Tom Gores, superteam of investors submit bid to bring WNBA team back to Detroit
The group — which also includes Jared Goff, Grant Hill and Chris Weber — would be bidding against at least 10 other NBA owners and business ventures for the league's 16th team.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.
Owners of Pistons and Lions part of bid to bring WNBA team back to Detroit
Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted the bid Thursday and it was announced Friday. The group includes Sheila Ford Hamp and her husband, the principal owners of the Lions; the chief executive officer and chair of General Motors Company; Hall of Famer and former NBA rookie of the Year Grant Hill; Lions quarterback Jared Goff and his wife; and others.
WNBA team in Philadelphia? 76ers ownership group submits official bid
Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Houston Rockets, has also submitted a bid to the WNBA for an expansion team, a spokesperson for the Rockets confirmed to The Athletic. The prospective team would play its games at the Toyota Center, where the Rockets play.
Detroit WNBA bid: Why did the Detroit Shock leave the city in 2010?
As the Detroit Shock's market shrinked as the 2010's dwindled, the team was sold and relocated to Tulsa for the 2010 season. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
WNBA in Detroit: Jared Goff, Chris Webber among team of investors trying to bring a team back
The team trying to bring the WNBA back to Detroit includes Goff and his wife, Christen, Webber, former Pistons great Grant Hill and his wife, Tamia, Lions principal owner Sheila Hamp and husband, Steve, General Motors CEO Mary Barra and her husband, Tony, and many others.
WNBA files trademark application to bring back ‘Detroit Shock' as city submits expansion bid
On Friday, Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted a bid for the Motor City to host a new team. The ownership group would be led by Gores and also includes Detroit Lions principal owner and chair Sheila Ford Hamp; former Detroit Pistons stars Grant Hill and Chris Webber; General Motors CEO Mary Barra, and Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff.
What we know about the bid to bring a WNBA team back to Detroit
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores has put in a bid for the city to get a WNBA franchise, 7 News Detroit has confirmed.
76ers, Pistons Submit Bids for WNBA Expansion Teams
The Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers are both looking to bring the WNBA to their respective cities. The Pistons announced Friday that team governor
Jared Goff Investing in Potential New Detroit WNBA Team
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff and his wife Christen are part of an investment group that made a formal bid to bring a WNBA team back to Detroit. Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted the bid and has put together a solid investment group that includes Lions owner Sheila Hamp.
Pistons owner Tom Gores, star-studded investor team submits bid to bring WNBA franchise back to Detroit
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is looking to bring a WNBA franchise back to the Motor City. Gores submitted a formal bid on behalf of an expansive ownership group on Thursday. "This is an exciting opportunity to welcome the WNBA back to Detroit and bring additional investment and economic activity into the city,
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.
Everybody wants a WNBA team — two new cities enter expansion mix this week
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Several local stars part of ownership group trying to bring Shock back to Detroit
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is leading an investor group to bring the WNBA back to Michigan, and it features a long list ...
Nostalgia hits with possibility of WNBA return to Detroit
The news hit Friday that Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is leading a powerful investment group that is looking to bring a WNBA franchise back to Detroit.
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Tom Gores wants the WNBA back in the Motor City
Detroit might once again be home to a franchise in the WNBA. Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores, together with his wife Holly ...