TORONTO (AP) — Brittney Sykes scored 25 points, Nyara Sabally added 15 and the Toronto Tempo beat the Chicago Sky 85-68 on Sunday.

Isabelle Harrison, who missed the first 10 games of the season with a thumb injury, finished with 14 points in her season debut and Laura Juskaite scored 10 for the Tempo (6-5). Marina Mabrey added nine points, six assists, four rebounds, two steals and a block.

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Azura Stevens had a season-high 18 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago, her second consecutive game with a double-double. Gabriela Jaquez (knee) returned from a four-game absence and finished with 11 points, and Jacy Sheldon scored 10.

The Sky (4-7) beat Connecticut 85-80 on Friday to snap a five-game skid.

Harrison hit a 3-pointer with 4:12 left in the first quarter that made it 20-9 and the Tempo led by double figures the rest of the way.

The Tempo set season lows for 3-pointers made (four) and 3-point percentage (18.2%).

Rookie Kiki Rice (ankle) did not play for Toronto.

Toronto beat the Sky 111-104 behind a career-high 29 points from Sabally on Friday in Chicago.

Up next

Sky: Host Atlanta on Tuesday.

Tempo: Host Connecticut on Wednesday.

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Tom Brady has found himself at the center of a major controversy after a clip of his controversial take on NFL practice squad players went viral. During an appearance on the “Champion Mindset” podcast on May 31, the seven-time Super Bowl champion shared his stance on practice squad players.

“I realized was a lot of guys on those practice squads, they don’t want to be elevated to the roster,” Brady said. “They’re very happy living this life where they could tell their family and friends, which I have no problem with that. But the reality is a lot of guys don’t want the pressure of dealing with top.”

Carolina Panthers veteran cornerback Michael Jackson Sr., who spent the early portion of his career fighting through the practice squad with the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, and New England Patriots, pushed back against Brady’s comments on Saturday on X.

“How can somebody who ain’t never been on p squad talk about it ain’t shit sweet about knowing you can be gone bc any position group got hit with injuries and we not even talking about the insurance or not getting paid in the offseason bro 🧢,” Jackson Sr. tweeted.

Entering the league as a fifth-round draft pick by Dallas in 2019, Jackson was cut and relegated to the practice squad before bouncing around the league’s developmental rosters.

Jackson earned a reserve/future contract with the Seattle Seahawks, eventually forcing his way into a full-time starting role in 2022, where he started all 17 games and racked up 75 tackles, 12 pass deflections, and an interception. Now, he is a reliable veteran presence for the Panthers and led the league in pass deflections in 2025. He signed a two-year, $10.5 million contract with the franchise in March 2025, as per Spotrac.

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Lil’Jordan Humphrey claps back at Tom Brady’s practice squad comments

Denver Broncos wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey disagreed with Tom Brady’s assessment of NFL practice squad players last week. He challenged the three-time NFL MVP on social media hours after the clip surfaced.

“Haven’t met one person who is okay with just being on the PSquad,” Humphrey tweeted.

Brady said that practice squad players are valuable because they can be elevated when injuries occur, but argued that some struggle when asked to perform under the spotlight.