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By Doug Feinberg The Connecticut Sun are looking at all options for the franchise’s future, including a potential sale, team president Jen Rizzotti said Tuesday. The team is owned by the Mohegan Tribe, which runs the casino where the team has played since 2003. The Tribe bought the franchise for $10 million and relocated it from Orlando that year. The Connecticut franchise was the first in the league to be run by a non-NBA owner and also became the first to turn a profit. Rizzotti, who took over in her current role four years ago, said that Mohegan’s decision was the move of \u201cresponsible business owners\u201d and that \u201cit\u2019s more about being consistent about how they\u2019re evaluating all of their businesses, the Connecticut Sun being one of them.\u201d The news… <\/p>\n

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By Doug Feinberg The Connecticut Sun are looking at all options for the franchise’s future, including a potential sale, team president Jen Rizzotti said Tuesday. The team is owned by the Mohegan Tribe, which runs the casino where the team has played since 2003. The Tribe bought the franchise for $10 million and relocated it from Orlando that year. The Connecticut franchise was the first in the league to be run by a non-NBA owner and also became the first to turn a profit. Rizzotti, who took over in her current role four years ago, said that Mohegan’s decision was the move of \u201cresponsible business owners\u201d and that \u201cit\u2019s more about being consistent about how they\u2019re evaluating all of their businesses, the Connecticut Sun being one of them.\u201d The news... <\/p>\n

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