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Reports: Connecticut Sun will move to Houston following the 2026 WNBA season
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (372+ words) The Connecticut Sun's ownership saga appears to be over, with the WNBA team reportedly set to move to Houston for the 2027 season. According to multiple reports, the Fertitta family, owners of the NBA's Houston Rockets, have reached an agreement to…...
Bristol District Attorney Thomas Quinn says he is not seeking reelection - The Boston Globe
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (398+ words) Bristol District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III, who led the office when it won a murder conviction of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, said Tuesday that he won't seek reelection in November. "After serving almost 12 years as Bristol County…...
Connecticut reports first case of measles in more than 4-years - The Boston Globe
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (624+ words) Connecticut health officials have confirmed the state's first case of measles in more than four years involving an unvaccinated child under the age of 10 in Fairfield County, the state Department of Public Health announced Thursday. The child had recently traveled…...
Connecticut launches a pizza trail and fighting words in quest for total domination over New York - The Boston Globe
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (287+ words) No doubt about it " plastering billboards around New York City touting the excellence of Connecticut pizza was a gutsy move. Former long-time New York City resident Anthony Anthony, now chief marketing officer for the state of Connecticut, has gone on…...
Mother, two others charged in death of child found in storage bin outside Connecticut home - The Boston Globe
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (329+ words) Karla Garcia, 29, of New Britain, was being held on $5 million bail and was expected to be arraigned on Tuesday. She faces numerous counts including murder with special circumstances and conspiracy. It's not known if she has retained an attorney. The…...
Bristol Myers to buy Cambridge startup Orbital Therapeutics, building out cell therapy pipeline - The Boston Globe
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (353+ words) Bristol Myers Squibb said Friday that it would buy Cambridge startup Orbital Therapeutics for $1.5 billion in cash, the latest move in a brewing race to develop safer and more scalable cell therapies for cancer and autoimmune disorders. Orbital is developing…...
Sorry, New England: Connecticut’s not going anywhere - The Boston Globe
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (818+ words) Good morning. I'm Julianne Varacchi, deputy multimedia director and Connecticut resident, here to defend the state against Billy Baker's suggestion two weeks ago that Connecticut should secede from New England. (Ian Prasad Philbrick will be back Monday.) But first, here's…...
The WNBA is wary of letting the Connecticut Sun move to Boston. This dynamic helps explain why. - The Boston Globe
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (988+ words) Good morning. With the help of a Globe sports editor, we're explaining why the WNBA is hesitating to greenlight an effort to relocate the Connecticut Sun to Boston. But first, here's what else is going on: When then-Celtics minority owner…...
It’s time for Connecticut to secede from New England. For its own good. - The Boston Globe
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1213+ words) Good morning. I'm Billy Baker, guest-writing Starting Point to offer this modest proposal: It's time for Connecticut to leave New England. But first, here's what else is going on: Is it lame for Connecticut to try to change the fact…...
Connecticut Sun acquire Aaliyah Edwards from Washington Mystics in exchange for Jacy Sheldon - The Boston Globe
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (450+ words) The Connecticut Sun on Thursday traded guard Jacy Sheldon to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Aaliyah Edwards. Washington also receives the right to swap its 2026 first-round pick for Connecticut's. Edwards, 23, was the sixth overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft…...