Connecticut's senior senator wants the WNBA to stay out of negotiations regarding a potential sale of the Sun.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to commissioner Cathy Engelbert on Monday, asking her to allow the Mohegan Tribe, which owns the franchise, to explore offers that would keep the team in the area without interference. He said the team is entitled to negotiate with competing bidders and warned her that the league could violate federal antitrust laws if it tried to block a deal.

The Sun have played at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., since 2003 but the tribe has expressed interest in accepting bids.

A deal to buy the Sun was first agreed upon between Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca and the Mohegan Tribe in July. But Engelbert reportedly never pre

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