{"id":62651,"date":"2012-07-13T08:44:13","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T12:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=62651"},"modified":"2012-07-19T08:53:19","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T12:53:19","slug":"sun-sends-charles-and-jones-off-to-london-in-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2012\/07\/sun-sends-charles-and-jones-off-to-london-in-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun Sends Charles and Jones Off to London in Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_62653\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62653\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/BasketballJONES.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62653  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/BasketballJONES.jpg\" alt=\"Asjha Jones '02 (BUS) of the Connecticut Sun addresses the crowd at Mohegan Sun Arena during a celebration by the team as she heads off to compete at the 2012 London Olympic Games on the USA Basketball National Team coached by Geno Auriemma. (Copyright 2012 NBAE Photo by Brian Babineau\/NBAE via Getty Images)\" width=\"505\" height=\"334\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 505px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 505\/334;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asjha Jones &#039;02 (BUS) of the Connecticut Sun addresses the crowd at Mohegan Sun Arena during a celebration by the team as she heads off to compete at the 2012 London Olympic Games on the USA Basketball National Team coached by Geno Auriemma. (Copyright 2012 NBAE Photo by Brian Babineau\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_62652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62652\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/BasketballCHARLES.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62652 img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/BasketballCHARLES.jpg\" alt=\"The Connecticut Sun and the team's fans sent former Huskies Tina Charles '10 (CLAS) and Asjha Jones '02 (BUS) off to the 2011 London Olympic Games with a chocolate cake decorated with basketballs .Charles is just about to cut the cake in this photo. (Copyright 2012 NBAE Photo by Brian Babineau\/NBAE via Getty Images)\" width=\"233\" height=\"352\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/BasketballCHARLES-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/BasketballCHARLES-279x420.jpg 279w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/BasketballCHARLES-66x100.jpg 66w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 233px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 233\/352;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Connecticut Sun and the team&#039;s fans sent former Huskies Tina Charles &#039;10 (CLAS) and Asjha Jones &#039;02 (BUS) off to the 2011 London Olympic Games with a chocolate cake decorated with basketballs. 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