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.

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.

The WNBA might have its newest expansion team, the Tennessee Summitt, with people like Candace Parker and Bill Haslem placing a bid.

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.

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.

Nashville will have competition to become the league's 16th team. In November, a group from Cleveland submitted a bid and other cities, like St. Louis, Houston and Philadelphia, have expressed interest. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is part of a group trying to bring the WNBA to Kansas City.

The Haslam family, country music superstars and a national sports icon are behind a bid to bring a new pro team to Nashville.

Given the massive growth of the WNBA over the past year or so, it's no surprise that cities and states around the league are eager to get in on the action. Thi

Nashville, Tennessee is the latest city to put in a bid for a WNBA Team, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. A group that includes Bill and Crissy Haslam, Candace Parker, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Peyton Manning put in a bid to bring a WNBA ...

Nashville's WNBA bid isn't guaranteed to succeed, but it's difficult to see how this effort that checks boxes and tugs at heartstrings could fail.

While at Music City's Belmont University on Tuesday, Dolly Parton answered questions about whether Nashville International Airport should be renamed in her honor.

Tennessee could join the WNBA soon, as the league is getting more and more bids to add expansion teams. After the Golden State Valkyries became the 13th team in the league and with the Toronto Tempo set to start competing in 2026, other cities have more opportunities to get a new franchise.