Stephanie White and the Connecticut Sun have parted ways after she led the team to the WNBA semifinals both of her seasons as coach, the team announced Monday.

The Sun finished third in the regular season with a 28-12 record, swept Indiana in the first round of the playoffs and lost a five-game semifinal series to Minnesota.

The Sun are the seventh WNBA team to make a coaching change, and the announcement came a day after the Indiana Fever fired Christie Sides. Also making a change this offseason are the Sparks, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago and Washington.

White had said on a zoom with reporters two weeks ago that she was dealing with a family emergency and was not thinking about her coaching future.

White led the Sun to a franchise-best 27-13 record in her first season and was named 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year and Associated Press Coach of the Year.

White previously was an assistant and head coach with the Indiana Fever. She was on the staff of the Fever’s 2012 WNBA championship team, and as head coach she led the team to the finals in 2015. She was head coach at Vanderbilt from 2016-21.

MLB

Royals’ Perez wins Clemente Award >> Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez has been chosen the winner of Major League Baseball’s Roberto Clemente Award for character, community involvement and philanthropy.

The award was presented to the nine-time All-Star and 2015 World Series MVP before Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium.

Perez and his family distribute bags of food and kitchen supplies to 2,000 homes each winter in the neediest parts of his hometown of Valencia, Venezuela, directly impacting more than 10,000 families over the past decade. He has a youth baseball league there, providing equipment for the kids and financial support for their families.

The 34-year-old Perez has paid for dozens of surgeries for kids with cleft lips, he’s given more than 1,000 toys to children’s hospitals and has supported police officers. He regularly travels to Colombia to assist the Carlos Fortuna Foundation in helping adults be the best parents they can be, and he crossed the border on foot to get there when strict travel guidelines were in place during the COVID-19 shutdown.

In the United States, Perez has partnered with organizations fighting against ALS and he works with Kansas-based Braden’s Hope for Childhood Cancer.

Tennis

Tsitsipas stays alive at Paris Masters >> Stefanos Tsitsipas overcame an upset stomach to beat Roberto Carballes Baena 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Paris Masters and stay in contention for a spot at the season-ending ATP finals.

Tsitsipas is hoping to qualify for the ATP finals for the top eight players in Turin next month.

Soccer

Rodri, Bonmatí win Ballon d’Or award >> Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí won the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or award as the world’s best soccer players, while Real Madrid snubbed the star-studded ceremony in Paris in apparent protest.

The 28-year-old Rodri won the prestigious award for the first time after helping Manchester City win the Premier League and being a key player in Spain’s European Championship triumph.

The 26-year-old Bonmatí retained her award after helping Barcelona win the Spanish league, the Spanish cup and the Champions League.