With 17 playoff appearances under its belt, it was rather shocking to see the Connecticut Sun face elimination from the postseason this year.

The top-ranked UConn women's basketball team (8-0, 1-0 BIG EAST) returns to Gampel Pavilion to host DePaul (2-7, 0-1) Sunday at 1 p.m. The game will air on

That run ended in a blowout, of course. With the national semifinal loss against – yep – UConn, who beat the Bruins 85-51, including holding them to a nine-point second quarter to match the Trojans’ nine-point first quarter Saturday.

The WNBA remains caught up in the unceasing CBA negotiations, but attention must be divided to focus on its upcoming expansion draft.

Bird was selected No. 1 overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2002 WNBA Draft and went on to build a two-decade professional career unmatched in longevity and consistency. She became the league’s all-time leader in games played, minutes and assists, earned 13 All-Star selections and won four WNBA championships.

The UConn women's basketball program will retire the No. 10 in honor of program legend Sue Bird this Sunday before the Huskies face DePaul at 1 p.m. in

Connecticut does not receive a pick until later down the line at Nos. 12 and 15. As detailed by ESPN, the Sun's No. 12 pick would be point guard Iyana Martin Carrion of Spain. As they highlighted, she would be a strong addition to the franchise:

Hoops 360 host Caroline Fenton and women’s basketball writer Cassandra Negley sit down with Notre Dame superstar Hannah Hidalgo for a deep dive into team chemistry, leadership, and handling big-time pressure.

While she attended her jersey retirement at UConn on Sunday, fans had a big question. Is Sue Bird related to Larry Bird? The WNBA and the NBA legend are not related to each other.

The WNBA has made an improved CBA proposal over the past few days, and now it will be under consideration as both sides continue to negotiate.