A few things to throw out there.

The way Nykesha Sales was getting after it going against the UConn starting team in Friday's practice, she certainly didn't look like somebody ready to file her retirement papers.

It was a bit ironic that on the same day that Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault admitted that the franchise is moving forward without Sales, the team's all-time leading scorer, Sales was up at Gampel. At the end of practice, myself and John Altavilla of the Hartford Courant walked across the court to talk to Sales. When she saw us, she politely but firmly said she was not ready to be interviewed about her basketball future. She said she may be willing to discuss things on Sunday when she will be back at Gampel along with most of the members of the 1994-95 UConn team which will be inducted into the "Hall of Honor." My hunch is that Sales could very well be playing in the WNBA this season, just not with the Sun.

"We have moved on, there was some avenue where we would retain her rights and she would sign with us the next period," Thibault said. "Obviously that has not happened, we have moved onto our younger players. I don't even know if she wants to play, I haven't talked to her in several months. She is not playing overseas right now, at some point when she officially decides to end her career, we would love to honor her here and do something special. But that is still her decision if she wants to play. If she asked about coming back and wanting to play, we would have to have a discussion but the assumption is she is not playing. Our younger players have played well and are getting better. They have earned the right to be the future of this franchise."


Georgia Tech, UConn's opponent in Sunday's season opener, began its season with an impressive 73-49 win over Troy behind 20 points from sophomore Alex Montgomery.

Last thing, the the women's Division I Final Four sites from 2012-16 were announced today. In order, the event will be held in Denver, New Orleans, Nashville, Tampa and Indianapolis.