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Connecticut Sun on the move?

The Sun might be setting on Connecticut, with the WNBA team reportedly scouting a sale — and a possible relocation from their Uncasville home.

• According to Sportico, the long-time franchise hired investment firm Allen & Company to look into selling the team, which has been owned and operated by Mohegan Tribe since 2003.

• The Sun were most recently valued at $80 million, up significantly from the ~$10 million paid to move the team from Orlando to Connecticut more than 20 years ago — but far lower than today’s going rate.

Big picture: With a new CBA on the horizon and many of the league’s top players up for free agency in 2026, some WNBA teams are having a hard time keeping up with deep-pocketed owners entering the league — especially when it comes to player resources.

• Expansion side Golden State will play their first WNBA game on Friday, with two additional incoming teams in Toronto and Portland already confirmed and rumors of more on the way.

• “If I’m being honest, I don’t think you can be a team right now that’s not looking into how to build a practice facility,” Sun president Jennifer Rizzotti told the Hartford Current earlier this year. “I don’t think you can really compete for a player going forward if you’re not able to say to them, ‘Yes we are doing this.’… You will not be in Connecticut without an ownership group that understands this.”

Nearby interest: A nearby move could be in the cards for the Sun, after the team sold out Boston’s TD Garden in 2024 — pointing to the city’s market potential.

• The Sun will return to the home of the Celtics next month to take on the Indiana Fever.

Concacaf drops Champions Cup details

Orlando, Washington, and Gotham FC will represent the NWSL in this fall’s Concacaf W Champions Cup, the confederation announced on Monday, also releasing other key details ahead of the tournament’s second iteration.

• 2024’s top three NWSL finishers will join one club from Panama, three from Mexico, one from El Salvador, one from Costa Rica, and one from Canada in the group stage, set to run from August through October of this year.

• Mirroring the inaugural event’s expansive schedule, the four-game semifinal and final rounds will take place over a single weekend in May 2026.

Big picture: This year’s battle to become North America’s top club team is still ongoing, with Gotham FC cruising along in the 2024/25 Champions Cup while also qualifying for next year’s competition.

• The Bats next face May 21st’s semifinal against América Femenil in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, while Tigres Femenil will take on Portland later that evening.

• The 2024/25 Champions Cup final is scheduled for May 24th, with the winner automatically qualifying for both the 2026 Champions Cup and 2028 Club World Cup.

Takeaway: As interest in the women’s game grows around the world, FIFA is looking to capitalize on demand with new regional competitions — while also adding to an increasingly crowded schedule for some of its most successful teams.

Tennis favorites fall in Rome

The Italian Open keeps rolling in Rome, as tennis titans stumble and a wide open Roland-Garros field emerges ahead of the fast-approaching French Open.

• Reigning French Open champion and world No. 2 Iga Świątek fell to US star Danielle Collins in straight sets in Saturday’s third round, adding to her mounting 2025 tournament loss tally.

• “I just wasn’t there, present, you know, to fight and to compete,” Świątek said after the match. “I focused on mistakes, and it’s my mistake and I’m not doing things right… I’ll try to change that.”

• Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka has also turned her sights to the Paris Grand Slam, after her eight-match winning streak ended in yesterday’s Round of 16.

Big picture: A clay specialist with four of the last five French Open titles under her belt, Świątek’s recent struggles point to a shifting landscape as the surface’s season continues.

• However, hopes are on the rise for US contender Coco Gauff, with the world No. 4 advancing to face No. 7 Mirra Andreeva in Wednesday’s quarterfinals.

• No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has also shown marked consistency, moving on to her own quarterfinal matchup with No. 8 Qinwen Zheng.

Tune in: The Italian Open continues through Saturday, with live coverage on The Tennis Channel.

WNBA teams cut rookies loose

More WNBA teams have announced big cuts as teams strive to meet the league’s 12-player maximum, with few days remaining before the final roster deadline.

• Las Vegas completed their lineup by waiving undrafted rookie Deja Kelly on Monday, despite the 23-year-old Oregon alum scoring 15 points and the game-winner against Phoenix last week.

• Seattle has also reached compliance, waiving forward Brianna Fraser, 2024 third-round pick Mackenzie Holmes, and 2025 26th overall pick Serena Sundell while 2025 No. 2 overall pick Dominique Malonga joined the team this week from Europe.

• Atlanta released 17th overall pick Shyanne Sellers on Monday, after acquiring the Maryland grad from Golden State just last week — though the Dream still has additional cuts to make to meet salary cap requirements.

Barclays WSL reintroduces itself

Following last weekend’s season finale, the Women’s Super League rolled out a full rebrand on Monday, with new visual identities and naming rights for the English women’s football pyramid.

• The second-tier Championship League is now WSL2, bringing the UK’s top two club leagues under the same naming umbrella.

• The Women’s Professional Leagues Limited — the organization that oversees the WSL and WSL2 — changed its name to Women’s Super League Football.

• WSL logos also got a refresh, introducing a “new brand identity born from the movement of female footballers.”

A personal touch: “As a long-time football fan, having the chance to create the future of women’s football is the absolute brief of dreams and a career highlight,” said Clara Mulligan, managing parter and head of design at Anomaly, the creative agency behind the rebrand. “We’ve created a brand that is built for motion and captures the true spirit of the game.”

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It took No. 1 playoff seed Montréal four overtime periods to earn their first PWHL postseason win on Sunday, sealing the 3-2 victory with a goal from Catherine Dubois to tie the series with Ottawa.