Amber Holt News

Courtesy of the Connecticut Sun media relations department, here's a quick look at how some of their players are doing in their part-time jobs as EuroLeague stars.

Lindsay Whalen, the only player to start all 34 games for the Connecticut Sun , sustained a concussion Sunday in the season finale against Indiana and left the floor with 7:01 to play.

After a summer of watching hideous basketball, a crowd of 9,047 showed up Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena to send the Connecticut Sun into the most important offseason in the history of the franchise.

Seems strange to have said goodbye to the Connecticut Sun players and coaches on Sunday without at least a short chance to watch them in the WNBA playoffs.

Kerri Gardin had 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists to help the Connecticut Sun beat an injury-prone Indiana Fever team 95-85 Sunday.

They were dead. Dead. Like Jimmy Hoffa levels of dead. And frankly, there was no reason to think they wouldn't stay dead.

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will throw in the bullpen today and could be ready to return to the mound tomorrow, manager Joe Girardi said.

With superb command of his driver and his typical dose of great putting, Steve Stricker ran off five straight birdies to share the first-round lead with Jim Furyk in the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Mass.

Deanna Nolan scored 22 points, Shavonte Zellous added 16 and the Detroit Shock moved a step closer to the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 70-63 overtime victory over the Indiana Fever on Friday night.

Rebekkah Brunson scored a career-high 32 points and had 13 rebounds, leading the Sacramento Monarchs over the slumping Connecticut Sun, 90-70 on Tuesday night.

Sue Bird scored 21 points to lead five players in double figures, and the Seattle Storm beat the Connecticut Sun 86-74 Thursday night to earn their sixth consecutive playoff berth.

Mohegan -- What they've always known, that basketball is what they do and not who they are, never felt more prevalent and more absolute than in the past few days.

New York - The Connecticut Sun had a five-point lead with three minutes, 21 seconds left in regulation Friday night.

Lindsay Whalen made two free throws with 34 seconds left to give Connecticut the lead for good and the Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 98-94 on Saturday night.

There are times when spontaneous decisions can help teams and times when they work against them.

Mohegan - It's fair to say that more than one Connecticut Sun fan or media member has wondered why certain players are on the roster.

New York LIberty's Shameka Christon and teammate Janel McCarville beat out Connecticut Sun's Sandrine Gruda for a rebound during the overtime period of a WNBA basketball game Friday, Aug.

Mohegan - Discussions about an athlete's confidence sometimes sound like babble masquerading as actual analysis.

The Connecticut Sun can see the finish line of the WNBA season. It's only three weeks and 10 games away, Sept.

UNCASVILLEAssociated PressLindsay Whalen scored seven of her 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Connecticut Sun rallied to a 74-69 victory against the New York Liberty on Wednesday night.Amber Holt had 12 points and Whalen also had 10 rebounds for the Sun , who came back from .