CHICAGO - Kahleah Copper scored 19 points and Candace Parker added 16 in her Chicago debut and the Sky beat Washington 70-56 in a WNBA opener for both teams.
After spending 13 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, Parker, a Naperville native, joined the Sky in free agency in the offseason.
Parker scored Chicago's first points of the game with a layup, followed with a 3-pointer before Copper buried a 3 and added a layup for a 12-6 lead and the Sky led for most of the remainder.
Tina Charles scored 14 points for Washington.
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