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Bill Haslam submits bid for Nashville WNBA expansion team

WNBA expansion: What cities have put in bids for a new team to join the league?

The WNBA is adding an expansion franchise for the first time since 2009 this season and more teams are on the way. Here are cities vying for a team.

The Tennessean (Nashville) on … · 12h

Nashville's WNBA bid promises new economic expansion with fourth major league team

The franchise could also raise the city's profile as a major sports town. The proposal for a WNBA team named the Tennessee Summitt comes as the popularity of the sport is skyrocketing and as Nashville solidifies its status as a cultural and economic engine in the Southeast.

Sports Illustrated on MSN · 5h

76ers Owners Submitting Bid to Bring WNBA Expansion Team to Philadelphia

Philadelphia joins Detroit, Nashville, and a variety of other cities in gunning for an expansion squad in the league. The City of Brotherly Love has never had a WNBA team, but it was briefly home to the Philadelphia Rage of the old American Basketball League in the 1990s, who played at Penn's Palestra.

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Tom Gores, superteam of investors submit bid to bring WNBA team back to Detroit

It would revive the legacy of the Detroit Shock, which won three championships as one of the league's first expansion ...

Analyzing every WNBA free agency signing: Satour Sabally, Brittney Griner, Kelsey Plum on the move

The Atlanta Dream made their second splashy free-agent signing in as many days, agreeing to terms with center Bri Jones.

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WNBA files trademark application to bring back 'Detroit Shock' as city submits expansion bid

Unlike other professional sports leagues where individual teams own their own trademark filings, the WNBA holds the rights to ...

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Unrivaled, TNT: 3 million viewers tuned into women's basketball league's opening weekend

full court games created by and featuring WNBA players is resonating with fans and viewers. “I think it's just super cool ...

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The 76ers’ owners have officially bid to bring a WNBA team to Philadelphia

The Sixers and Comcast Spectacor said they'd pursue a bid after their deal to build an arena in the sports complex. It's ...

Mercury acquiring 2-time WNBA All-Star Satou Sabally from Wings in 3-team deal: Report

Sabally spent her entire five-season career with the Wings after the franchise selected her with the No. 2 pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft.

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Rise of WNBA superstars: Transformative women’s basketball

The landscape of professional women's basketball has undergone a remarkable transformation in 2024, with the WNBA ...

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Women’s 3×3 basketball league ‘Unrivaled’ builds on WNBA’s surge

Women's basketball has seen an overdue surge in popularity in recent years. With 3.3 million viewers, last year's WNBA championship was the most-watched finals game in the league's 25-year history.

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WNBA star who hurt Caitlin Clark's eye calls for league to 'take action' against Trump administration policies

Connecticut Sun player DiJonai Carrington declared it's time for WNBA players to “take action" in response to President Donald Trump's policies.

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When does Kate Martin play in Unrivaled basketball today? How to watch Laces vs Lunar Owls

Former Iowa women's basketball star Kate Martin plays Monday in the 3-on-3 Unrivaled basketball league. Here's how to watch ...

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