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Connecticut Sun point guard Lindsay Whalen braved the chilly temperatures Friday night in Minneapolis, returning home to celebrate the University of Minnesota’s 2009 Homecoming. Whalen was one of six grand marshals in the parade, which ended with fireworks and a pep fest at the new TCF Bank Stadium. Get the details.
Connecticut Sun assistant coach Bernadette Mattox was officially inducted into the University of Georgia’s Circle of Honor during a ceremony on Sept. 25th at Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall. Find out more.
The USA Basketball Women's National Team opened its six-day training camp on September 30th in Washington, D.C. The 2009 USA National Team's fall training camp roster lists 19 athletes, including six Olympic gold medalists and five members of the 2009-12 USA Basketball Women's National Team, will be attending the training camp.
Blaze, the Connecticut Sun mascot, was on hand Monday as Pitney Bowes hosted a special Reading Time-Out to celebrate its achievement of One Million Miles read as part of the WNBA's Fast Break To Reading program.
Because of an injury to her right eye, Connecticut Sun point guard Lindsay Whalen will be forced to miss the USA Basketball Women’s National Team training camp, scheduled to run from Sept. 30th to Oct. 5th at American University in Washington, D.C. Get more info.
During the victory over the New York Liberty on September 4, first-year Sun guard Tan White scored her 1,500th career point. White, who joined the Sun after she was cut by the Indiana Fever at the start of this season, has also set a new single-season career high with 47 made three-pointers. Checking In With Tan
On Wednesday, September 9th, two members of the Connecticut Sun were on hand for a special Reading Time-Out at the Public Library of New London.
Congratulations to Torrington Lightning Strikes #1, the winner of the Sun's inaugural Senior Wii Bowling Tournament.
On Thursday, September 3rd, four Connecticut Sun players and fans went aboard the 101-year-old Mystic Seaport steamboat Sabino for a sunset cruise. Find out more!
Chante Black and Tamika Whitmore of Connecticut Sun, Connecticut’s own WNBA basketball team, joined nearly 75 children and adults during Connecticut Food
Bank’s Summer Suppers on Monday, Aug. 24 in New Haven.
Due to recurring soreness in her left Achilles tendon, Connecticut Sun forward Asjha Jones will not participate in basketball activities for two weeks. Find out more.
Since joining the Connecticut Sun on July 2nd, Anete Jekabsone-Zogota has made a gradual adjustment in her first year of WNBA competition. An established star in her native Latvia, the 25-year-old guard has begun to display the shooting, passing and ball-handling skills that have impressed so many European fans.
Anete took a few minutes after practice to talk about her experience.
On Monday, July 20, Connecticut Sun players Amber Holt and Kerri Gardin traveled to Mystic Seaport for a Reading Time-Out.
Asjha Jones was named to the 2009 Eastern Conference All-Star team as a reserve forward on July 20th, and will represent the Connecticut Sun on Saturday, July 25th, when the WNBA All-Star Game is contested at Mohegan Sun Arena. Get the details.
On Friday, July 10th, two members of the Connecticut Sun were on hand for a special Reading Time-Out at the Henry Carter Hull Library in Clinton, Conn.
Mohegan Sun Arena will host open practices for the East and West All Stars on Friday, July 24th, the day before the 2009 WNBA All-Star Game. More details are available here.
On Thursday, July 9th, the Connecticut Sun celebrated its Fourth Annual Camp Day in Mohegan Sun Arena. Find out more.
Sandrine Gruda has joined the Connecticut Sun on July 3rd after leading France to a 2009 Eurobasket Women’s Championship title in June. Find out more.
On Monday, June 29th, the Connecticut Sun Foundation held its second annual golf tournament at the Mohegan Sun Country Club at Pautipaug in Baltic. All net proceeds of the event benefitted the Foundation, which is dedicated to improving the lives of Connecticut's youth by supporting athletic and educational endeavors. Get all of the details!
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota of Latvia has joined the Connecticut Sun and worked out with the team for the first time on June 28th at Connecticut College. Get the details.
The Connecticut Sun announced on June 19th it has signed former first round WNBA Draft pick Tan White to a one-year contract. Find out more.
Members of the Connecticut Sun spoke to an enthusiastic assembly of roughly 400 students from the Ledyard Center School on June 10th. Read all about it!
The Connecticut Sun announced it has claimed guard Kiesha Brown, who was waived by the Washington Mystics. Get the details.
Connecticut Sun rookie center Chante Black, who was drafted by the Sun in the first round of the 2009 WNBA Draft, answered 10 Questions With... earlier this week. Here are her answers.
On the eve of thepreseason opener with the New York Liberty at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut Sun rookie Lyndra Littles – a second-round draft pick out of the University of Virginia – took a few minutes to reflect on her first week in a WNBA training camp.
The Connecticut Sun opened its seventh season on May 18th, holding Media Day at Connecticut College before conducting an afternoon practice at the Luce Fieldhouse. Get the details
At the end of April, Coach Thibault and family visited Ireland to work a series of basketball clinics. Before prepping for the end of the school year, Eric gladly shared some thoughts about the trip, and a few photos, with us. Enjoy!
A total of six Connecticut Sun games will be broadcast on Connecticut’s Sports Zone, MyTV9, this summer as the team enters the second season of a multi-year partnership with WCTX/MyTV9. Read more here.
The Connecticut Sun announced the signings of Kristi Cirone, Ashley Hayes and Carrem Gay to training camp contracts on April 22. Get the details.
Citing a need to focus on her duties as an assistant coach with the University of Kansas women’s basketball program, Connecticut Sun forward Tamika Raymond announced that she will be a year off from the WNBA.
