Sources: Sun sold to Fertitta family, will relocate to Houston
The Connecticut Sun franchise is being sold to the Fertitta family for a record $300 million to bring the WNBA back to Houston, sources confirmed to ESPN.
CT Sun sold to Fertitta family, will relocate to Houston
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Half this board has moved to warmer climes, why shouldn't our only professional team do the same?
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The Sun is setting in the West... Could the Sun turn into Comets in Houston?
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Another loooooong offseason
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Because it basically plays during the summer?
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I imagine that this means that Jen Rizzotti will soon be out of her job as the President of the Sun.
I wonder what she will choose to do next, possibility become involved in coaching again, and if so whether that could mean a job with Geno's staff at UConn.
Time will tell.
I wonder what she will choose to do next, possibility become involved in coaching again, and if so whether that could mean a job with Geno's staff at UConn.
Time will tell.
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It should have been Boston. The WNBA inserting itself into the situation was a load a hooey. First the commissioner says they're going to let the tribe pursue a deal that's best for them, then it's a claim that the WNBA dictates where a team can move in a relocation situation. 🤷♀️
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Sources said the franchise is expected to use the Comets' name, harking back to when the team was part of the league from 1997 to 2008, an iconic original franchise that won four straight championships from 1997 to 2000.
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This is where I have questions.
The CT Sun were the Orlando Miracle.
The original Houston Comets folded.
Will the new Comets merge the record books? Will the team's records just include Miracle/Sun stats? Will this be a fold and relocate such that the new Comets will have the old Comets records and the Miracle/Sun stats go by the wayside?
Sources: Sun sold to Fertitta family, will relocate to Houston
The Connecticut Sun franchise is being sold to the Fertitta family for a record $300 million to bring the WNBA back to Houston, sources confirmed to ESPN.
This is where I have questions.
The CT Sun were the Orlando Miracle.
The original Houston Comets folded.
Will the new Comets merge the record books? Will the team's records just include Miracle/Sun stats? Will this be a fold and relocate such that the new Comets will have the old Comets records and the Miracle/Sun stats go by the wayside?
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Exactly my thought.Sources said the franchise is expected to use the Comets' name, harking back to when the team was part of the league from 1997 to 2008, an iconic original franchise that won four straight championships from 1997 to 2000.
Sources: Sun sold to Fertitta family, will relocate to Houston
The Connecticut Sun franchise is being sold to the Fertitta family for a record $300 million to bring the WNBA back to Houston, sources confirmed to ESPN.
This is where I have questions.
The CT Sun were the Orlando Miracle.
The original Houston Comets folded.
Will the new Comets merge the record books? Will the team's records just include Miracle/Sun stats? Will this be a fold and relocate such that the new Comets will have the old Comets records and the Miracle/Sun stats go by the wayside?
I'm really surprised someone from the Boston area didn't buy the team so they could still have a team close to UConn. I am not a fan of a city getting a team after they already demonstrated the lack of support for the sport at an earlier time.
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Someone from Boston had a deal with the tribe and it got blocked. Local investors got involved and the WNBA still blocked it.
Report: WNBA blocking Sun deal with Conn. group
A Connecticut group, including the state and billionaire Marc Lasry, has exactly matched the reported $325M bid from Boston to buy the Connecticut Sun, but the WNBA’s hardline position on a move to Hartford is blocking progress, according to sources.
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com