What's clear is that Providence would face stiff competition from Boston, where the Connecticut Sun already have an established audience.

Healey praised the Sun for bringing so many figures from so many corners of sports and business together in the name of women’s sports.

Tempers flared the last time these teams met, as Connecticut's Jacy Sheldon and Marina Mabrey got into it with Indiana's Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham.

Today, the Connecticut Sun announced that the organization has signed forward Haley Peters to a seven-day contract. Per team policy, no terms were disclosed. Peters originally signed a training camp contract with the Sun prior to the 2025 regular season and has appeared in 19 regular season contests for the team this year,

The chances of bringing the WNBA to Providence remains slim, but WPRI’s Eli Sherman reported Friday that Governor Dan McKee had a meeting to discuss the possibility of relocating the Connecticut Sun to Providence.

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Kelsey Plum finishes with 23 points and Azurá Stevens scores 21 points as the Sparks hold on late to take a 92-88 win over the Connecticut Sun.

"It just shows the growth and the expansion of the league,” Connecticut Sun forward Tina Charles said of playing at the TD Garden against the Indiana Fever on Tuesday.