The 2025 WNBA season captured fans’ attention with a series of thrilling games. The Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury faced off in the Finals, where the Aces showcased their dominance by winning the series with a flawless 4-0 record.
Athletes Unlimited announced its final roster Thursday for the fifth season of its women’s professional basketball league, a group that again features a strong contingent of established WNBA talent led by Tina Charles.
Alongside every franchise in the WNBA, the Connecticut Sun are trying to use this offseason as wisely as possible. Several players are continuing to fine-tune their skills either overseas or during Unrivaled, and head coach Rachid Meziane is mapping out how he can turn his team's hideous record back around to where it once was.
Diamond DeShields played for the Phoenix Mercury during a challenging time. The Mercury finished the 2022 season with a record of 15-21, and while they made the playoffs, it was not easy.
The Phoenix Mercury finished the 2022 season with a record of 15-21. They made the playoffs, as teams like the Minnesota Lynx and the Los Angeles Sparks had worse seasons than they did.
The Connecticut Sun are in a relatively difficult position, given their record in the 2025 WNBA season. While they have many players under contract beyond this offseason, they will have some key players that they need to re-sign, most notably Tina Charles and Marina Mabrey.
The Connecticut Sun has had a rough go this year, but that doesn't take away from the level of talent the franchise holds. Between a trio of promising rookies and veteran players, the Sun is fortunate to be in the company of some rising WNBA icons.
The Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase is supposed to be a mid-November measuring stick. However, this year, it feels more like a collision course.
At the game, when announced “UConn legend and CT Sun star Tina Charles in the house tonight!” the crowd erupted. It’s not just a cameo, it was a homecoming.
Back in 2010, the Connecticut Sun selected Tina Charles No. 1 overall in the WNBA draft. In four seasons she became a star, as she was the WNBA rookie of the year in 2010 and the WNBA MVP in 2012.
Without question, Tina Charles is one of the best players in the three-decade history of the WNBA. She has quite the extensive resume and the veteran center can add more item to her legendary resume.
The Connecticut Sun’s 2025 season came to end on Wednesday following their 88-72 loss to the Atlanta Dream. While the Sun had already been eliminated from playoff contention quite some time ago, Wednesday’s game was the final game on their schedule.
Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles is the recipient of the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award.
Veteran center Tina Charles expressed her gratitude to Connecticut Sun fans on Saturday after an emotional win over the Phoenix Mercury, marking one of the team’s brighter moments in an otherwise challenging 2025 season.
Former New York Liberty star Tina Charles, now stationed with the Connecticut Sun, continues to torch certain sections of the WNBA record book. By sinking
Angel Reese posted a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds and Kamilla Cardoso scored 16 points to boost the host Chicago Sky to an 88-64 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday.
The Connecticut Sun visited the Chicago Sky at Wintrust Arena on Wednesday. While both teams are already out of contention for the playoffs, they want to end the regular season on a high note.
Angel Reese is a double-double machine.
Tina Charles scored 12 of her 21 points in the third quarter on Thursday, lifting the Connecticut Sun to a home-and-home sweep of the Washington Mystics with a 67-56 victory in Uncasville, Conn.
Tina Charles had 24 points as the Connecticut Sun played their best game of the season, romping past the visiting Golden State Valkyries, 95-64, Sunday at Uncasville, Conn.
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese remained in the clouds on Saturday afternoon with another dominant performance in an 87-81 upset win over the Minnesota Lynx.
Tina Charles is back, and the Connecticut Sun didn’t hold back their feelings. The MVP took the court once again in a Sun jersey for the first time since 2013 on Sunday against the Washington Mystics. After playing for UConn from 2006 to 2010, Charles was the overall No.
Only one player in WNBA history has scored more points than Atlanta Dream center Tina Charles.
No program in NCAA women's college basketball history has won more national championships than Connecticut's 11. Guided by legendary coach Geno Auriemma, the Huskies have been the gold standard in the women's game. Here's our list of the 20 best players in school history.
Former WNBA MVP and eight-time All-Star Tina Charles is mutually parting ways with the Phoenix Mercury after only 16 games played.
Charles wasn't able to make her debut for the Mystics during the 2020 WNBA season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The one-time WNBA MVP and the Mystics will look to right that wrong this year.
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