Chairman of the Nashville Predators and former governor of Tennessee Bill Haslam, along with his wife Crissy Haslam, are leading a group of investors to submit a bid for a WNBA expansion team. The team would be named the Tennessee Summitt,

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The chairman of the NHL'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.

Real estate investment trust, Simon Property Group, has purchased a site in Nashville — where it plans to build a mixed-use luxury shopping center, which marks the firm's third investment in the metro area.

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.

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.

A group that includes Candace Parker and Peyton Manning is working to bring a WNBA team named the Tennessee Summitt to the league.

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