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.
76ers Owners Submitting Bid to Bring WNBA Expansion Team to Philadelphia
Philadelphia joins Detroit, Nashville, and a variety of other cities in gunning for an expansion squad in the league. The City of Brotherly Love has never had a WNBA team, but it was briefly home to the Philadelphia Rage of the old American Basketball League in the 1990s, who played at Penn's Palestra.
Shock-er: Pistons' Gores, group of mega-investors submit expansion bid for WNBA team
An investment group, led by Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and including Detroit Lions principal owner Sheila Hamp and General Motors CEO Mary Barra, submitted a formal expansion bid on Thursday for a WNBA franchise.
Report: Sixers ownership puts in bid for WNBA expansion team
With plans for a new South Philadelphia arena set, Sixers ownership Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment took another step toward bringing the WNBA to Philly.
WNBA expansion: What cities have put in bids for a new team to join the league?
The WNBA is adding an expansion franchise for the first time since 2009 this season and more teams are on the way. Here are cities vying for a team.
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.
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 Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
Candace Parker is part of Nashville's bid for WNBA expansion franchise
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,
Everybody wants a WNBA team — two new cities enter expansion mix this week
Tennesse’s expansion bid would be named after Pat Summitt. WNBA legend Candace Parker and NFL Hall-of-Famer Peyton Manning ...
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Unrivaled, TNT: 3 million viewers tuned into women's basketball league's opening weekend
full court games created by and featuring WNBA players is resonating with fans and viewers. “I think it's just super cool ...
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Detroit emerges as top contender for WNBA expansion, Piston's owner launches bid
The WNBA's trademark application for "Detroit Shock" suggests Detroit as a leading contender for a new team, with a bid led ...
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Rise of WNBA superstars: Transformative women’s basketball
The landscape of professional women's basketball has undergone a remarkable transformation in 2024, with the WNBA ...
Tom Gores, superteam of investors submit bid to bring WNBA team back to Detroit
It would revive the legacy of the Detroit Shock, which won three championships as one of the league's first expansion ...
Detroit WNBA bid: Why did the Detroit Shock leave the city in 2010?
The Shock relocated to Tulsa for the 2010 season. The team lost $2 million in their final season in the Motor City, Tom Wilson, president of Palace Sports and Entertainment, said at the time, with an ...
Nashville bids for WNBA franchise with Candace Parker and Peyton Manning among investors
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.
WNBA Star Angel Reese Lands First-Ever Female-Athlete McDonald's Meal
Angel Reese has cracked another barrier and is partnering with McDonald's for their first-ever female athlete signature meal.