What are your thoughts on the relocation of the Connecticut Sun and the revival of the Houston Comets?
The Sun are becoming the Comets. What are your thoughts on the WNBA departing Connecticut and returning to Houston?
Sheryl Swoopes is defended by Katie Douglas during a 2005 game. | NBAE via Getty Images Good news? Bad news?
Or, a mix of both? The Houston Comets are coming back! The Connecticut Sun are going away.
The long-rumored relocation of the Sun from Connecticut to Houston, with the concomitant revival of the Comets branding, is happening, as first reported by PaperCity Magazine . Per ESPN , an official announcement is expected to be made on Monday. The WNBA is going back to HOUSTON🔥🏀 (Via Paper City Magazine of Houston) pic.
twitter. com/Kfz9WQw1GT — We Need To Talk (@WeNeedToTalk) March 27, 2026 This outcome is not unexpected as, after the final round of expansion teams were announced, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert expressed her affinity for Houston’s bid, led by the owners of the NBA’s Houston Rockets, Tillman Fertitta and his family, and signaled that the league would like to see a franchise return to the market. The commissioner is getting her wish, with the Fertitta-led group purchasing the team from the Mohegan Sun Tribe for $300 million, and with no relocation fee.
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