Jessica Breland Joins WNBA's Connecticut Sun

Posted Jul 25, 2011
The Connecticut Sun has signed 6-foot-3 rookie forward Jessica Breland to a seven-day contract. The former North Carolina star received the Honda Inspiration Award last month after returning to the court last fall following one season out while undergoing treatments for Hodgkin's lymphoma. (Blue Ridge Now)

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