Connecticut Sun

UNCASVILLE — Minutes after the final buzzer sounded in the Connecticut Sun‘s 89-82 loss to the Seattle Storm on Sunday, coach Rachid Meziane sent a text to point guard Leila Lacan: “We need you.” Lacan, entering her second year in the WNBA, is still in France competing in the Ligue Feminine playoffs with her club Landes, and the French guard’s overseas season can’t end soon enough for the Sun. ...

Stefanie Dolson had six points for the Storm in the win.

UNCASVILLE — The Connecticut Sun couldn’t deliver a victory in the franchise’s final home opener at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday afternoon, but the team gave its faithful crowd plenty to cheer for in an 89-82 loss to the Seattle Storm. Second-year forward Aneesah Morrow provided an incredible spark for Connecticut off the bench after coach Rachid Meziane retooled the starting lineup, recording ...

By the time Friday night’s 106-75 Liberty smackdown of the Sun ended, the stat sheet told only part of the story.

For Hailey Van Lith, all it took was just four hours to shift her base from Chicago to Connecticut. After a promising preseason tipoff, the Sky did what they have done throughout this offseason: take the hoops community by storm, and subsequently waived Van Lith off, allowing the Sun to bring her onto the roster.

Friday night’s Liberty home opener came with a surprise. It wasn’t Breanna Stewart’s 31-point performance or Betnijah Laney-Hamilton’s first game back since the 2024 WNBA Finals, which included a nasty crossover that put Sun defender Gianna Kneepkens on the hardwood. The surprise performance came from Julie Vanloo, a player that joined the Liberty roster less than 24 hours prior to the 106-75 ...

After being cut earlier in the week, Julie Vanloo speaks on her outstanding debut for the Liberty against the Sun.

Liberty dominate the Sun, 106-75, on WNBA Opening Night as NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends the sold-out opener at Barclays Center.

The New York Liberty opened their 30th WNBA season with a record-setting 106-75 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Friday night at Barclays Center.

NEW YORK — The Connecticut Sun hoped this season would be different from its dismal record in 2025, but the team’s performance in its 2026 opener against the New York Liberty felt painfully familiar. The Sun never had a chance after an 8-0 run by New York forced Sun coach Rachid Meziane to burn a timeout barely two minutes into the game, and the brief reset did nothing to slow the Liberty’s ...

That’s how you start off the WNBA’s 30th season. The Liberty, one of the league’s original franchises, kicked off the 2026 campaign with a 106-75 win over the Connecticut Sun at Barclays Center on Friday night. The blowout victory officially began the Chris DeMarco era in Brooklyn — and it showcased everything you could ask for. The game started with a historic first quarter in which the home ...

NEW YORK — That’s how you start off the WNBA’s 30th season. The Liberty, one of the league’s original franchises, kicked off the 2026 campaign with a 106-75 win over the Connecticut Sun at Barclays Center on Friday night. The blowout victory officially began the Chris DeMarco era in Brooklyn — and it showcased everything you could ask for. The game started with a stellar first quarter in which ...

Breanna Stewart had 31 points and 10 rebounds to help the short-handed New York Liberty open their season with a 106-75 rout of the Connecticut Sun on Friday night. Marine Johannes added 17 points for New York, which was missing star guard Sabrina Ionescu, who is out with a left foot injury she suffered last Sunday in a preseason game against the Sun. Rebecca Allen has a left leg injury and Satou Sabally has a cyst.

Less than a week after she was cut by the Minnesota Lynx during training camp, former UConn women’s basketball forward Aubrey Griffin is back on a WNBA roster. Hours before the first game of the regular season, the New York Liberty signed Griffin and guard Julie Vanloo to hardship contracts. Both players will be available for the team’s opener against the Connecticut Sun on Friday, which tips ...

UNCASVILLE — Connecticut Sun forward Aaliyah Edwards breathed an immediate sigh of relief when she got the notification that Brittney Griner was signing with the Sun as a free agent. Edwards, a 6-foot-3 former UConn standout, spent her first two seasons in the WNBA dreading every matchup in the post with the 6-9 superstar. As soon as she found out they would be teammates in 2026, Edwards ...

The Connecticut Sun (0-0) travel to Barclays Center to face the New York Liberty (0-0) in both teams’ WNBA season opener on Friday night. How to Watch Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty After a rough rebuilding year where the…

The WNBA begins its 30th season, and what better place to kick things off than Brooklyn!

With a mix of established veterans and exciting youngsters, can the Sun make a leap in 2026?

The 2026 WNBA season tips off tonight! Let us know what you’ll be watching.

Here's how to tune in to the WNBA season opener between the Connecticut Sun and the New York Liberty,