Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: Unpacking an awkward week for WNBA, CT Sun, Azzi Fudd, and more
This is going to be an awkward season for the Connecticut Sun. Full lame-duck seasons like the one coming up here are rare; and for good reason. Franchise removal more typically comes like ripping off a bandage.
The Braves reported to spring training in 1953 expecting to play in Boston, but were issued new hats with “M” for Milwaukee on March 18. Same thing happened to the Seattle Pilots even ...
This is going to be an awkward season for the Connecticut Sun . Full lame-duck seasons like the one coming up here are rare; and for good reason. Franchise removal more typically comes like ripping off a bandage.
The Braves reported to spring training in 1953 expecting to play in Boston, but were issued n ew hats with “M” for Milwaukee on March 18. Same thing happened to the Seattle Pilots even closer to Opening Day. Topps didn’t even have time to change its baseball cards for the 1970 Brewers.
It was only late in the 1997 NHL season that we learned all hope was lost and there was no saving the Whale in Hartford . But this is 2026, this is the WNBA, and if there is one thing this league does, it’s “awkward,” especially when they get their long-stated desire for more coverage by traditional media. Even at a time to bask in its hard-won labor peace, The W keeps shooting itself in the foot like Yosemite Sam in a Saturday morning cartoon.
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