A WNBA team in Nashville, Tennessee, could happen thanks to a pretty familiar name—Candace Parker. Yep. That’s right, WNBA icon Candace Parker. Parker, Peyton Manning, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, and Bill Haslam are part of a star-studded ownership group that wants to bring a team to the city.

Nashville, Tennessee announced a bid for a WNBA expansion team on Thursday. The team would be called the Tennessee Summitt, honoring former Lady Vols’ head coach Pat Summitt, and would begin play in 2028 at Bridgestone Arena. Named partners in Nashville’s WNBA expansion bid are Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and former Lady Vol Candace Parker.

Tennessee defeated by Vanderbilt after Chaz Lanier misses game equalizing free throw. Tennessee just wrapped up their contest with the in-state Vanderbilt Commodores. The game did not go as planned as the Volunteers were defeated by the Commodores.

Tennessee takes a loss to Vanderbilt after a game winning shot. Tennessee took on the Vanderbilt Commodores inside Memorial Gymnasium in today’s women’s basketball contest. The Lady Vols were defeated by The Lady Commodores by a score of 71-70 after Ruby Whitehorn made a layup with only four seconds on the clock and Vanderbilt hit a game-winning shot.

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News of the Nashville bid comes in the midst of a growth period in the WNBA, which intends to expand to 16 teams by 2028.

Zakai Zeigler and the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (16-1, 3-1 SEC) meet the Vanderbilt Commodores (14-3, 2-2 SEC) at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, January 18 at 3:30 PM

The bid has the support of Summitt's son Tyler, as well as Nashville mayor Freddie O'Connell. Among the notable Tennessee icons joining the bid are former Volunteers quarterback Peyton Manning and Lady Vols legend Candace Parker, who played for Summitt from 2004 to '08 before becoming one of the greatest WNBA players in the league's history.

The WNBA might have its newest expansion team, the Tennessee Summitt, with people like Candace Parker and Bill Haslem placing a bid.

January 18 - Jason Edwards scored 18 points and Jaylen Carey had a double-double as Vanderbilt held on to upset sixth-ranked Tennessee 76-75 on Saturday in Nashville ... 16 points with 10 assists to lead the Volunteers (16-2, 3-2). Felix Okpara and ...

It'll be the biggest home game of the year for the Commodores (14-3, 2-2 SEC), who have lost the last two in the series against the Volunteers (16-1, 3-1). But 2023 is not all that long ago that Vanderbilt can't remember the joy of a victory in the in-state series.