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The Sun are headed back to the postseason after two years away, and the five former UConn Huskies on the roster have a lot to do with it.

And you thought they were competitive when it came to basketball. WNBA stars Swin Cash, a Steelers diehard, and Renee Montgomery, a Ravens devotee, weigh in on Saturday's NFL divisional playoff between Pittsburgh and Baltimore.

The Sun's interior players? Talented but mostly young. Connecticut's backcourt? Solid and dependable, now that Kara Lawson and Renee Montgomery have joined forces on the perimeter.

Connecticut's Tina Charles continued an evantful week on Friday, winning the John R. Wooden Award.

Once upon a time a mother cried when a doctor said her 4-year-old daughter would grow up to be 6 feet, 5 inches tall. Tina Charles only made it to 6-4, but has surpassed every other expectation on the basketball court.

The WNBA draft begins at 3 p.m. ET Thursday on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com.

Editor's note: ESPN.com senior writer Elizabeth Merrill spent the day with Connecticut Huskies senior Tina Charles, who was the top pick in Thursday's WNBA draft. 3:27 p.m. ET About four hours ago, Tina Charles said she wasn't nervous. All that cha...

So Tina Charles seems to be making a regular habit of extinguishing suspense. Her UConn team was predicted to win the past two NCAA titles. And despite things looking shaky for a while against Stanford on Tuesday, the Huskies did just that. Simila...

On Thursday, Tina Charles is the favorite to be selected No. 1 overall by the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA draft. The Minnesota Lynx will have second and third picks.

Saturday's WNBA All-Star Game turned into a celebration of all things UConn.

All-Stars Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are two of the most recognizable players in women's basketball. And the former teammates and champions know each other's games and personalities better than anybody.

The WNBA's All-Star game is returning to Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Arena, the second visit to the resort casino in four years.

The normally composed Sue Bird lost her cool Friday as Seattle lost Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.

The 2012-13 season will end in New Orleans. We start off with an A through Z look at what to expect along the way.

Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?? Everyone's talking about the start of the NFL playoffs, but if your team failed to qualify and you just can't bear to watch, there's plenty more on the docket to keep you busy all weekend.

Maya Moore might not ever have been the last player off the bench before. But once she got on the court, the UConn senior blended in just fine with her USA teammates.