Detroit seeks WNBA team again

Detroit seeks WNBA team again; Grant Hill, Goff support bid
Detroit wants to bring the WNBA back to the Motor City, with an expansion bid led by the Pistons and Lions owners and with support from Grant Hilll, Jared Goff and others.
Jared Goff, Grant Hill, Chris Webber Headline Group Aiming for Detroit WNBA Return
After nearly two decades without the WNBA in Detroit, a group has assembled with hopes of bringing it back. Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff, Hall of Fame former Detroit Pistons forward Grant Hill,
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.
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.
Lions, Pistons trying to bring WNBA to Detroit
Detroit wants to bring the WNBA back to the Motor City, backed by an investor group led by the owner of the NBA’s Pistons and NFL’s Lions. Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted the bid Thursday and it was announced Friday.
Pistons owner leads bid for Detroit WNBA team with investor supergroup
The owner of the Detroit Pistons is leading a supergroup of investors in an effort to bring a WNBA franchise back to Detroit.
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
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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Detroit emerges as top contender for WNBA expansion, Piston's owner launches bid
The WNBA's trademark application for "Detroit Shock" suggests Detroit as a leading contender for a new team, with a bid led ...
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 ...