, Cathy Engelbert, después de ser seleccionada en tercer lugar por el Chicago Sky durante la primera ronda del draft de la WNBA, el lunes 15 de abril de 2024 en Nueva York. (Foto AP/Adam Hambre)

Draft de la WNBA: Chicago Sky va a lo grande con Kamilla Cardoso de Carolina del Sur y Angel Reese de LSU en la primera ronda

April 20, 2024 at 9:15 a.m.

El Chicago Sky marcó el comienzo de una nueva era para la franquicia el lunes, seleccionando a un par de estrellas campeonas nacionales en las primeras siete selecciones del draft...

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Tuesday’s Chicago Sky preseason game will be streamed following fan outcry over broadcast access

Can the Chicago Cubs keep the offensive momentum after Sunday’s 5-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers?

Local runner Kayla Jeter seeks to make an impact with her 100-mile challenge on women and the Black community

Column: Candace Parker’s impact on basketball, from a 3-time Ms. Basketball of Illinois to a 3-time WNBA champion

Column: ‘I’m a big Caleb believer.’ Hope blooms once again for Chicago Bears fans.

Draft de la WNBA: Chicago Sky va a lo grande con Kamilla Cardoso de Carolina del Sur y Angel Reese de LSU en la primera ronda

Column: For Chicago Sky fans, tomorrow is here with draft picks Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese

WNBA draft: Chicago Sky go big with South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso and LSU’s Angel Reese in 1st round

Rickea Jackson or Kamilla Cardoso? Alissa Pili or Angel Reese? WNBA draft predictions for the Chicago Sky.

Column: Jackie Robinson’s legacy is still visible despite the low number of Black American players in MLB