By Anthony Price 

​Professional sports in America are big business. In 2023-2024, the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS generated over $49 billion in revenue, according to Visual Capitalist. 
 
“It takes money to make money” the saying goes—and in pro sports, that’s why the owners of teams are billionaires and the players are millionaires. 

By Anthony Price 

​A’ja Wilson just climbed Everest.
 
The Las Vegas Aces’ superstar scored 31 points in the decisive game against the Phoenix Mercury in Game 4, with a 97-86 win and a 4-0 sweep—delivering the franchise’s third WNBA championship in four years. As she collected the MVP trophy for her effort, her broad smile said what the box store didn’t: this is her league now.  
 
“She’s alone on Everest,” coach Becky Hammon said after the game. “There’s no one around.”

By Anthony Price 

​Championship season has arrived in the WNBA, but the spotlight isn’t on the court—it’s on the commissioner. 
 
The Las Vegas Aces are leading the Phoenix Mercury, 2-0, in the best-of-seven Finals, but the headlines aren’t about A’ja Wilson’s dominance or Phoenix’s rebuild after losing future Hall of Famers Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner. Instead, all eyes are on Commissioner Cathy Engelbert—and not for the right reasons. 

​The Connecticut Sun players said their goodbyes on the court at Mohegan Sun Arena in September, then disappeared into the fog of the offseason. The 2025, campaign had been a bitter one—an 11-33 finish that left them at the bottom of the WNBA standings. 
 
President Jennifer Rizzotti and GM Morgan Tuck now face the task of performing an autopsy on a season billed as a “reset” in the spring—but smelling like rotten fish in the summer heat—punctuated by an 0-5 start and a ten-game losing streak. Their job, along with the coaching staff, is to diagnose what went wrong and craft a plan to ensure history doesn’t repeat itself. 
 
There will be no quick fixes. 

By Anthony Price 

​The Connecticut Sun’s nightmarish season ended Wednesday in an 88-72 loss to the playoff-bound Atlanta Dream. 
 
For the first time in nine years, the Sun will miss the postseason. It was an anticlimactic ending. Like ships passing in New London harbor, the Dream sail on to the playoffs while the Sun head for a long offseason. To add sting, former Sun Brionna Jones scored 13 points for Atlanta, a title contender.

By Anthony Price 

​The Connecticut Sun’s Leila Lacan has one job on her mind: play hard and keep improving. It’s the mindset of a rookie—though Lacan hardly fits the mold, having already spent years competing as a pro in Europe. 
 
Lacan is part of the new-look Sun—one of five rookies on the team. Since the French guard arrived midseason in the U.S., she has energized the Sun with her defensive steadfastness, playmaking abilities, and persistent energy.

​Making it into the WNBA is no small feat. But for reserve players, the real challenge often begins after they’ve made the roster—finding minutes to earn playing time while keeping their heads in the game. 
 
That’s the puzzle facing the Connecticut Sun, a franchise caught between a losing season and the promise of tomorrow. With four drafted rookies—Leila Lacan, Saniya Rivers, Aneesah Morrow and Rayah Marshall—the Sun are investing in their future, even as growing pains dominate the present. 

By Anthony Price

Tina Charles is a throwback: a mature, coachable, no-nonsense basketball star who leaves it all on the court.
 
So when Connecticut Sun GM Morgan Tuck announced her signing in early February, there was no mystery about what the franchise was getting: a poised veteran with 13 years in the WNBA and international experience, still fueled by a love for the game. 

By Anthony Price 

The Connecticut Sun are in transition, and time is running out. With a paltry six wins, the Sun’s former winning culture is gone. September is approaching, and this team will be packing its bags for the long off-season—not a deep playoff run. 
 
Still, the front office isn’t standing pat. Just before the August 7 trade deadline, the Sun traded second-year guard Jacey Sheldon, who provided the Sun with a jolt of energy, stifling defense and a consistent outside scoring threat, to the Washington Mystics. In return, the Sun gain the inside presence of 6-foot-3 forward Aaliyah Edwards, along with the right to swap the Mystics first-round pick for the Sun’s first-round pick. 

By Anthony Price 

​The sale is no longer a rumor. The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority has agreed to sell the Connecticut Sun to Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca for $325 million. If the WNBA approves the deal, the Sun will play one more season in Connecticut before relocating to Boston’s TD Garden in 2027.
 
Pagliuca’s plan includes building a $100 million state-of-the-art practice facility—something the franchise has never had, and former players often complained about.