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| - The Connecticut Sun are a professional basketball team in Uncasville, Connecticut. The franchise began in 2000 as the Orlando Miracle before attendance problems and lack of ownership interest in Orlando forced the team to relocate, in which they would move to Connecticut and changed the name to "Sun".
- The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season. The Sun was the first WNBA franchise not to be owned by an NBA owner; the team is owned by the Mohegan Indian tribe. Capitalizing on the popularity of women's basketball in Connecticut as a result of the success of the UConn Huskies, the Sun had the distinction of being the only WNBA team not to share its market with an NBA team from 2003 until the Seattle Supersonics moved, leaving the Storm alone in Seattle, Washington. Currently, the Sun is the only WNBA franchise (besides the defunct Miami
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| - The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season. The Sun was the first WNBA franchise not to be owned by an NBA owner; the team is owned by the Mohegan Indian tribe. Capitalizing on the popularity of women's basketball in Connecticut as a result of the success of the UConn Huskies, the Sun had the distinction of being the only WNBA team not to share its market with an NBA team from 2003 until the Seattle Supersonics moved, leaving the Storm alone in Seattle, Washington. Currently, the Sun is the only WNBA franchise (besides the defunct Miami Sol) to finish each season with fewer than 20 losses. The Sun has qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in six of its eight years in Connecticut. Notable players include the 7 foot 2 inch, the late Margo Dydek (died in 2011), Indiana native Katie Douglas, University of Connecticut standouts Asjha Jones and Nykesha Sales, 2010 Rookie of the Year Tina Charles and 2008 MVP runner-up point guard Lindsay Whalen. In 2004 and 2005, the Sun went to the WNBA Finals but fell short to Seattle and Sacramento, respectively.
- The Connecticut Sun are a professional basketball team in Uncasville, Connecticut. The franchise began in 2000 as the Orlando Miracle before attendance problems and lack of ownership interest in Orlando forced the team to relocate, in which they would move to Connecticut and changed the name to "Sun".
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