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Banham leads 5 in double figures with 16 points, Sun beat Wings 85-67
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rachel Banham scored 16 points to lead five Connecticut players in double figures and the Sun cruised to an 85-67 victory over the Dallas Wings on Saturday. Dijonai Carrington scored 14 points, Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, nine rebounds and nine assists and...
Alyssa Thomas scores 10 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter and the Sun beat the Sky 83-75
CHICAGO (AP) — Alyssa Thomas scored 10 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter, Brionna Jones scored 14 of her 18 in the first half and the Connecticut Sun beat the Chicago Sky 83-75 on Wednesday night. Connecticut opened the fourth quarter on a 10-3 run, started by Tiffany...
US opts for experience and versatility on Olympic women's basketball roster, passes on Caitlin Clark
USA Basketball said experience was a major reason Caitlin Clark was not on the U.S. women's Olympic roster that was officially revealed Tuesday. The selection committee didn't believe the talented Clark had enough of high-level reps to be a member of the group headed to the Paris...
Engaged Sun teammates Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner find work-life balance in the WNBA
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas have found a comfortable work-life balance in the WNBA. They are the unquestioned leaders of the Connecticut Sun on the court and partners off of it. Behind their combined scoring average of 32 points,...
Bonner has 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Sun shut down the Dream 69-50
ATLANTA (AP) — DeWanna Bonner had 18 points and 10 rebounds, DiJonai Carrington added 15 points and the Connecticut Sun remained undefeated with a 69-50 win over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday. In addition to Bonner's traditional double-double, Alyssa Thomas had 14 rebounds, 11...
Jones scores a season-high 22, Sun move to franchise-best 7-0 start with 74-72 win over Wings
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Brionna Jones scored a season-high 22 points, Alyssa Thomas added 15 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds, and the Connecticut Sun held off the Dallas Wings 74-72 on Friday night for their seventh straight win to start the season. Connecticut (7-0) is the...
Sun's DeWanna Bonner scores 19, Alyssa Thomas ejected for foul on Angel Reese in 86-82 win over Sky
CHICAGO (AP) — Connecticut's DeWanna Bonner scored 19 points and teammate Alyssa Thomas was ejected after hitting Chicago's Angel Reese in the neck in the Sun's 86-82 win on Saturday night. DiJonai Carrington and Brionna Jones each scored 16 points and Ty Harris added 15 for the...
Bonner hits late free throws, scores 20 points to help Sun beat Lynx 83-82 in OT
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner made two free throws with 7.4 seconds left in overtime and the Connecticut Sun ran their season-opening winning streak to four games, overcoming an early 13-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Lynx 83-82 on Thursday night. Bonner finished...
The Sun score 15 straight points in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Mystics 84-77
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner had 22 points and six of Connecticut's 14 steals, DiJonai Carrington added 21 points and the Sun used a big fourth quarter to beat the Washington Mystics 84-77 on Friday night. Connecticut has won 10 of the last 11 regular-season meetings...
Caitlin Clark finishes with 20 points and 10 turnovers as Fever fall to Connecticut in WNBA opener
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Caitlin Clark struggled early in her WNBA debut before finishing with 20 points and 10 turnovers as the Indiana Fever fell to the Connecticut Sun 92-71 on Tuesday night. Alyssa Thomas led the Sun with 13 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, registering the...
