Tom Gores Leads Investor Group Bidding to Bring WNBA Team to Detroit
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is leading an investor group that includes some of the biggest names in local sports and business in an effort to bring the WNBA to Detroit.
Detroit Investor Group Featuring Grant Hill And Chris Webber Look To Bring WNBA Team To The D
NBA Hall of Famers Chris Webber and Grant Hill are part of a Detroit ownership group trying to bring a WNBA team to the city
Lions' Sheila Hamp, Jared Goff part of investor group for Detroit WNBA bid
Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp and quarterback Jared Goff are among the investors listed in the collection. Others involved include NBA Hall of Famers Grant Hill and Chris Webber and General Motors CEO Mary Barra.
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,
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, 2006 and 2008 before moving to Tulsa in 2010 — and before being rebranded as the Dallas Wings.
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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.
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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.
Owners of Pistons and Lions part of bid to bring WNBA team back 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.
Jared Goff joins group bidding to bring WNBA team back to Detroit
Lions quarterback Jared Goff is flush with cash. And he's ready to spend some of it on an effort to expand Detroit's sports portfolio. Via Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press, Goff has joined the group that is hoping to bring a WNBA franchise back to town.
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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 ...