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Connecticut Sun forward DeWanna Bonner passed Las Vegas Aces forward Candace Parker on the WNBA All-Time Points Leaders List, the league announced in a Thursday tweet. Movin' on up 💫 DeWanna Bonner has passed Candace Parker for 8th on the #WNBA All-Time Points Leaders List Congrats, DB#MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/vZ5bchjuT6 — WNBA (@WNBA) July 20, 2023 DeWanna […]

The Las Vegas Aces may be the team to beat in the WNBA this season, but a potential sleeper team could very well be the Connecticut Sun. They replaced former head coach Curt Miller with Stephanie White this season and so far she’s guided them to a 15-6 record. That’s good enough for third best […]

Connecticut and Phoenix clash heads in the WNBA! Check out our WNBA odds series with this Mercury-Aces prediction, pick, odds, and how to watch. Connecticut (15-5) is on a three-game winning run, earning big wins over Seattle, Washington, and Chicago. The Sun is determined to preserve its momentum and avoid its third road loss this […]

Chicago Sky visits Connecticut Sun for a WNBA clash! Check out our WNBA odds series with this Sky-Sun prediction, pick, odds, and how to watch. Chicago (8-11) is on a two-game losing streak, suffering massive home defeats against Atlanta in both games. Chicago hopes to get a favorable result as they host this game on […]

Washington Mystics and Connecticut Sun lock horns in the WNBA! Catch the WNBA odds series here, featuring our Washington Mystics-Connecticut Sun prediction, odds, pick, and guide on how to watch. Washington (10-7) edged Indiana Fever 96-88 at home two days ago to put a stop to a two-game losing streak. The Mystics are hoping to […]

Alyssa Thomas has been a reputable leader for the Connecticut Sun. She has led the team to a successful WNBA season start but the true challenge came when they faced the Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu-led New York Liberty. The Connecticut Sun held the top standing in the WNBA for a respectable amount of time. […]

The WNBA has a new all-time leader in triple-doubles and she hails from the Connecticut Sun. Alyssa Thomas usurped Candace Parker and Sabrina Ionescu to take the record for herself during their absolute domination of the Chicago Sky. Alyssa Thomas notched her fourth career triple-double with the Connecticut Sun, per CBS Sports. She knocked down […]

The Connecticut Sun are off to a torrid start to the 2023 regular season. The team owns an 11-3 record, the best in the Eastern Conference and the second-best in the entire WNBA, behind only the Las Vegas Aces, who are 11-1. There’s still a lot of basketball left to be played in the season, […]

Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas made all sorts of WNBA history during her performance in an 85-79 win over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday. AT is SPECIAL 🤩 In a 85-79 dub over the Storm, @athomas_25: ➡️ Recorded her 3rd regular-season triple double – tying CP & Sabrina Ionescu for most in a career➡️ Became […]

The Connecticut Sun have been on a roll as they still lead in the WNBA standings. Alyssa Thomas has been doing tremendous as a leader. She just broke an insane milestone only Candace Parker and Sabrina Ionescu achieved at the expense of the Seattle Storm. Alyssa Thomas notched her third career triple-double. This makes her […]

DeWanna Bonner and the Connecticut Sun handed Becky Hammon and the Las Vegas Aces their first loss of the 2023 season on Thursday. Bonner scored 41 points in the Sun’s win, setting a new single-game franchise record. Las Vegas fell to 7-1 with the defeat, and Hammon didn’t hold back her honest thoughts after the […]

DeWanna Bonner and the Connecticut Sun got some measure of revenge against the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday. Thanks to Bonner’s historic performance, the Sun became the first team to beat the reigning WNBA champions, as she exploded for 41 points to lead Connecticut to a 94-77 victory at home. The 41 points DeWanna Bonner […]

Alyssa Thomas continues to lead the Connecticut Sun in their hot WNBA start. The Sun has a league-leading five wins to one loss with Thomas at the helm. Their latest win in the domination run came at the expense of the Minnesota Lynx, who are in shambles with Sylvia Fowles’ retirement. Thomas has always been […]

The New York Liberty is rapidly reaping dividends from acquiring Breanna Stewart. Upon joining the team, Stewart led the Liberty to the second-best record in the WNBA. They avenged their season opener loss to the Washington Mystics by trampling over the Indiana Fever, Connecticut Sun, and Seattle Storm. Stewart achieved greatness in this four-game start. […]

The New York Liberty revamped their roster this offseason and have emerged as one of the favorites to win the WNBA championship. They added superstar Breanna Stewart and sharpshooting playmaking Courtney Vandersloot in free agency and they traded for interior star Jonquel Jones. They’ve gotten off to a 2-1 start so far including an 81-65 […]

The Connecticut Sun figured to take a step back this season. They lost head coach Curt Miller to the Los Angeles Sparks and traded franchise cornerstone Jonquel Jones to the New York Liberty. Don’t tell them that though, the Sun have gotten off to one of the best starts in the league this season at […]

Many WNBA players are finding out their future this week as the start of the 2023 regular season is set for this Friday, May 19. Some players will get the good news that their professional dream continues as they made a team’s final roster. Yet for others, they will get the bad news that their […]

The 2023 WNBA regular season is set to begin this Friday, May 19 and so this week will be filled with teams making contract and roster decisions. Some players are going to be rewarded for their play during training camp and preseason and earn a coveted WNBA roster spot. Others are going to see their […]

This time of year is always tough for WNBA players as the limited number of roster spots in the league brings about some surprising and shocking roster cuts. With only 12 teams and 144 roster spots, many top college players and left out in the cold as the regular season draws near. Training camp battles […]

