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

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.

The group led by former Tennesse governor Bill Haslam, also includes Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. The team, named the Tennessee Summitt in honor of the late 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,

Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is looking to start a WNBA franchise in Nashville dedicated to Lady Vols legend 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.

Nashville is trying to land an expansion WNBA team named the Tennessee Summitt in honor of Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt. Here are the details.

Haslam and a group of investors are submitting an expansion bid to bring Nashville a WNBA team, called the Tennessee Summitt. The bid will be submitted on Thursday afternoon to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the league’s expansion committee. If successful, the franchise would begin play in the summer of 2028 at Bridgestone Arena.

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

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

Candace Parker is one of the most influential American athletes ever. She's joined a group pushing for a new WNBA team named after Pat Summitt.