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.

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma said the WNBA may be smart to look at Nashville, Tennessee for future expansion.

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.

Noa Dalzell is a senior writer covering the WNBA and all of women's basketball for Breakaway, SB Nation's women's sports vertical, as well as the Celtics for CelticsBlog. WNBA legend Candace ...

Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Houston Rockets, has also submitted a bid to the WNBA for an expansion team, a spokesperson ...

A blue, gold and white logo has been revealed for the Tennessee Summitt in Nashville's WNBA expansion team bid.

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 ...

The primary color selections are Predators gold and a light blue similar ... and former Tennessee Vols quarterback Peyton Manning are part of the ownership group. Reach Mike Organ at 615-259-8021 ...

Tennessee's team would be named after legendary basketball coach Pat Summit. The post Nashville, Detroit, Houston, Philadelphia Submit WNBA Expansion Bids appeared first on Front Office Sports.

Chairman of the Nashville Predators and Former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and his wife, Crissy Haslam, want to bring a ...

Tennessee has entered the WNBA expansion race, with Candace Parker leading a star-studded ownership group in pursuit of the ...