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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.
Will WNBA let Steve Pagliuca steward Connecticut Sun? Or will ownership tensions get in way?
A record deal to an ownership group would seemingly be a coup for the WNBA — the last WNBA team to have a standalone majority sale was the Atlanta Dream in 2021 for less than $10 million — but the Sun relocating under Pagliuca’s watch appears to be facing some resistance.
Steve Pagliuca's bid to buy Connecticut Sun and move them to Boston still needs WNBA approval
Steve Pagliuca said the potential deal​ to buy the Connecticut Sun and move the team to Boston still needs approval from the WNBA.
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 confirms interest in purchasing Connecticut Sun, but says no deal in place
Steve Pagliuca, a prospective buyer of the Connecticut Sun, confirmed his group’s interest in purchasing the franchise, but said that no transaction has been agreed upon yet in a statement released Sunday evening.
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.
Steve Pagliuca's $325M bid to buy and move Connecticut Sun to Boston not yet approved by WNBA
A day after it was announced that a Steve Pagliuca led group made a massive $325 million offer to buy the Connecticut Sun from the Mohegan Sun tribe and move the WNBA team to Boston, the Celtics minority owner confirmed the reports and released an important update on social media.
Steve Pagliuca confirms 'record-setting offer' for Sun
Steve Pagliuca has confirmed his Boston-based group's interest in purchasing the WNBA's Connecticut Sun. In a statement issued Sunday night, the group acknowledged that no deal has been reached with the Mohegan Tribe and that his "record-setting offer" remains subject to league approval.
WNBA to Boston on horizon? Steve Pagliuca reportedly reaches deal to buy Connecticut Sun, eyes move
If approved by the WNBA, Steve Pagliuca's group reportedly plans to move the Sun from Connecticut to Boston by 2027.
Steve Pagliuca-led group reaches deal to buy Connecticut Sun, but WNBA cool on potential move to Boston
The league still must approve the sale, which will be for a record $325 million, and declared Saturday nine other cities which sought WNBA expansion franchises "have priority over Boston."
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).
Steve Pagliuca deal to purchase, relocate Sun reportedly challenged by Connecticut-based group led by Marc Lasry
Despite reports on Pagliuca's $325 million deal with the Mohegan Tribe to relocate the team to Boston, another competing bid ...
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Sun sale ‘not quite at the finish line,’ team could stay in Connecticut
Fans in the Nutmeg State may find themselves without their lone professional sports team, if recent reports that the Connecticut Sun may be moved to Boston will come to fruition.