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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 a formal bid on behalf of an expansive ownership group on Thursday.
WNBA files trademark application to bring back 'Detroit Shock' as city submits expansion bid
As cities across the country vie for the next Women’s National Basketball Association team, the league quietly filed a trademark application this week for the name “Detroit Shock.”
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.
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.
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. According to a report from the Grand Rapids Press, the team lost $2 million their last season in the Motor City. The Tom Wilson group cited sagging interest and shrinking population in the Detroit metropolitan area.
Report: Gores puts in bid for Detroit WNBA franchise
Don't get too excited yet, but Pistons owner Tom Gores has put in a bid to bring a WNBA franchise back to Detroit, according to Yahoo Sports. Why it matters: It's been more than 15 years since the beloved Detroit Shock departed Auburn Hills,
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,
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.
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.
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.
Tom Gores wants the WNBA back in the Motor City
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores, together with his wife Holly and local investors, have submitted a bid for a WNBA franchise in Detroit. It’s been over 15 years since the Detroit Shock left town, but in their 12 seasons as a franchise,
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 ...
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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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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 ...
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