WNBA, Tom Gores and Detroit shock

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.
Shock-er: Pistons' Gores, group of mega-investors submit expansion bid for WNBA team
An investment group, led by Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and including Detroit Lions principal owner Sheila Hamp and General Motors CEO Mary Barra, submitted a formal expansion bid on Thursday for a WNBA franchise.
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 franchises from 1998-2009.
Pistons owner Tom Gores puts in bid for Detroit to receive WNBA franchise: Sources
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted a bid for the city to receive a WNBA franchise, sources told Yahoo Sports. The Detroit Shock were a big part of early WNBA history, winning championships in 2003,
Jared Goff, Grant Hill investors in Tom Gores' bid to bring WNBA back to Detroit
The Detroit Shock played in the league from 1998 to 2009, winning three titles and at one point ranking No. 1 in attendance for three straight seasons.
Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp and quarterback Jared Goff are part of an all-star investor group attempting to bring the WNBA back to Detroit
At one point, the WNBA's best team was right here in Detroit. The Detroit Shock won three WNBA championships in the early 2000s and was coached by Bill Laimbeer, who was connected to the Bad Boy Pistons era.
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 ...
Pistons owner Tom Gores, star-studded investor team submits bid to bring WNBA franchise back to Detroit
(CBS DETROIT) — Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is looking to bring a WNBA franchise back to the Motor City. Gores submitted ...
Detroit Pistons WNBA bid: Why is league expanding and who are the candidates?
Several ownership groups, including the Detroit Pistons, have submitted bids for the WNBA's 16th franchise as expansion ...
WNBA free agency: Brionna Jones signs with Dream, continuing confusing offseason for Atlanta
In the latest major move of this free agency period, the Atlanta Dream have come to an agreement with three-time All-Star ...
WNBA free agency superlatives: Brittney Griner, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Mitchell and more headline busy offseason so far
With WNBA free agency going strong, we’ve seen players make shocking moves, and in one case, a shocking stay. Let’s take a ...
Analyzing every WNBA free agency signing: Brittney Griner, Kelsey Plum, Alyssa Thomas on the move
Amid a flurry of trades across the WNBA, the Indiana Fever re-signed All-Star guard Kelsey Mitchell to a one-year supermax ...
How a 16th WNBA team in Nashville could happen by 2028 (Candace Parker!)
A WNBA team in Nashville, Tennessee, could happen thanks to a pretty familiar name—Candace Parker. Yep. That’s right, WNBA ...
Brionna Jones agrees to join Dream. Here are more 2025 WNBA free agents
But on Jan. 28, Griner reportedly agreed to a deal with the Atlanta Dream, which would be the 34-year-old's second WNBA team ...
Report: Natasha Howard Lands Fever Contract in WNBA Free Agency to Join Caitlin Clark
Caitlin Clark is reportedly getting another high-profile teammate. ESPN's Alexa Philippou reported Friday that veteran forward Natasha Howard agreed to a ...