The Connecticut Sun selected Duke's Chante Black, Lyndra Littles of Virginia and Spain's Alba Torrens in the 2009 WNBA Draft. Click HERE for more information. Complete Draft Central is HERE.
A total of six Connecticut Sun games will be broadcast on Connecticut’s Sports Zone, MyTV9, this summer as the team enters the second season of a multi-year partnership with WCTX/MyTV9. Get the schedule.
A crowd of roughly 200 packed into a ball room at the Mohegan Sun Convention Center for what has become one of the highlights of the winter sports season, the annual Connecticut High School Girls Basketball State Championship Luncheon. Get the details HERE.
The Connecticut Sun will play its first game of 2009 against its last opponent of 2008, hosting the New York Liberty in the first of three preseason games on May 22nd at 7 p.m. Get the full schedule.
The Connecticut Sun has earned a small place in the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, sharing exhibit space with seemingly unconnected items like Muhammad Ali’s boxing gloves, Jerry Seinfeld’s “puffy shirt,” Dorothy’s ruby slippers and Kermit the Frog in an exhibit called “Thanks For The Memories: Music, Sports and Entertainment History.” Find out how you can see the exhibit.
In March of 2009, Sun equipment manager and travel coordinator Abby Gordon traveled to Prague, Czech Republic to visit Sun point guard Lindsay Whalen. While she was there, Lindsay, along with Sun forward Tamika Whitmore, participated in the EuroLeague All-Star Game in Paris. Abby attended the game, and wanted to share her experience with Sun fans.
Connecticut Sun point guard Ketia Swanier got a first-hand look at the impact her Ketia4Kidz Foundation will have during a presentation on Friday, February 13th at Fort Benning in Georgia. Click HERE for more information.
The Connecticut Sun announced Friday it has signed Latvian star Anete Jekabsone-Zogota to a training camp contract. Click HERE to learn more.
The Connecticut Sun is inviting Connecticut students in grades 4-8 to participate in the Inaugural Women in Sports Essay Contest in honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). All Connecticut students that are interested in participating in the project may submit a one-page essay answering the question: Who is your favorite female athlete and why? All essays must be received by the Connecticut Sun front office by Friday, April 10th. Sun players, along with members of the organization, will judge the essays. Get more information.
WNBA All-Star 2009 will take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., this summer, league President Donna Orender announced today. The game will be nationally televised on ABC on Sat., July 25, at 3:30 p.m. ET. This marks the second time that the WNBA All-Star Game will be played at Mohegan Sun, which also hosted the 2005 All-Star festivities. Click HERE to get the details and to see video and photos from the announcement.
The Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit, She Shoots . . . She Scores! Women’s Basketball in Connecticut. Opening January 27, 2009 and running until January 2, 2010, the exhibit will highlight the history of Connecticut’s favorite sport. Included in the exhibit will be teams including the All American Red Heads, UCONN Huskies, the Connecticut Sun; the New England Blizzard; as well as Connecticut corporate teams sponsored by companies like Aetna, Travelers and others. Click here for more information.
On Saturday, Dec. 20th, the Connecticut Sun sponsored the 19th annual Kids’ Christmas holiday party from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at Norwich Free Academy. It was the fifth year that the Sun sponsored the event.
The Connecticut Sun will open the 2009 season with back-to-back games, hosting the Washington Mystics on Saturday, June 6th at 4 p.m. before visiting the New York Liberty the following afternoon in a rematch of last year’s WNBA Eastern Conference Semifinal Series. Check out the full schedule HERE.
During December of 2008, the Connecticut Sun kicked off the Sun Holiday Caravan, designed to bring holiday cheer to young hospital patients. Head coach Mike Thibault, team mascot Blaze and members of the front office traveled to Providence, R.I., Springfield, Mass. and New Haven, Conn., dispensing gifts, photos and smiles to everyone. Check it out here.
On Monday, Dec.8, members of the Connecticut Sun front office were on hand at the Holiday Inn of Norwich for The Extreme Music Bash, which benefited the Girard family of Voluntown, Conn. Click here to read all about it.
On Monday, Nov. 17th, the Connecticut Sun continued a holiday tradition, celebrating Thanksgiving with the Thames River Family Program. Get the details here.
Throughout the 2008-09 offseason, Connecticut Sun head athletic trainer Jeremy Norman will be sharing tips on how to stay fit. Check out his tips here.
Connecticut Sun guard Ketia Swanier has established the Ketia4kidz Foundation, with a mission to motivate children of active duty military personnel to achieve their dreams and goals by promoting excellence in academics and sports related programs. Find out all about it.
On Sunday, Oct. 19th, members of the Connecticut Sun front office staff as well as team mascot Blaze participated in the 17th Annual Start! Rocky Neck Heart Walk on Sunday, October 19th. The walk took place at Rocky Neck State Park in Niantic, Conn. Get the details.
The Connecticut Sun will be helping to raise awareness of the dangers associated with breast cancer as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. Check it out here
On Oct. 3rd, Lindsay Whalen and Asjha Jones eached earned All-WNBA honors for their play during the 2008 season. Get the details
The 2008 WNBA season ended unexpectedly for the Connecticut Sun on September 22nd at Mohegan Sun Arena, where the New York Liberty pulled off a 66-62 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The following day, Sun players packed up and began heading off in different directions, preparing for the offseason. Like most players in the league, Sun guard Lindsay Whalen will be playing overseas this winter, returning to Prague for her second season with USK Blex Praha. Before she left, Whalen took a few minutes to reflect back on the 2008 season. Read it here>
We know that the construction at Mohegan Sun has made parking for sun games difficult. Check out this special promotion that Mohegan Sun is offering to encourage use of the Thames garage. Click here.
Just in case you didn't get enough of the 2006 All-Star game here is a recap of what went on from the Sun angle.
