Nashville bid passed over in WNBA's expansion search League announces it will add teams in Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia by 2030 John Glennon John Glennon Author twitter Author email Jun 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Updated Jun 30, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Nashville’s bid for a WNBA expansion team in 2028, which was spearheaded by Predators chairman Bill Haslam, officially came up short Monday.The league said it will be expanding to three cities — Cleveland in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia in 2030 — for a total of 18 organizations. Bill Haslam Photo: Eric England × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmp== E9C66 @7 E96 4:E:6D 2C6 D:EF2E65 :? =@42=6D H:E9 }qp E62>D[ 2?5 2== E9C66 @7 E96 3:5D H6C6 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 }qp @H?6CD]k^AmkAmt249 7C2?49:D6 H2D D6=64E65 “32D65 @? 2? 2?2=JD:D @7 >2C<6E G:23:=:EJ[ 4@>>:EE65 =@?8\E6C> @H?6CD9:A 8C@FAD[ A@E6?E:2= 7@C D:8?:7:42?E =@42= 72?[ 4@CA@C2E6[ >65:2[ 2?5 4:EJ 2?5 DE2E6 DFAA@CE[ 2C6?2 2?5 AC24E:46 724:=:E:6D[ 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ 4@>>:E>6?E E@ 25G2?4:?8 E96 DA@CE[ 2>@?8 @E96C 724E@CD[” A6C E96 (}qp]k^AmkAm“%96 56>2?5 7@C H@>6?’D 32D<6E32== 92D ?6G6C 366? 9:896C[” (}qp 4@>>:DD:@?6C r2E9J t?86=36CE D2:5 :? 2 C6=62D6] “%9:D 9:DE@C:4 6IA2?D:@? :D 2 A@H6C7F= C67=64E:@? @7 @FC =628F6’D 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ >@>6?EF>[ E96 56AE9 @7 E2=6?E 24C@DD E96 82>6[ 2?5 E96 DFC8:?8 56>2?5 7@C :?G6DE>6?E :? H@>6?’D AC@76DD:@?2= 32D<6E32==]”k^AmkAm%96 (}qp 925 AC6G:@FD=J 2??@F?465 :E H@F=5 36 6IA2?5:?8 E@ %@C@?E@ 2?5 !@CE=2?5 7@C E96 a_ae D62D@?]k^AmkAmw2D=2> D2:5 96V== 4@?E:?F6 E@ AFD9 7@C 2 H@>6?VD AC@76DD:@?2= DA@CED E62> :? }2D9G:==6]k^AmkAm“(9:=6 H6 36=:6G6 @FC AC@A@D65 @H?6CD9:A 8C@FA AFE 2 8C62E 7@@E 7@CH2C5 7@C }2D9G:==6 2?5 E96 DE2E6 @7 %6??6DD66 H:E9 E96 4@?46AE @7 E96 $F>>:EE[ H6 F?56CDE2?5 2?5 2446AE E96 (}qp’D 564:D:@? E@52J :? 2H2C5:?8 7C2?49:D6D E@ }qp @H?6CD9:A 8C@FAD[Q w2D=2> D2:5 :? 2 C6=62D6] Q%9:D 564:D:@? 5@6D ?@E 6?5 @FC 4@>>:E>6?E E@ }2D9G:==6 2?5 H@>6?’D DA@CED 72?D]k^AmkAmQ(6 H:== 4@?E:?F6 E@ <66A @FC 6J6 @? 7FEFC6 @AA@CEF?:E:6D 2?5 6G2=F2E6 E96> 2D E96J AC6D6?E E96>D6=G6D] x 2> 4@?7:56?E E92E @?6 52J %6??6DD66 H:== 36 E96 9@>6 @7 2 >2;@C AC@76DD:@?2= H@>6?’D DA@CED 7C2?49:D6]”k^AmkAmw2D=2> 2?5 9:D H:76[ rC:DDJ[ 925 >256 }2D9G:==6’D 3:5 AF3=:4 :? y2?F2CJ[ C6G62=:?8 2 8C@FA @7 :?G6DE@CD E92E :?4=F565 D:?86CD %:> |4vC2H 2?5 u2:E9 w:==[ 2D H6== 2D r2?5246 !2C<6C — 2 E9C66\E:>6 (}qp 492>A:@? 2?5 EH@\E:>6 }rpp 492>A:@? 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 %6??6DD66] k^AmkAmu@C>6C %6??6DD66 2?5 }u{ 8C62E !6JE@? |2??:?8 2=D@ ;@:?65 E96 3:5]k^AmkAm%96 @H?6CD9:A 8C@FA 925 A=2??65 E@ 42== E96 E62> E96 “%6??6DD66 $F>>:EE” E@ 9@?@C 7@C>6C %6??6DD66 H@>6?’D 32D<6E32== 4@249 !2E $F>>:EE[ C64@8?:K65 2D @?6 @7 E96 8C62E6DE 4@2496D :? E96 9:DE@CJ @7 H@>6?’D 32D<6E32==]k^AmkAm%96 AC@A@D65 %6??6DD66 E62> H@F=5 92G6 A=2J65 :ED 82>6D :? qC:586DE@?6 pC6?2[ 9@>6 @7 E96 }2D9G:==6 !C652E@CD]k^AmkAmw2D=2> :D D4965F=65 E@ 364@>6 E96 !C652E@CD’ >2;@C:EJ @H?6C %F6D52J[ 27E6C :?:E:2==J ;@:?:?8 E96 E62>’D @H?6CD9:A 8C@FA :? a_aa]k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Bill Haslam Women's National Basketball Association Philadelphia Tim Mcgraw Faith Hill Cleveland Nashville Pat Summitt Candace Parker Peyton Manning Bridgestone Arena Detroit John Glennon Author twitter Author email Follow John Glennon Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Sponsored by
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