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Tennessee baseball's Kavares Tears signs with San Diego Padres for full-slot value
Baseball outfielder Kavares Tears agreed to terms with the San Diego Padres on Wednesday for a signing bonus worth $525,200, according to MLB.com draft writer Jim Callis. The deal is worth the full value of the No. 134 overall pick in which Tears was selected with. Tears was drafted by...
Tennessee Reportedly Hosting Nation’s Top Offensive Tackle This Weekend
Tennessee is continuing to make a strong push for the nation’s top offensive tackle in the 2025 class. According to a report from On3 Sports’ VP Steve Wiltfong on Thursday, Tennessee and head coach Josh Heupel are set to host David Sanders Jr. this weekend. Sanders will also be taking a trip to Nebraska this weekend before his trip to Rocky Top.
Soccer Talk: One Knox stays unbeaten in July, and in the hunt for USL Cup knockout round
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Soccer Talk returns to discuss One Knoxville SC’s shootout victory against Chattanooga Red Wolves SC and what they need to do to advance to the USL Jägermeister Cup knockout round. You can watch Soccer Talk every Thursday at 3:30 p.m. To find more episodes of Soccer Talk, click here.
Tennessee’s Zakai Zeigler And Felix Okpara ‘The Perfect Compliment To Each Other’
One of the biggest storylines of Tennessee basketball’s offseason was its roster movement at center. Both Jonas Aidoo and Tobe Awaka entered the transfer portal and the Vols replaced them with Ohio State center Felix Okpara. A 6-foot-11 center, Okpara is a fantastic athlete who blocked 83 shots last...
Santiago Vescovi signs with Spain-based BAXI Manresa
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Former Tennessee basketball guard Santiago Vescovi has signed with Spain-based BAXI Manresa. BAXI Manresa is in Liga ACB, the top league in Spain's basketball system. The organization is also in the Basketball Champions League, FIBA Europe's premier club competition. Vescovi averaged 10.3 points over five seasons...
LIST: Free meals offered at these East TN school districts
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Families preparing for Back to School season in the coming weeks are likely budgeting for meals as well as school supplies. With inflation still impacting some grocery store prices, some may turn to free or reduced school meals for student breakfasts and lunches. Last fall, the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program, […]
Playspace Fund to soon finish first phase of its goal, effectively providing 11 new playgrounds across Knox County
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County Schools and the Knox Education Foundation are partnering to get new and updated playgrounds to different locations across the school district through the Playspace Fund. Leaders said they are working to get new playground equipment to seven schools including Fountain City Elementary School, Belle...
County jobless rates rise across state
Cocke County, along with all 95 counties across Tennessee, saw its June jobless rate increase according to data released Thursday by the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development (TDLWD). According to the report, Cocke County’s unemployment rate saw an overall 22% increase going from a jobless rate of 3.5% in May to 4.5% in June. However, the June 2024 rate still was lower than one year earlier when TDLWD reported a jobless rate of 4.7% for Cocke County for June 2023. ...
Spending in Lundberg-Harshbarger race nears $2 million as Election Day approaches
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — With early voting winding down and Election Day looming, spending in the Tennessee Senate District 4 Republican primary race between Sen. Jon Lundberg and Bobby Harshbarger has nearly reached $2 million. While the latest campaign finance reports show the two candidates have spent a combined $819,497 since mid-January, the lion’s share […]
For another generation, Texas continues to double down in Tennessee
Welcome to The Pick, The Tennessean music staff's weekly email conversation about all things you need to know — hot insider takes from Music City's legendary creative community, plus the who, what and where impacting our communities from Lower Broadway to Leiper's Fork and beyond. I'm Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean's country music reporter. Miranda...
The week in politics: Key voucher ally calls Gov. Lee's school choice plan 'terrible'
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct a headline about a group endorsing U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Columbia. A key voucher supporter in the Tennessee House called Gov. Bill Lee's education scholarship proposal "terrible" at a Maury County candidate forum, telling an audience that Lee's "wide open" proposal could have plunged...
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