DeWanna Bonner

DiJonai Carrington dives after a loose ball during a game against the Minnesota Lynx.

The Sun fall short in semifinals: Game 5 takeaways

By Gabby Alfveby / October 9, 2024

Brionna Jones: ‘We’re not a team that’s going to just lay down and die’

DiJonai Carrington shoots a layup, Bridget Carleton (6) chases in the foreground

Semifinals opponents Bridget Carleton and DiJonai Carrington both personify patience and perseverance

By Terry Horstman / October 7, 2024

Stephanie White: ‘Those are stories that need to be told because that is the reality of a lot of the players in our league’

Connecticut Sun guard Tyasha Harris puts her handle to her head and sticks out her tongue to celebrate a 3-pointer.

Connecticut Sun fight their way to WNBA Finals doorstep, force winner-take-all Game 5

By Gabby Alfveby / October 6, 2024

DeWanna Bonner: ‘Put it all out there again and whatever happens, happens.’

Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas and center Olivia Nelson-Ododa clench their fists and yell in celebration during a playoff game against the Indiana Fever.

6 takeaways for the Connecticut Sun from their Game 1 win

By Gabby Alfveby / September 23, 2024

Stephanie White: ‘Everybody stepped up. And that’s what it’s gonna take’

Connecticut Sun forward-guard DeWanna Bonner (24) shoots over Chicago Sky forward Brianna Turner (21).

The legacy of DeWanna Bonner

By Gabby Alfveby / September 22, 2024

Alyssa Thomas: ‘I think it’s an underrated legacy’

Connecticut Sun forward Brionna Jones boxes out Los Angeles Sparks forward-center Azura Stevens.

The evolution of Brionna Jones

By Gabby Alfveby / August 26, 2024

Stephanie White: ‘She just has a really strong knack for the ball’

Connecticut Sun starters form a huddle during a game.

How the Connecticut Sun spent their summer vacation

By Gabby Alfveby / August 13, 2024

Championship focus, but also some beach time

Arike Ogunbowale and Team WNBA teammates celebrate her hitting a 3-pointer in the 2024 All-Star Game

Sunday Notes, Week 9.5: Arike Ogunbowale again downs Team USA, Jordan Horston for MIP, Marina Mabrey on the move

By Emily Adler / July 21, 2024

Our weekly look around the WNBA looks at the first major in-season trade in nearly a decade and more.

DeWanna Bonner shoots the basketball over a defender

Inside the remarkable longevity of DeWanna Bonner 

By Noa Dalzell / July 15, 2024

‘She could probably roll out the bed and drop 20’

Connecticut Sun forward-guard DeWanna Bonner (on the left wearing number 24) Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas (in the middle wearing number 25) and Connecticut Sun forward Brionna Jones (on the right wearing number 42) face eachother in a triangle, laughing and celebrating.

Connecticut midseason check-in: At 16-4, the Sun have plenty to celebrate

By Noa Dalzell / July 5, 2024

Midway through the 2024 WNBA season, the Sun have the league’s second-best record, largely thanks to consistently-stellar defense, the elite play of Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner, and the breakout of DiJonai Carrington.