Blumenthal calls for DOJ investigation into sale of the Connecticut Sun

By: P.R. Lockhart

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 688

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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This article first appeared on CT Mirror and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

As sports fans across Connecticut continue to process the news that the Connecticut Sun is leaving the state, U.S. Sen Richard Blumenthal is looking to investigate the sale further.

On Monday, the senator said he requested that the U.S. Department of Justice formally launch an antitrust investigation into the WNBA’s role in …

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