Could a WNBA team come to Nashville? Bill and Crissy Haslam have submitted a bid for 2028 to get an expansion team.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

The Haslam family, country music superstars and a national sports icon are behind a bid to bring a new pro team to Nashville.