Sky’s playoff hopes officially end in tense loss to Fever

The predictable happened Sunday: With the Sky’s loss to the Fever and the Mystics’ win, the Sky were eliminated from playoff contention. Reaching the eighth and final playoff spot remained a goal after the All-Star break, and the Sky have played much better in the second half. They simply had dug themselves too deep a hole. Meanwhile, the tension between the Sky and Fever — and around the WNBA — kept simmering. DiJonai Carrington circled the date of Sunday’s game on social media after she was…