Emily Adams
Sports Reporter at Hartford Courant
uconn wbb & connecticut sun @hartfordcourant • @IthacanOnline alum • formerly @greenvillenews @knoxnews • olympic nerd, raging philadelphian • she/her🌈
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6 days ago |
myrtlebeachonline.com | Emily Adams
UNCASVILLE, Conn. - For more than a decade, superstar forward Alyssa Thomas was synonymous with the Connecticut Sun. Nicknamed ‘The Engine' by fans, Thomas was the centerpiece of the franchise almost as soon as she was drafted with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2014 WNBA draft out of Maryland. But after 11 years, five All-Star selections and two appearances in the WNBA Finals, Thomas left the Sun this offseason to join the Phoenix Mercury via a sign-and-trade deal.
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1 week ago |
courant.com | Emily Adams
UNCASVILLE — For more than a decade, superstar forward Alyssa Thomas was synonymous with the Connecticut Sun. Nicknamed ‘The Engine’ by fans, Thomas was the centerpiece of the franchise almost as soon as she was drafted with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft out of Maryland. But after 11 years, five All-Star selections and two appearances in the WNBA Finals, Thomas left the Sun this offseason to join the Phoenix Mercury via a sign-and-trade deal.
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1 week ago |
courant.com | Emily Adams
Even before her name was officially announced as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, Paige Bueckers was feeling the love from the Dallas Wings. After she led the UConn women’s basketball team to its long-awaited 12th NCAA championship, Wings guard DiJonai Carrington commented under her celebratory Instagram post, “Congrats tea**ate!!” (meaning teammate, though she couldn’t say it yet) while forward NaLyssa Smith tagged Bueckers in a post on X, writing “It’s timeee…”.
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1 week ago |
courant.com | Emily Adams
UNCASVILLE — Almost as soon as the Connecticut Sun were on the clock for back-to-back first-round picks in Monday night’s WNBA Draft, the team’s war room back at Mohegan Sun knew exactly what it wanted to do. A few minutes later, it was official: The Sun selected LSU forward Aneesah Morrow with the No. 7 overall pick, then added NC State guard Saniya Rivers with the No. 8 overall pick.
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1 week ago |
oneidadispatch.com | Emily Adams
UConn point guard Kaitlyn Chen selected No. 30 in 2025 WNBA Draft by Golden State Valkyries
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