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Around the Sun

6/29/2025

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Inspired by ‘Big M’: Roneeka Hodges Brings Style and Steadiness to a Struggling Sun

By Anthony Price 
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Associate head coach Roneeka Hodges watches the game. Photo: Clay Johnson

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​The Connecticut Sun is in the middle of a brutal stretch—a nine-game losing streak and coming off a winless road trip that exposed just how fragile this young roster can be. They are in freefall. 
 
Now 2-15, the team faces even more adversity with the loss of seven-year veteran Marina Mabrey, their second-leading scorer at 15.2 points per game, who is expected to miss a month. 

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Around the Sun

6/22/2025

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Jacy Sheldon Is Making Noise Quietly—On Defense

By Anthony Price 
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Jacy Sheldon, #4, plays defense. Photo: Clay Johnson

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​In a WNBA era dominated by billion-dollar media rights deals and headline-making stars like Caitlin Clark, A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart, Jacy Sheldon is easy to overlook.  
 
The Connecticut Sun’s second-year guard was the fifth overall pick in the 2024 draft, but playing in obscurity in Uncasville, Connecticut, means there are no bright lights or national hype. Still, Sheldon isn’t fazed. 

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Around the sun

6/16/2025

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Building the Sun: Chaz Franklin’s Mission in Connecticut

By Anthony Price 
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Chaz Franklin, Head of Player Development, Connecticut Sun. Photo: Clay Johnson

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​When the Connecticut Sun hired Chaz Franklin as the head of player development in mid-March, they weren’t just filling a coaching role—they were investing in the future. 
 
“My job is to help the players understand from a skill standpoint, a physical standpoint and mental standpoint, how they can best maximize their talents and skillsets,” Franklin explained in his steady, low voice.

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Around the Sun

6/9/2025

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Back  in the Game: Bria Hartley Brings Fight to the Sun

By Anthony Price 
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Bria Hartley, #14, dribbles against the Atlanta Dream. Photo: Clay Johnson

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​In mid-May, Bria Hartley was training in Minnesota when she got the call every out-of-work basketball player dreams of: a chance to return to the WNBA. Just seven days before the season opener, she was added to the Connecticut Sun’s training camp roster. 

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Around the Sun

6/2/2025

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Under New Management: Can Meziane Make the Sun Rise Again?

By Anthony Price 
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Connecticut Sun coach Rachid Meziane. Photo: Stephen Joyner Jr.

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​We may be witnessing the unravelling of the Connecticut Sun from their once-secure spot in the WNBA’s upper echelon. After a humiliating 100-52 thrashing at the hands of the New York Liberty on Sunday, the Sun have fallen to 1-6. 

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Around the Sun

5/25/2025

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Sun’s Rebuild Is Off To A Bumpy Start

By Anthony Price 
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Marina Mabrey at Mohegan Sun Arena. Photo: Anthony Price

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The Connecticut Sun knew this season would be a reset. President Jennifer Rizzotti and first-time general manager Morgan Tuck tempered their expectations to fit the team’s talent, with Marina Mabrey and Olivia Nelson-Ododa the only returning Sun players.

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Around The Sun

5/17/2025

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For Sale: The Sun Open Season Amid Ownership Uncertainty

By Anthony Price
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Mohegan Sun Arena Scoreboard. Photo: Anthony Price

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​The Connecticut Sun started their season with more questions than answers—off the court, not on it. 
 
On Monday, Sportico reported that the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, which owns the Sun and operates Mohegan Sun, has hired Wall Street powerhouse investment bank Allen & Company to explore a possible sale of the franchise. 

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Around the Sun

5/11/2025

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Sun’s Marketing Strategy Links to Boston—Should It?

By Anthony Price
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TD Garden, Boston, Mass.

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The number of fans at a basketball game is a gauge of a team’s health—much like a barometer measuring the atmosphere around it.
 
The Connecticut Sun planted their flag in the heart of New England sports territory when they played the first WNBA game at the TD Garden in Boston on August 20, 2024, 105 miles from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. A sellout crowd of 19,125 watched the Sun beat the LA Sparks, 69-61. 

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Around the Sun

5/4/2025

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LA Native Rayah Marshall Is Interviewing at the Connecticut Sun 

By Anthony Price 
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Rayah Marshall, center, Connecticut Sun training camp. Photo: Stephen Joyner Jr.

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​Rayah Marshall’s life is split between Los Angeles, her hometown, and Connecticut, where she’s undergoing a high-stakes job interview with the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA. 
 
The last time she was in Connecticut, she had a good time—more on that later. 
 
“Hello, everyone! “ Marshall, a 6-foot-4 senior from the University of Southern California (USC), greets reporters. 

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Around the Sun

4/27/2025

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Connecticut Sun Executive Darius Taylor Loves the Game

By Anthony Price 
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Darius Taylor, Chief Basketball Strategist & Director of Scouting, Connecticut Sun Photo: Anthony Price

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​Basketball is Darius Taylor’s business. He’s the Chief Basketball Strategist and Director of Scouting for the Connecticut Sun. Always on the move, Taylor travels from one destination to the next, his essentials packed into a large gold Tumi suitcase and a carry-on bag marked with the initials JCT—his wife’s.

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