In a groundbreaking move that would honor the legacy of legendary Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt, a star-studded group that includes Tennessee legends Candace Parker and Peyton Manning have come together to present a ownership bid for a new WNBA team in Nashville.

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

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.

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.

The Tennessee Volunteers legends joined an ownership group that has submitted a bid to bring a new WNBA franchise to Nashville.

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.

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

Given the massive growth of the WNBA over the past year or so, it's no surprise that cities and states around the league are eager to get in on the action. Thi

The chairman of the NH L'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, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

"Pat Summitt's grandkids could own a portion of the Tennessee Summitt WNBA team," Summitt said. "To me, it sounds like something mom would want. So it's definitely something I would want to at least pursue." Why it was important for Candace Parker to be ...

She was the 2008 WNBA Rookie of the Year and a seven-time WNBA All-Star. Parker was also named league MVP during her rookie season and WNBA MVP in 2013. Summitt served as the Lady