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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Connecticut Sun's final game is tonight. Connecticut and its fans bought into the WNBA at its low point, turning a profit when the NBA's owners saw the league as a moneypit, only to lose their team now that everyone sees big bucks in women's sports. Some thoughts on the setting of the Sun:

Surprisingly, moving the team to Connecticut worked. In 2010, the Sun became the first WNBA team to turn a profit — during a global recession, and during the league’s nadir of popularity. The casino in the middle of nowhere became a fortress. The Sun has won 64.5 percent of its home games. It developed a real fanbase and made four WNBA Finals.

The Connecticut Sun is not the first WNBA team to die. (Enjoy this haunting image of the mascots for the Sacramento Monarchs, Utah Starzz, Detroit Shock, and yes, the Houston Comets, hanging out, smiling, not realizing that death will soon come for them.)

But it’s the first WNBA team to die for this reason: Not because nobody cared, not because it couldn’t make money, not because it couldn’t find fans or win games, not because the league is shrinking … but actually because the league is growing. The Sun helped the WNBA survive, but the period of mere survival is over. The league is moving on to bigger markets and bigger money and leaving Connecticut behind.

Rodger Sherman@rodger.bsky.social

the WPBL clearly had better hitters than pitchers. Teams averaged 8 runs per game. The league's total batting average was .340. And then the greatest women's baseball pitcher of all time pitched the league's first complete game shutout in the winner-take-all Game 5 of the championship series

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londonbjohnson.bsky.social @londonbjohnson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It’s sad there are no W teams in New England, and I feel like Portland/Providence missed the window to get in

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Christopher Pike @christopherhpike.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

From the ashes of the Sun. A Connecticut Coven will arise anf curse the Comets. May it Be. Where are the Rich Witches? Let’s get those green candles burning.

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Justin Chovanec @justinchovanec.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’d mourn this if it was literally any state other than Connecticut

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Beerfart Liberal, Esq. @kielbasadude.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Connecticut has a team? Look, sports is a business. If the franchise can be more profitable elsewhere...... Bye.

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tweety fish @sifu.tweety.fish · 24/09/2026

they should be coming up to the garden arggggggghhhhh

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Dick Mac (alive!) @dickmac999.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

When your league is based on franchising, and not free market development, this is what happens. Supporting an American sports franchise is like preferring Wendy’s over Taco Bell: it’s a franchise, it has ZERO commitment to its consumers.

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Alex @spa5.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’m not so sure it isn’t much different than Racing Louisville.

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FishingStepDad @edithpusi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Absolute disaster class by the WNBA, and the fans of Connecticut pay the price

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

the Connecticut Sun's move is so bizarre that I find myself on the side of people that I never expected to be on. "I never thought I'd die fighting side by side with a Boston sports fan" etc

Moving the team to Houston seems like a worse choice than Boston, considering Boston turned out in huge numbers for a handful of Sun games in recent years, and that many Connecticutters (???) have pan-New England sports allegiances and could have continued supporting the team in Boston.

(In a first for me, I am getting mad on behalf of Boston sports fans.)

AND they made the Sun’s ownership group take 25 million fewer dollars to get the Houston deal done!

(In another first for me, I am getting mad on behalf of a pro sports team ownership group.)

tweety fish@sifu.tweety.fish

they should be coming up to the garden arggggggghhhhh

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nyk44.bsky.social @nyk44.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The arena at Mohegan Sun is a terrific place to see a game. There isn't a bad seat in the place. Plus Connecticut has a track record with supporting and loving women's basketball.

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barls gnarkly @doublescribble.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I went to a game last week and energy in the arena was so good, such a bummer they’re leaving

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Chris @readinginthedark.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It sucks but they should've been in Bridgeport or Hartford the entire time.

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benstarr66.bsky.social @benstarr66.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Are they not annually among the bottom teams in attendance and players not psyched to play there compared to other options?

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Mars Firestein @marsfirestein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

obvious vs oblivious: the writing was on the wall when jacey shelton. marina mabrey. and dwanna bonner were traded to other teams. it's a big loss for the mohegan tribe in uncasville, ct.

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Crab Claw @crabclaw898.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Just like the NBA abandoned cities like Syracuse, Rochester and Fort Wayne in favor of larger markets.

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Ana Zúñiga @anazun.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Majestic Twelve (plus one for spooky szn) @majestic12.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Gone the way of the Whale.

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honestdenverman.bsky.social @honestdenverman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

And there was whole thing about how the WNBA steered the franchise to Houston because they think they can get a lot more money for the rest of the owners from an expansion franchise in Boston.

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charles-198.bsky.social @charles-198.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

😳🙀😿⭐️

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Jared, Excited Comic Guy @jrodbad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It honestly feels like another move that speeds up the end of the W's 15 minutes of fame. A lot of the moves they've made have been incredibly baffling and this is near the top of the list for how baffling it all is. I'll be curious if Unrivaled challenges their spot at some point.

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Post-Trump America @uranasshole.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Why was the team put up for sale in the first place?

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Danielle H @danielleceltics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I would love for Pablo Torre @pablo.show to do a deep dive into how the sale of the Connecticut Sun was forced to Houston instead of the Boston or Hartford options.

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Brian K Jones @bkjax8.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If this was 1920 the Packers would've moved to Milwaukee.

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BROKEN GOD BAKER @glebs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Move the Nets to Hartford and then maybe we'll get the W back

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🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸 @bgc79.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I will never forgive Houston Rockets owner for dumping the Houston Comets. The Comets were the premier team in the WNBA. No team to this day has matched their 4 years in a row of winning the WNBA Championship and under tragic circumstances.

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The injustices never stop. I am not supporting any candidate in 2028 who won’t restore these teams to their rightful place.

Clean Observer@hammbear2024.bsky.social

The assault on the constitution started here.

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bob-1975.bsky.social @bob-1975.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

it makes no sense to me that teams can’t just be stolen like this. In England, Wimbledon moved to Milton Keynes (london team moving to a london suburb) and they are still the most hated club in the country 24 years on.

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