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Connecticut Sun point guard Lindsay Whalen will be among distinguished company Friday night when she serves as one of six grand marshals in the 2009 University of Minnesota Homecoming Parade.

The opportunity to compete for a spot on the U.S. senior national basketball team is not a privilege extended to many.

Geno Auriemma held his first formal meeting Tuesday night with the women's national basketball team in Washington, a prelude to today's opening practice at American University.

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.

Mohegan - " An eye injury will prevent Connecticut Sun point guard Lindsay Whalen from attending the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp, scheduled to run from Sept.

The Connecticut Sun returned from Atlanta on Saturday and held an afternoon practice, preparing for today's game as if it were any other.

Mohegan - Asjha Jones stood on the Mohegan Sun Arena floor before Sunday's Connecticut Sun finale to thank the fans.

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.

An organization gets used to a routine after making the playoffs six straight seasons, which made Sunday seem so surreal for the Connecticut Sun.

The Connecticut Sun 's slim playoff hopes ended Friday night with an 88-64 loss to the Atlanta Dream, meaning the team will miss the postseason for the first time since relocating to the state in 2003.

New London a " The Connecticut Sun beat the New York Liberty in overtime last Friday to stay alive in the mess that is the WNBA's Eastern Conference playoff race.

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

Not to get all dramatic on you or anything, but circumstances suggest that any hint of the word "playoffs" around the Connecticut Sun should be met with Jim Mora's classic postgame rant from his days coaching the Colts.

"It's been the worst couple of weeks for any of my teams since I've been here [2003]," Thibault said Thursday.

Hutchinson is Lindsay Whalen country. The popular professional basketball player continues to make impact on the hometown where she learned to play hoops.

Amber Holt scored 11 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter and overtime and the Connecticut Sun kept their playoffs hopes alive with an 88-85 victory over the New York Liberty on Friday night.

Connecticut Sun forward Asjha Jones confirmed Thursday that she's been invited to try out for USA Basketball's Senior National team.

Join four stars from the WNBA's Connecticut Sun aboard a sunset cruise up the Mystic River.

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.