Hartford Mayor Criticizes WNBA as the Fight to Keep Sun in Connecticut Continues

Hartford mayor criticizes WNBA as the fight to keep Sun in Connecticut continues

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The mayor of Hartford waded into the fight over the future of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun on Thursday. Fans deflated following news of Connecticut Sun’s pending sale Mayor Arunan Arulampalam (D) excoriated the WNBA for reportedly opposing a deal that would see the Sun bought by a Connecticut-based ownership group and relocated to Hartford, where they would play at the newly-renamed PeoplesBank Arena. "Half the WNBA…

Push to keep Connecticut Sun in the state continues

Lawmakers are campaigning to move the team to Hartford, but they say the WNBA won’t allow the sale to happen. Rich Brown from Ellington said Hartford is the...

Hartford mayor urges fans to call WNBA and demand that the Connecticut Sun stay in state

Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam provided fans the WNBA's phone number Wednesday and told them to tell the league to "take their hands off" the Connecticut Sun.