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

Former Tennessee governor Bill Haslam, country music starts Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and former University of Tennessee star Candace Parker are

Tennessee could be the next home of a WNBA franchise, with basketball legend Candace Parker teaming up with Peyton Manning and others hoping to honor legendary Volunteers head coach 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.

The rapid expansion of the WNBA is reaching a new gear. The professional women's basketball league began with eight clubs in 1996 and was up to 12 teams in 2024 after several expansions and contractions.

In a groundbreaking move that would honor the legacy of legendary Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt, a star-studded group that includes Tennessee legends Candace Parker and Peyton Manning have come together to present a ownership bid for a new WNBA team in Nashville.

The WNBA could be coming to Nashville. A group that includes football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning and basketball legend Candace Parker, who both played collegiately at the University of Tennessee, has submitted a bid to bring a team to "Music City.

The Tennessee Volunteers legends joined an ownership group that has submitted a bid to bring a new WNBA franchise to Nashville.

Peyton Manning has joined a bid for a WNBA expansion team to be called the Tennessee Summitt in honor of former Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt.

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.

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