"The state of Connecticut has submitted a proposal that would keep the Sun in the state, two months after the team's ownership group presented a deal to the WNBA that would have relocated the franchise to Boston. The limited partnership agreement, involving funds affiliated with the state, would involve selling a minority stake in the franchise at a valuation higher than the WNBA's current $250 million offer to buy the team, which would allow the league to relocate the franchise to a market of its choice."
"I do believe that the best place for the Connecticut Sun is Connecticut because we have this very fierce fan base for women basketball, We love the Huskies. We love watching the Sun. So many of our favorite players from UConn will be part of the Sun or have been part of the Sun, and we've seen that the Connecticut Sun players have been great community leaders and role models."
"Games would be held at Mohegan Sun Arena, the team's current home site, and PeoplesBank Arena (formerly the XL Center) in Hartford. There is a desire from the state to hold more games in Hartford, but at the moment the Sun are allocated only a handful of games to be held there each season. The state would also build and finance a practice facility in Hartford, sources told ESPN, that would be leased by the team."
Connecticut submitted a limited partnership proposal offering funds to purchase a minority stake in the WNBA's Sun at a valuation above the league's $250 million purchase offer. The proposal aims to keep the franchise in-state after ownership presented a Boston relocation deal two months earlier. Home games would continue at Mohegan Sun Arena and PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, with the state pushing for more Hartford dates. The state plans to build and finance a Hartford practice facility to be leased by the team. Any sale and the proposal require Mohegan tribe consultation and WNBA approval.
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