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Fans flock to Mohegan Sun Arena to catch a glimpse of Sue Bird in her final season

UNCASVILLE — Well over an hour before the start of Friday night’s game between the Connecticut Sun and Seattle Storm, fans flocked the tunnel adjacent to the court at Mohegan Sun Arena.

From little girls to middle-aged men, everyone eagerly waited with the hopes of an interaction with Sue Bird. Many wore her jersey. Some had on UConn gear. Others held signs honoring the star point guard, who officially announced Thursday that she’d be retiring from professional basketball at the end of this season.

Cali Durham’s eyes went wide and her face lit up as Bird signed a hand drawn poster wishing the 41-year-old a “Happy Pride Month.” The 10-year-old, wearing a green and yellow Storm No. 10 jersey, recently did a school project on Bird and has been wanting to see her play in person for a long time.

“I look up to her because she’s just one of the reasons why I feel like I can play basketball and I shouldn’t care what people think,” Durham said. “She’s just been a really big idol to me.”

A even larger group of fans formed in the same area a half hour later, again hoping to catch a glimpse of Bird. When she was announced in the Storm’s starting lineup before the game, the crowd erupted. Seattle’s other former UConn stars, Breanna Stewart and Gabby Williams, got loud cheers, too.

The stands at Mohegan Sun Arena were fuller than they’d been all season, the lower bowl packed and much of the upper deck crowded as well. A Sun…

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Bonner leads Sun past Storm

Mohegan — Ask DeWanna Bonner how she’s doing on any given day and the Connecticut Sun veteran will most likely answer, “I’m old.”

On a Friday night in which a sizable percentage of the 7,088 fans came to Mohegan Sun Arena to see the Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart and most especially old favorite Sue Bird, it was Bonner who shined when it counted.

Bonner scored 15 of her game-high 20 in the fourth and added 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals to lead the Sun to an 82-71 win.

Connecticut (12-4) clinched the season series against the Storm (9-6). It won at Seattle on June 5, 93-86.

Bonner missed 10 of 12 shots through three quarters. She made six of her seven field goals in the fourth, including two threes.

“My teammates, man, they just kept telling me to keep shooting, it’s going to fall, it’s going to fall at the right time,” Bonner said. “That’s what (happened). Once I got one going, I felt a little bit better. They just told me to keep staying aggressive because I think I passed up a couple of shots (earlier).”

Jonquel Jones had 17 points, 13 rebounds and four assists for the Sun and Brionna Jones added 19 points. Alyssa Thomas added 10 points, eight assists and five rebounds.

Connecticut shot 52.2-percent.

Stewart led Seattle with 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Bird scored 14 with four assists.

“The fourth quarter, we struggled,” Stewart said. “In order to steal a game on the road, you have to play better in all (four) quarters.”

Connecticut had gone cold in the third quarter (it shot 35.3-percent from the floor) and needed someone to get rolling. That someone was Bonner.

Bonner tied the game with a tough 14-foot pullup jumper and followed with a three…

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Mohegan Sun shows love for UConn great Sue Bird one day after her WNBA retirement announcement

UNCASVILLE — While the Seattle Storm headed down the tunnel from the court to their locker room an hour before tipoff Friday night, Cali Durham charged up the Mohegan Sun Arena stairs, waving precious cargo.

“I asked her to sign this,” Durham, 10, said, holding a small Pride Month poster she’d made, “and my friend, too, and she did.”

Durham was wearing one of several green-and-yellow Seattle No. 10 jerseys dotting the stands Friday night as Sue Bird, UConn legend turned WNBA legend, came to town for the second-to-last time as a pro to play the Connecticut Sun. Bird announced Thursday that this season would be her last.

The Storm, also featuring UConn alumnae Breanna Stewart and Gabby Williams, drew a solid hand as they came out for the pregame shootaround from a crowd that stretched into the upper tier of the arena.

All three Huskies products were starters. All three got applause when they were announced. Bird, called out last, drew a roar as most o f the crowd of 7,088 jumped to their feet.

“Of course it means a lot,” Bird said after the game. “Especially being in Connecticut, it was kind of funny to walk out there and see so much green and yellow in the stands.”

Some of the fans wore Bird’s jersey. One, behind the scorer’s table, waved Bird’s UConn jersey. Others…

“There was a bunch of people courtside: Two guys had” — Bird chuckled — “my Sports Illustrated Swimsuit picture, like, on a T-shirt. That was hilarious.”

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Sun must continue to be on the defensive vs. Sky

Mohegan — The Connecticut Sun continue to be defensive.

Defense was a foundation of Connecticut’s success during its franchise-record 2021 season with four of its starters earning WNBA All-Defensive Team honors — Briann January, Jasmine Thomas and Brionna and Jonquel Jones.

Only the Joneses remain from that group, but the Sun have continued to play well defensively this season. They’ll need to continue that Friday night when they host the defending champion Chicago Sky (7, Mohegan Sun Arena, NESN).

“Philosophically, we are who we are,” Connecticut head coach and general manager Curt Miller said. “We just have a little bit different personnel.”

The Sun (10-3) used the combination of defense, grit and deliberate pace to tie the single season franchise record for most wins in a season (26). Their 26-6 record set a single-season franchise record for winning percentage (.813). They were also first in defensive field goal percentage (40.9).

Connecticut was going to take a step back in defensive efficiency this season when it opted to sign guard Courtney Williams in free agency, meaning that it wouldn’t have the cap space to keep January, who later signed with the Seattle Storm.

