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What we know about Steve Pagliuca’s bid to buy the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun
Is longtime Celtics partner Steve Pagliuca going to purchase the Connecticut Sun and move the team to Boston? Here’s what we know.
How to watch the WNBA's Connecticut Sun take on the Las Vegas Aces August 10
Despite losing to Los Angeles Sparks Aug. 7, UConn alums and Sun players Tina Charles and Bria Hartley scored 19 points and 16 points, respectively.
Hartford bid to purchase Connecticut Sun undeterred by reported lack of support from WNBA
Amid reports that the WNBA does not support Hartford’s bid for the Connecticut Sun, the group remains committed to keeping the team in state.
Steve Pagliuca has competition from Connecticut in his bid to buy the WNBA’s Sun
The Celtics minority owner will have to overcome a competing bid from Marc Lasry's Avenue Capital Group that plans to keep the Sun in Connecticut.
Will WNBA let Steve Pagliuca steward Connecticut Sun? Or will ownership tensions get in way?
Steve Pagliuca and Bill Chisholm have dueled over a professional basketball franchise’s future before. Now, with the Connecticut Sun up for sale, both owners are linked again. In March, the NBA’s Boston Celtics announced that Chisholm,
Pagliuca’s $325M bid to buy and move Connecticut Sun not yet approved by WNBA
Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca said the potential deal to buy the Connecticut Sun for a record amount and move the team still needs approval from the WNBA Board of Governors.
Here's what fans had to say about a possible sale and move of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun
The team will play next season (2026) at the Mohegan Sun Arena, but where it goes in 2027 is still up in the air.
How to watch the WNBA's Connecticut Sun take on the Los Angeles Sparks August 7
Sun center and UConn alum Tina Charles also turned in a solid performance in the game Aug. 5, scoring 16 points. 2024 first round draft pick Leïla Lacan scored 10 points in that contest for the Sun. Now the Sun turn their attention to their next opponent: the Los Angeles Sparks (13-15).

Former Sun CEO on team’s time in Connecticut: ‘We did a lot to keep the WNBA in the game’

On Dec. 30, 2002, Mitchell Etess had his first meeting with the WNBA about moving the Orlando Miracle to Connecticut. Less than a month later, Etess, then the executive vice president of marketing at ...

WNBA Power Rankings: Los Angeles Sparks Fly, Fever Cool Down

The WNBA landscape has shifted following the trade deadline. Contending teams are bolstering their lineups for the stretch ...

WNBA 2025: Impact players for teams' end-of-season success

The margin for error is shrinking as the playoffs approach. Who will be the difference-makers for their teams?

WNBA Trade Deadline winners and losers roundtable

Who set themselves up best for a title run? Which player landed in the best situation? Our staff breaks it all down in a post-WNBA trade deadline roundtable.

Connecticut Sun acquire former UConn standout Aaliyah Edwards

The Connecticut Sun traded Jacy Sheldon and the rights to swap 2026 draft picks for the former No. 6 draft pick in the 2024 ...

WNBA to Boston? Providence still wants a piece

The plan to relocate the WNBA team to Boston could face headwinds, and Rhode Island leaders are waiting in the wings to get a ...

Celtics minority owner issues ‘important update’ on offer to buy WNBA’s Sun

Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca shared an “important update” on his planned acquisition of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun.

Sun intend to play in Connecticut in 2026 as pending sale to Boston looms overhead

The Boston Globe reported a deal had been reached for Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca to buy the Sun from the Mohegan ...