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 and his wife Crissy Haslam submitted an expansion bid to bring the "Tennessee Summitt" to the WNBA.

I told people when he was drafted, he’s on a Hall of Fame path,” Champ Bailey said of Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain.

The Haslam family, country music superstars and a national sports icon are behind a bid to bring a new pro team to Nashville.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Champ Bailey had a lot of good things to say about Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtian II during an interview with Fox News Digital.

Tyler Summitt said the Nashville bid for a WNBA expansion team, named the Tennessee Summitt, is the "perfect way" to honor Pat Summitt's legacy.

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

Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted the bid Thursday and it was announced Friday. The group includes Sheila Ford Hamp and her husband, the principal owners of the Lions; the chief executive officer and chair of General Motors Company; Hall of Famer and former NBA rookie of the Year Grant Hill; Lions quarterback Jared Goff and his wife; and others.

Detroit wants to bring the WNBA back to the Motor City, backed by an investor group that includes Lions quarterback Jared Goff.

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit wants to bring the WNBA back to the Motor City, backed by an investor group led by the owner of the NBA’s Pistons and NFL’s Lions.

The Pistons became one of a handful of groups this week to file bids for the WNBA's 16th team. But why is the WNBA — which will debut a 13th team for the 2025 season with two more coming for 2026 — continuing to expand?