Former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and his wife Crissy Haslam submitted an expansion bid to bring the "Tennessee Summitt" to the WNBA.

Former Tennessee governor Bill Haslam has submitted a bid for the team in Nashville. The team’s ownership group also includes UT legends Candace Parker, Peyton Manning and other big stars. The new expansion franchise, if granted, would begin play in the 2028 WNBA season.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and his wife Crissy Haslam submitted an expansion bid to bring a WNBA team named after legendary Lady Vols Coach Pat Summitt to Nashville.

Tennessee sports royalty that includes Peyton Manning is trying to get a WNBA team to the state, and its name would honor Pat Summitt.

A group that includes Candace Parker and Peyton Manning has placed a bid for a WNBA team in Nashville: the Tennessee Summitt, named after Pat Summitt.

Here are the star-studded, well-funded investors trying to land a WNBA expansion dubbed Tennessee Summitt in Nashville, named after icon Pat Summitt.

The impact of Pat Head Summitt, professionally and personally, for former Ole Miss players, coaches, and staff is significant. A former college player and head coach of women's basketball, Summitt was the winningest coach in college basketball (1,098 ...

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.

A blue, gold and white logo has been revealed for the Tennessee Summitt in Nashville's WNBA expansion team bid.

Lady Vols coach Kim Caldwell never experienced a three-game losing streak before this season, but it doesn't feel different for the first-year Tennessee coach.

After nearly two decades without the WNBA in Detroit, a group has assembled with hopes of bringing it back. Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff, Hall of Fame former Detroit Pistons forward Grant Hill,