The WNBA is one of the toughest professional sports leagues to make. With only 12 teams and 144 roster spots, it’s increasingly difficult for many of the top college players to chase their professional dreams. Some teams don’t even carry the 12 player maximum on the roster due to salary cap restraints and so the […]

Multi-time all-star and reigning Sixth Player of the Year Brionna Jones officially re-signed with the Connecticut Sun, the team announced today. She will return on a one-year deal after spending the first six years of her career with the Sun. Connecticut applied the core designation to Jones in order to keep her in the fold […]

The NBA trade deadline may have been on Thursday but the WNBA had some trades of their own as well. With the dust from the WNBA free agency period largely settled, teams are still in the process of filling out their rosters and looking at potential trades. The Connecticut Sun pulled off one of those […]

The WNBA free agency period is set to tip-off this coming weekend and the Connecticut Sun made a big move towards shaping their roster. As per Rachel Galligan of Just Women’s Sports and Winsidr, the Sun have cored free agent Brionna Jones. The Connecticut Sun have officially cored Brionna Jones. — Rachel Galligan (@RachGall) January […]

Last night, it was announced 2021 WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones was traded to the New York Liberty in a three-team deal involving the Dallas Wings and Connecticut Sun. Here’s the full breakdown of the trade: New York: Jonquel Jones (from Connecticut), Kayla Thonrton (from Dallas) Connecticut: Rebecca Allen (from New York), Tyasha Harris (from Dallas), […]

Khristina Williams of Girls Talk Sports TV reported the Connecticut Sun have pulled off their second trade in as many days, sending long-time guard Jasmine Thomas and a first round pick to Los Angeles for second-year center Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Jasmine Walker and the rights to Kianna Smith. Thomas, who is owed $190,000 in 2023, is […]

WNBA veteran Briann January retired at the end of the 2022 season but it didn’t take long for her to find her way back to the court. The Connecticut Sun announced they have come to terms on an agreement for January to join newly hired head coach Stephanie White on her coaching staff. “I’m so […]

The Connecticut Sun have come close to standing on top of the mountain top over the last seven years. New head coach Stephanie Whites believes she and the rest of the organization have the tools to get there. During her introductory press conference, White touched on various topics, referring to Alyssa Thomas as a potential […]

It has been a long time since the Connecticut Sun had an opening at head coach. For the last seven years, Curt Miller led the charge both on the sideline in the coaching box and in the front office as the general manager. That all changed weeks ago when Miller and the Sun mutually agreed […]

It was only 33 days ago when Curt Miller was on the Connecticut Sun sideline trying to guide his team past the Las Vegas Aces in the 2022 WNBA Finals. Now, he is going to opposite coast to lead the Los Angeles Sparks following his seven-year tenure in Mohegan. While Miller’s departure feels abrupt given […]

The Los Angeles Sparks are not used to being in this position. After making the postseason every year from 2012 to 2020, the Sparks past two seasons were marred by lack of offensive consistency, questionable decision-making on the sideline and off-court drama. They are hoping that comes to end in 2023 after bringing in former […]

This afternoon, Rachel Galligan from Just Women’s Sports reported former Connecticut Sun’s head coach/general manager Curt Miller has agreed to a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Sparks to become their next head coach. Miller, who led the Sun to the 2022 WNBA Finals, will return to Los Angeles, where he was an assistant coach […]

Connecticut Sun head coach/general manager Curt Miller knows how fast championship windows can close. It’s one of the reasons why last season was pivotal for the franchise that saw its chance at winning a WNBA title fall to the wayside after the Las Vegas Aces took care of them in four games. Heading into this […]

The Las Vegas Aces have won the 2022 WNBA Finals. A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum, first-year coach Becky Hammon and company have the franchise’s first title. The Connecticut Sun, who fell in the championship series, should still be proud of the season they had, especially forward Alyssa Thomas. After making history with the first triple-double in […]

Move over, Russell Westbrook, there’s a new triple-double monster in town. Sure, Westbrook is the all-time leader in the NBA with 194 career triple-doubles, but none bigger than the stakes involved in Alyssa Thomas’ immense record-setting performance for the Connecticut Sun in their dominant 105-76 victory against the Las Vegas Aces in Game 3 of […]

The Las Vegas Aces are now just one win away from their first WNBA Finals title after taking a commanding 2-0 lead over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night at home. Following the victory, they had a special guest show up in the locker room. San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, who Becky Hammon […]

The WNBA playoffs are in full swing with each team looking to achieve its postseason goals. The Chicago Sky are no strangers to the WNBA playoffs. This is their fourth consecutive trip to the postseason and they are currently the league’s defending champs. Candace Parker and company are vying for Chicago’s first back-to-back titles since […]

The 2022 WNBA Playoffs are in crunch time as just four teams remain. One of the two matchups features the defending champion Chicago Sky and the third-seeded Connecticut Sun. This is a rematch from last season’s semifinals, where the sixth-seeded Sky upset the top-seeded Sun in four games. Chicago is now the favorite, and Connecticut […]

The WNBA playoffs are starting to heat up. Already, one of the semifinal matchups has been set, and it’s a big one. In a rematch of last year’s semifinals, the Connecticut Sun will face off against the Chicago Sky. However, unlike last year, the roles have been reversed this time around. In the 2021 NBA […]

The Connecticut Sun enjoyed a dominant regular season, going 26-6 and getting the top seed in the Eastern Conference by a whopping 10 games over the second-place Chicago Sky. So, it’s no surprise that the Sun cleaned up the awards for the 2021 season, with star Jonquel Jones making history by winning WNBA MVP. Jones […]