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.

Nashville Predators co-owner and former Gov. Bill Haslam and his wife, Crissy Haslam, are leading a bid for the city to land a WNBA expansion franchise. Driving the news: The Haslams are joined by country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill as well as former University of Tennessee athletics legends Candace Parker and Peyton Manning.

A group including Candace Parker, Peyton Manning, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill submitted a bid on Thursday to bring a WNBA expansion franchise to Nashville.

Former state governor of Tennessee and Nashville Predators chairman Bill Haslam announced on Thursday that he and his wife Crissy are leading a group of investors in submitting an expansion bid to bring for a WNBA team.

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,

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.

Bill Haslam, former governor of Tennessee and current chairman of the Predators, is submitting an expansion bid to bring a Women’s National Basketball Association team to Nashville in 2028.

Tennesse’s expansion bid would be named after Pat Summitt. WNBA legend Candace Parker and NFL Hall-of-Famer Peyton Manning are hoping to bring a team to Nashville, Tennessee, pe

After a chippy 40 minutes featuring technical fouls and ejections, No. 7 LSU topped No. 13 Oklahoma in Thursday's record-setting SEC battle.

Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Houston Rockets, has also submitted a bid to the WNBA for an expansion team, a spokesperson for the Rockets confirmed to The Athletic. The prospective team would play its games at the Toyota Center, where the Rockets play.