Bill Haslam submits bid for Nashville WNBA expansion team

Nashville group submits bid for WNBA expansion team ‘Tennessee Summitt’
News of the Nashville bid comes in the midst of a growth period in the WNBA, which intends to expand to 16 teams by 2028.
Nashville's WNBA bid promises new economic expansion with fourth major league team
The franchise could also raise the city's profile as a major sports town. The proposal for a WNBA team named the Tennessee Summitt comes as the popularity of the sport is skyrocketing and as Nashville solidifies its status as a cultural and economic engine in the Southeast.
Bill Haslam submits bid for Nashville WNBA expansion team: What to know
Could a WNBA team come to Nashville? Bill and Crissy Haslam have submitted a bid for 2028 to get an expansion team.
Nashville bids for WNBA franchise with Candace Parker and Peyton Manning among investors
The chairman of the NHL’s Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group including Candace Parker, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
Why Bill and Crissy Haslam, Candace Parker and others put in WNBA bid for Nashville team
Bill Haslam, Candace Parker, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have bid for a WNBA franchise. Here's why they want to bring women's basketball to Nashville.
Why Tyler Summitt said Nashville WNBA bid is 'perfect way' to honor Pat Summitt's legacy
Tyler Summitt said the Nashville bid for a WNBA expansion team, named the Tennessee Summitt, is the "perfect way" to honor Pat Summitt's legacy.
Nashville to submit bid for WNBA franchise, honoring Pat Summitt
Chairman of the Nashville Predators and former governor of Tennessee Bill Haslam, along with his wife Crissy Haslam, are leading a group of investors to submit a bid for a WNBA expansion team. The team would be named the Tennessee Summitt,
How owning the Nashville Predators spurred Bill Haslam to bid for WNBA team
Former Tennessee governor Bill Haslam is bidding for a WNBA team in Nashville. It would be named the Tennessee Summitt.
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Nashville bids for WNBA team, would honor Pat Summitt with name
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The chairman of the NHL's Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group including Candace Parker ...
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Nashville bids for WNBA team; Candace Parker, Peyton Manning among investors
The chairman of the NH L's Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group including Candace Parker, Pro Football Hall of ...