"Having a red sun in the sky during a smoke event makes perfect sense." When light encounters the larger smoke particles, it scatters all wavelengths equally, leading to a white or grey appearance ...

Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca has spoken with a number of candidates, including White and Miller, who has a 165-141 overall record, including six consecutive postseason appearances with the Sun.

When the sun is lower in the sky, the white light has to pass through more of the atmosphere, which scatters even more of the blue colors. That leaves more of the red light passing through to ...