Connecticut Sun Relocating to Houston

0:00Big news for WNBA fans, the Connecticut Sun are up for sale and likely headed to Houston after the 2026 season. Sources tell ESPN the deal is in the works, marking a major shift for the franchise. The team will play out its final full year in Unkasville in 2026 before relocating to Texas in 2027. This season, they've already got two games lined up in Hartford at People's Bank Arena. Houston once hosted the comments, one of the league's original teams that folded back in 2008. The relocated sun are expected to revive that name and bring pro women's basketball back to the city. The sun have called Unkasville home since the Mohican tribe bought them in 2003, moving them from Orlando. Last year, the team hit the market amid a flurry of bids, including one over $300 million from Boston investors and a local push-from. Hartford backers linked to billionaire Mark Lazare. State leaders even floated using pension funds to keep the team in Connecticut,

1:01but the league seems to prefer bigger markets like Houston. As details firm up, fans are bracing for change on and off the court. That wraps Hartford News today, brought to you with AI. I'm Corey with The Story.