Comcast SportsNet New England To Air WNBA Games

Comcast SportsNet New England which is sorely lacking for live game programming during the summer has some to add to the MLS New England Revolution. Starting this week, CSNNE will air 7 Connecticut Sun games sprinkled through August.

Here’s your schedule.

COMCAST SPORTSNET TO TELECAST CONNECTICUT SUN BASKETBALL IN HIGH DEFINITION THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND

Mike Gorman and Former UConn Star Rebecca Lobo to Call Sun Games Starting with Sun vs. Dream on Friday, May 21

BURLINGTON, MA – The Connecticut Sun are in pursuit of their first WNBA championship and the team’s chase for WNBA glory will be shown in high definition on Comcast SportsNet, which reaches more than four million homes throughout New England.

Comcast SportsNet’s Sun schedule includes a matchup with the defending WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury and former UConn great Diana Taurasi on Friday, June 25. The schedule also includes Candace Parker and the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday, July 24 as well as former Sun star Lindsay Whalen and the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday, August 3.

Veteran Boston Celtics play-by-play man Mike Gorman and UConn legend Rebecca Lobo will call Comcast SportsNet’s Sun coverage which tips off when the Sun visit the Atlanta Dream on Friday, May 21.

“We are really excited by this new television partnership,” said Chris Sienko, Connecticut Sun vice president and general manager. “Comcast SportsNet gives us a great opportunity to reach a broader audience all over New England, where we have many fans. The Connecticut Sun is always looking for different ways to grow its brand and we think this will afford us the chance to do so.”

“We are excited to expand Comcast SportsNet’s coverage of New England’s top sports teams and to have recognizable names like Gorman and Lobo work the telecasts. The Connecticut Sun are part of a great tradition of women’s basketball in New England, and with our region-wide footprint we offer the Sun and the WNBA the chance to extend their reach and tap into that tradition,” said Len Mead, Comcast SportsNet vice president of production and programming.

Comcast SportsNet’s full high definition Sun schedule features:

• Fri, May 21 @ Atlanta Dream – 7 pm
• Fri, June 11 vs. Indiana Fever – 7:30 pm
• Fri, June 25 vs. Phoenix Mercury – 7:30 pm
• Sun, June 27 @ NY Liberty – 4 pm
• Sat, July 24 vs. LA Sparks – 7 pm
• Tue, August 3 @ Minnesota Lynx – 8 pm
• Tue, August 17 vs. Tulsa Shock – 7:30 pm 

Having Boston Celtics voice Mike Gorman helps plus hiring UConn alum Rebecca Lobo adds to the broadcast.