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0 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Connecticut Sun fans, many decked in the orange shirts they have been wearing for years, turned out one last time as the franchise played its final game before moving to Houston, a 95-81 win over the Toronto Tempo on Thursday night.
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franchise → deck → night
Longtime season ticket holders were among those honored as the Sun said goodbye to Mohegan Sun Arena.
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Sun → honor → Arena
When the Sun moved from Orlando to Connecticut after the 2002 season, former UConn stars Nykesha Sales and Rebecca Lobo were the faces of the franchise.
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Sales → move → franchise
Sales, recently hired as an assistant coach at UConn, was among those recognized Thursday.
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Sales → hire → those
Another UConn product, Aaliyah Edwards, had 14 first-half points to help the Sun to a 38-36 lead at the break.
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product → have → break
The Sun took control in the third quarter, much to the delight of the sellout crowd of 8,911, and went on to snap a six-game skid.
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Sun → take → skid
Blaze, the Sun mascot, delighted the crowd by banking in a half-court shot shortly before the players came onto the court.
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players → delight → court
The game ended with the five Sun players on the court embracing, and the rest of the team walked onto the court and raised their arms.
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rest → end → arms
Former UConn star and WNBA President Jennifer Rizzotti grabbed a microphone and thanked the crowd.
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Rizzotti → grab → crowd
MYSTICS 101, SKY 93
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sonia Citron scored 21 points, Kiki Iriafen had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and playoff-bound Washington beat Chicago in their regular-season finale.
Washington (27-17) needed a loss by Indiana to earn the fifth-seed in the playoffs and a first-round matchup with the Atlanta Dream.
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Washington → score → Dream
The sixth seed plays No. 3 seed and defending champion Las Vegas in the best-of-three opening round that begins on Sunday.
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that → play → Sunday
Chicago (16-28) fell behind quickly and trailed by 25 in the fourth quarter before getting within 95-91 on Courtney Vandersloot’s four-point play and layup with a minute left.
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Chicago → fall → minute
Citron ended the threat when she fed Iriafen for a bucket with 39 seconds to play.
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she → end → seconds
Washington won seven of eight games down the stretch and 16 of its last 19, going 3-0 against Chicago.
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Washington → win → Chicago
Michaela Onyenwere also had 16 points, Georgia Amoore had 14 and Cotie McMahon 12 off the bench.
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McMahon → have → bench
Shakira Austin had 11 rebounds as the Mystics had a 44-27 advantage on the boards.
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Mystics → have → boards
Vandersloot, Kamila Cardoso and Sydney Taylor each had 16 for Chicago.
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Vandersloot → have → Chicago
Kayla McBride scored 22 points on 6-for-10 shooting from 3-point range as top-seeded Minnesota closed the regular season by cruising to a victory Thursday night that pushed the Indiana Fever into sixth place entering the WNBA playoffs.
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that → score → playoffs
Natasha Howard had 21 points and Courtney Williams added nine points, seven rebounds and 10 assists for the Lynx, who played without star point guard Olivia Miles for a second straight game due to a left calf injury.
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who → add → injury
The Lynx snapped back from a blowout loss to the Fever on the road two days ago.
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Lynx → snap → road
Kelsey Mitchell had a team-leading 10 points and Caitlin Clark scored a season-low two points on 1-for-12 shooting as the Fever fell behind 25-4 late in the first quarter and never recovered.
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Fever → lead → quarter
Minnesota (33-11), which had already secured the No. 1 seed for the second consecutive year, will face New York in a best-of-three first-round matchup starting Sunday.
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which → secure → matchup
The Liberty beat the Lynx in seven games in the WNBA Finals in 2024.
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Liberty → beat → 2024
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