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

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 country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill as well as former University of Tennessee athletics legends Candace Parker and Peyton Manning.

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

The group led by Bill Haslam, a former Tennessee governor, submitted its bid to the WNBA on Thursday for a franchise that would start playing in 2028. The team also would be named the Tennessee Summitt in honor of the late Pat Summitt. Haslam said they see how women’s professional sports is emerging worldwide with a “void.”

A group including Candace Parker, Peyton Manning, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill submitted a bid on Thursday to bring a WNBA expansion franchise to Nashville.

If the ownership bid is successful, the team -- which would be named the Tennessee Summitt in honor of legendary Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt -- would begin play in Bridgestone Are

Bill and Crissy Haslam have submitted a bid for a Nashville WNBA franchise, which would be called the Nashville Summitts.

Bill Haslam, former governor of Tennessee and current chairman of the Predators, is submitting an expansion bid to bring a Women’s National Basketball Association team to Nashville in 2028.

The owner of the Detroit Pistons is leading a supergroup of investors in an effort to bring a WNBA franchise back to Detroit.

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.

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