The Connecticut Sun will be relocating to Houston following the 2026 season after the Fertitta family purchased the franchise, per Chris Baldwin of PaperCity Magazine. The team will be renamed as the Comets, an ode to one of the WNBA's eight original franchises.

ESPN's Alexa Philippou reported that the team has been sold for $300 million.

The move will mark the WNBA's return to Houston after a nearly 20-year absence. The Comets dominated the beginning of WNBA history by winning the league's first four championships (1997-2000). The franchise folded after the 2008 season.

The Fertitta family already has professional sports roots in Houston, as Tilman Fertitta has been the governor of the Houston Rockets since 2017. He has previously expressed interest in bringing the WNBA to Houston

"I feel like WNBA expansion is going to always work better, and has a better chance of success, in a city like Houston, where the Rockets are one of the strong teams from a financial standpoint," Fertitta said to the Houston Chronicle in April 2024. "I think that I would probably be the natural owner."

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