Thomas, the team’s longtime starting point guard, suffered a season-ending ACL injury in her right knee in the first quarter of the Sun’s fourth game of the season (May 22 at the Indiana Fever).

Connecticut ranks fifth out of 12 teams in defensive field goal percentage (42.8) this season while holding opponents to a league-low 64.5 field goal attempts per game.

The Indiana Fever shot 37.5-percent against the Sun on Wednesday night (Connecticut won, 88-69).

Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell was shooting 44.7-percent prior to Wednesday and was the league’s third-leading scorer (19.5 ppg).

Mitchell shot 3 of 13 for nine points in 32 minutes on Wednesday. She missed 10 of 12 shots and…

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LCCCA agrees on legal fees in suit over circus protests at arena

The Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township is seen in this file photo. A negotiated payment on court-ordered attorneys’ fees is expected to end the civil case filed six years ago over protests outside the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Times Leader file photo

The Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township is seen in this file photo. A negotiated payment on court-ordered attorneys’ fees is expected to end the civil case filed six years ago over protests outside the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.

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WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A negotiated payment on court-ordered attorneys’ fees is expected to end the civil case filed six years ago over protests outside the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.

At its regularly scheduled public meeting Wednesday, the Luzerne County Convention Center Authority, which owns the arena, agreed to pay $65,000 in attorneys’ fees for animal rights activist Silvie Pomicter and Last Chance for Animals. Pomicter and Last Chance for Animals filed suit in 2016 against the Authority and SMG, the arena management company at the time, over restrictions placed on protesters at the former Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus shows.

Donna Cupinski, chairwoman of the Authority’s 11-member appointed board, Thursday said the attorneys are working on the agreement and no payment has yet been made.

The initial amount requested was approximately $250,000, Cupinski said. It dropped to $168,000, an amount the board thought was “totally ridiculous,” with the payment not going for attorneys’ fees, but instead to the Last Chance for Animals organization, she said.

“We went back and forth to negotiate a fee,” Cupinski said. “They accepted our last offer. We’re…

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Arena board agrees to pay $65K in legal fees to plaintiff in circus lawsuit

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Sun return home and beat Fever for fourth straight win

Jun. 9—MOHEGAN — Much has been said (and written) about the Connecticut Sun’s recent flurry of games by both the team and outsiders.

The Sun had played nine games in 17 days. They concluded that stretch with four games in six days on the West Coast, including back-to-back games in Las Vegas and Phoenix.

Connecticut returned home to Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday night still a bit weary to play against the fast-paced Indiana Fever, not an ideal matchup for a team that could benefit from a slower game.

And now comes the “but”…

“We said it going into the game — nobody cares,” Sun Jonquel Jones said after an 88-69 win before 4,088 at Mohegan Sun Arena.

“Nobody cares if you didn’t sleep. Nobody cares if you have a back-to-back. … People see wins and they see losses. They don’t see all the circumstances that were behind it. So that was the main thing that we had going into that game, that no matter what (Indiana) did, there was never a feeling that we couldn’t punch them back, that we couldn’t get back into the game.”

It was the fourth straight win for the Sun (10-3). It was their 10th game in 20 days.

“It’s a unique challenge coming off the stretch that we’ve come off of,” Connecticut head coach Curt Miller said. “The challenge of your first game back is (it’s) always interesting to see what you have in the tank, and we were certainly still fatigued and tired going into this game.

“Really pleased that we came away with an important home victory tonight. Even with some fatigue and tired legs, we found a way to keep that team that plays either one or two in pace in the league and can really fly up-and-down the floor to under 20 (points) each quarter. That’s big.”

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Scout Gaming, Mohegan, Hard Rock & Softswiss: on the move

With comings and goings commonplace across the industry, Hard Rock Atlantic City, Softswiss, Scout Gaming and Mohegan, all feature in our latest rundown of a number of recent manoeuvres.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Atlantic City 

Anthony Faranca has been named the General Manager of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Atlantic City.

Faranca began his casino career in Atlantic City as a Guest Services Manager and was promoted to Regional Vice President of National Casino Marketing at the four Caesars Atlantic City properties.

He returned to the east coast in 2019 and joined the Cordish Companies as Vice President and General Manager of live casino in Hanover, MD. In this role Faranca navigated the COVID-19 pandemic, launched a FanDuel Sportsbook, and opened a 5,000-seat event centre.

“I am thrilled to welcome Anthony to Hard Rock Atlantic City,” said Joe Lupo, Hard Rock Atlantic City’s Property President. “His depth of knowledge coupled with his experience in the casino industry will be an asset to our team and our incredible casino resort. 

“Anthony’s comprehensive understanding of this market will be instrumental to Hard Rock’s continued success as an industry leader in this region.”

Scout Gaming

After six years as Scout Gaming’s CEO, Andreas Ternström has stepped down from the role but will remain as a shareholder. 

Commenting on his departure, Ternström said: “I would like to thank all partners, coworkers, board and owners for this time. I would like to give a special thanks to all talented and courageous employees in Ukraine who are valiantly working despite the war and two years of pandemic. 

“I will remain as a shareholder and will be close to the company. I hope that I also in the future can be of use for the company…

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Wolfpack recognizes Class of ’22 at Mohegan Sun Arena

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Friends and family crowded the seats of the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on Friday afternoon to bear witness to the graduation of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District’s Class of 2022 — the first ever crop of students to emerge from the newly constructed Wilkes-Barre Area High School.

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