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Seattle storms past Sun in second half

 June 17, 2013; Updated: 11:54 pm

Mohegan - Tina Charles was slouched way down in her chair in the Connecticut Sun locker room Sunday, talking about why the team looked way out of sorts during a 78-66 loss to the Seattle Storm.

Sun fall to the Storm

 June 16, 2013; Updated: 10:40 pm

Mohegan — Tina Thompson scored 17 points, and Camille Little had 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead the Seattle Storm past the Connecticut Sun, 78-66 on Sunday.
Tanisha Wright...

Sun get right back to work vs. Storm

 June 16, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Mohegan - It is not entirely surprising the Connecticut Sun have struggled to date. Not with a new coach, new system, injuries to Renee Montgomery and Tan White and four of six games on the road.

Besides, the Sun have tried the...

Sun can't seal the deal

 June 15, 2013; Updated: 11:43 pm

Newark, N.J. — The idea that the Connecticut Sun had the ball down but four points inside the final two minutes Friday should have been fodder for a ceremony.
Consider that the...

Sun get back on track

 June 13, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Indianapolis, Ind. — The Connecticut Sun returned to Bankers Life Fieldhouse for the first time since Game 2 of the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night.

And while the stakes were not nearly as high as last Oct. 8 —...

Charles helps Sun beat Fever 73-61

 June 12, 2013; Updated: 10:06 pm

Indianapolis — Center Tina Charles scored 30 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, her fifth double-double in as many games, as the Connecticut Sun ended a three-game losing streak with a 73-61 victory over the...

Fever have their own injury woes as they host Sun tonight

 June 12, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Indianapolis - The Connecticut Sun and Indiana Fever are so banged up they could combine all their injured players and nearly fill out an 11-woman roster.

The Sun and the Fever have been ravaged by injuries entering just the third...

Sun sign Castro Marques, waive Lacy

 June 11, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

The Connecticut Sun signed guards Iziane Castro Marques and Sydney Carter Monday, and waived fellow guard Natasha Lacy to make room on the roster.

Castro Marques, a 10-year WNBA veteran, spent the second half of last season with the...

Sun let one slip away late

 June 8, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Mohegan - The Connecticut Sun had bad mojo even before it stepped on the floor Friday night.

And then there were the final seven minutes of Connecticut's game against former coach Mike Thibault and the Washington Mystics.

The...

Sun fall to Mystics in Thibault's return

 June 7, 2013; Updated: 9:53 pm

Mohegan — Ivory Latta scored nine of her 17 points in the final seven minutes as the Washington Mystics rallied to beat the short-handed Connecticut Sun 66-62 on Friday night.
Monique Currie had...

Thibault's return overshadowed by rash of Sun injuries

 June 7, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Mohegan - The storyline for tonight's Connecticut Sun game was supposed to be the return of former head coach Mike Thibault, now the head honcho of the Washington Mystics.

Instead, Connecticut has to adapt after becoming the bane of...

Montgomery out three-to-four weeks

 June 4, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

An MRI confirmed Monday that Connecticut Sun guard Renee Montgomery has suffered a high left ankle sprain and is expected to be out three to four weeks.

Montgomery suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of last Friday's loss at the...

Sun lose for second straight night as Lynx roll 90-74

 June 2, 2013; Updated: 11:53 pm

Defense was a point of emphasis during the Connecticut Sun's training camp.
Saturday, Connecticut struggled to stop the Minnesota Lynx in its 90-74 WNBA loss before 9,223 at the Target Center.

Fowles, Sky eclipse Sun

 June 1, 2013; Updated: 11:56 pm

Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles added her name to the WNBA record book Friday night at the expense of the Connecticut Sun.

Fowles had 24 points and a career-high 22 rebounds to lead Chicago past Connecticut, 86-75, before 6,607 at Allstate...

Connecticut Sun hit the road for two games

 May 31, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

The Connecticut Sun play their first of two road games in as many nights, taking on Chicago tonight (8:30, CPTV Sports).

The Sun (1-0) opened the season successfully last Saturday night at Mohegan Sun Arena, defeating rival New York 81-69.

Sun are off and running

 May 26, 2013; Updated: 5:39 am

Mohegan — Kalana Greene said after a recent practice that she had never run as much as she had during those conducted by new head coach Anne Donovan.
The Connecticut Sun were...

Walker has found a home, but won't rest on laurels

 May 25, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Mohegan - Ashley Walker was pretty sure she'd done enough to earn a job with the Connecticut Sun, but she's learned the hard way to assume nothing.

Walker had been invited to a WNBA training camp the previous two seasons, and both...

Kalana Greene isn't just blowing smoke

 May 24, 2013; Updated: 12:07 am

Mohegan - She was prepped out for the accompanying photos, natty with her trademark sweater and Technicolor socks.
And Kalana Greene was smokin.'

Times are changing for Sun

 May 24, 2013; Updated: 12:08 am

Change is good, or so the saying claims. Change forces one to be flexible. Change brings new opportunities. Change forces one out of their comfort zone.
Change came to the Connecticut Sun when coach...

Sun waive Williams, Leedham to reach roster limit

 May 24, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Mohegan - The Connecticut Sun set their 11-player roster Thursday by retaining Ashley Walker and Natasha Lacy and waiving Latoya Williams and Johannah Leedham.

Walker, a 6-foot-1 forward-center, averaged a team-high 10.3 points, 5.3...

Connecticut Sun players give back to New London Community Meal Center

 May 23, 2013; Updated: 7:13 pm

NEW The WNBA stars played host and served up hot dinners to the guests at the community meal center Thursday evening.

Sun find their way past Lynx

 May 22, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Minneapolis - The Connecticut Sun faced the two-time defending Western Conference champion Minnesota Lynx without league MVP Tina Charles on Tuesday afternoon.

Connecticut shot under 40 percent. The Lynx shot 53.4 percent.

Yet...

Faris to take part in "meet and greet" at Filomena's

 May 22, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Filomena's Restaurant in Waterford will host Connecticut Sun guard and former UConn great Kelly Faris for a "meet and greet" on Sunday from 6-8 p.m.

Admission, photo opportunities and autographs are free of charge, owners Bill Buscetto and...

Learning process continues for Sun

 May 19, 2013; Updated: 11:59 pm

Newark, N.J. — Connecticut Sun head coach Anne Donovan found both positives and negatives in her team's 78-67 loss to the New York Liberty in Saturday's preseason game at the Prudential Center.

Sun waive van Grinven, need two more cuts

 May 18, 2013; Updated: 11:56 pm

The Connecticut Sun waived undrafted rookie forward Chatilla van Grinsven on Friday as they continue to pare their roster down to 11 players. They currently have 13 in training camp.

Sun coach Anne Donovan said last week that the team has...

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