Bill Haslam, Candace Parker, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have bid for a WNBA franchise. Here's why they want to bring women's basketball to Nashville.

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, country music starts Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and former University of Tennessee star Candace Parker are

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.

The team would be called the Tennessee Summitt and would not start until the 2028 season. Here is what you need to know about the Haslams' WNBA bid and potential future team.Start the day smarter.

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.”

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.

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.

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

The WNBA could be coming to Nashville. A group that includes football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning and basketball legend Candace Parker, who both played collegiately at the University of Tennessee, has submitted a bid to bring a team to "Music City.

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.