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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nashville Predators co-owner and former Gov. Bill Haslam and his wife, Crissy Haslam, are leading a bid for the city to land a WNBA expansion franchise. Driving the news: The Haslams are joined by ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Former Governor Bill Haslam is leading a group looking to bring a WNBA team to Music City! Should the bid be successful, the franchise would begin play in the summer of ...

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 ...

The current would-be ownership group includes Pro Football Hall of Fame icon Peyton Manning, country music power couple Tim McGraw and Faith Hill and former WNBA star Candace Parker. Why Portland ...