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.

Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Houston Rockets, has also submitted a bid to the WNBA for an expansion team, a spokesperson for the Rockets confirmed to The Athletic. The prospective team would play its games at the Toyota Center, where the Rockets play.

Cheryl Fritz, a grandmother in Metro Detroit, went on a vacation with her two grandchildren, who left their cars at her house as they went to Nashville, Tennessee.

A group that includes Candace Parker and Peyton Manning has placed a bid for a WNBA team in Nashville: the Tennessee Summitt, named after Pat Summitt.

The WNBA continues to grow and is beginning to attract more attention from hoops fans. That was especially true last season with the emergence of rookies like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.

The largest city in Tennessee is set to welcome flights to Austin, Nashville, New Orleans, and Fort Lauderdale over the next several months.

Tennesse’s expansion bid would be named after Pat Summitt. WNBA legend Candace Parker and NFL Hall-of-Famer Peyton Manning are hoping to bring a team to Nashville, Tennessee, pe

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. Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted the bid Thursday and it was announced Friday.

Throughout the league’s history, there have been many changes to the teams, including expansion and relocations. In 2025, the league will welcome its 13 th team, the Golden State Valkyries, as part of a process to go up to 15 teams in 2026.

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Please consider keeping BNA in the name as it’s named after Colonel Harry S. Berry, a World War I veteran who helped found the Nashville airport in 1937. He was also a University of Tennessee trustee and Tennessee’s supervisor and administrator for the Works Progress Administration.