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This is a brilliant way to honor legendary Tennessee basketball coach Pat Summit. Per ESPN...
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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.

The group led by Bill Haslam, a former Tennessee governor, submitted its bid to the WNBA on Thursday for a franchise that would start playing in 2028. The team also would be named the Tennessee Summitt in honor of the late Pat Summitt. Haslam said they see how women's professional sports is emerging worldwide with a "void"

Parker said in a statement "Tennessee is the DNA of everything women's basketball stands for." The three-time WNBA champ followed up with a lengthy Instagram post on what it means to her working to bring a WNBA team to Tennessee and honor Summitt's legacy in a place she called special and considers home.

(Barstool Sports)
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imjustafatkid12 days
I think the name works really well as a play on words since Tennessee has some beautiful mountains, and "summits" can be used to describe a mountain as well. Too bad it's the WNBA and won't be profitable, but good effort nonetheless.
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SlayTime12 days
The WNBA is a gold medal DEI organization.
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CSinLC13 days
I feel bad for Peyton. Investing in a money losing venture like that
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Joe Blow13 days
Cool tax write off, bro.
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Strannix13 days
A WNBA expansion team??? Ok
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atltiger648714 days
seriously? The WNBA only survives because it's heavily subsidized by the NBA.
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Geaux Guy13 days
People are recognizing that they play. This dynamic may shift.
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danilo14 days
Her son should coach the team
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Cool homage, but it seems very weird that a league that has never been profitable is expanding.
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JackieTreehorn13 days
Their daddy (NBA) pays for it all. They lose millions every year.
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Murray14 days
That’s actually pretty cool.
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Nix to Twillie14 days
hundy p
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Demonbengal14 days
The Tennessee Pats would have been better.
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Tigers4Lyfe14 days
No
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