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.

A number of University of Tennessee legends are eyeing a new venture for their state — a WNBA expansion team. On Thursday, Bill Haslam — chairman of the NHL’s Nashville Predators and former ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- 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 star-filled investor group including Candace Parker ...

The group led by Bill Haslam, a former Tennessee governor, submitted its bid to the WNBA for a franchise that would start ...

WNBA star Candace Parker, a studio analyst at Turner Sports, is part of a would-be ownership group for a Nashville WNBA team. From the Nashville Business Journal. Former Gov. Bill Haslam was a ...

A bid for a WNBA expansion team in Nashville has been placed, The Tennessean exclusively reported on Thursday. The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported on Thursday that Bill and ...

In Tyler Summitt's opinion, there isn't a better city to have a WNBA team in than Nashville. "When (Bill Haslam) mentioned that he wanted to honor my mom's legacy through this potential team ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — 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 star-filled investor group including Candace Parker ...