Nashville group submits bid for WNBA expansion team ‘Tennessee Summit’
‘Tennessee Summitt’: Former governor, investors make bid to bring WNBA team to Nashville
A group of investors, including a former governor of Tennessee, has made a bid to bring a professional women’s basketball team to the Volunteer State.
NHL Owner Announces Bid for Nashville WNBA Team, With Name Honoring Pat Summitt
The bid has the support of Summitt's son Tyler, as well as Nashville mayor Freddie O'Connell. Among the notable Tennessee icons joining the bid are former Volunteers quarterback Peyton Manning and Lady Vols legend Candace Parker, who played for Summitt from 2004 to '08 before becoming one of the greatest WNBA players in the league's history.
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The director of Tennessee State University's Aristocrat of Bands has been placed on administrative leave following an internal audit.
Bid submitted for Nashville WNBA team: ‘Tennessee Summitt’
Haslam and a group of investors are submitting an expansion bid to bring Nashville a WNBA team, called the Tennessee Summitt. The bid will be submitted on Thursday afternoon to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the league’s expansion committee. If successful, the franchise would begin play in the summer of 2028 at Bridgestone Arena.
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Sweet 16: Tennessee's WNBA bid is too perfect for league to pass on
The race to secure a spot in the WNBA's expansion era is in full swing, but a recent bid from a Nashville-based group could be game, set, match. According to media reports, Nashville Predators owner Bill Haslam submitted a bid to the WNBA for Nashville to receive the league's 16th franchise.
Tennessee Summitt WNBA: How Candace Parker, Peyton Manning factor into expansion team bid
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.