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Women's College World Series team-by-team breakdown
ALABAMA (45-20) Coach: Patrick Murphy (1,266-373 in 25 seasons overall; 1,238-353 in 24 seasons at Alabama). Last WCWS appearance: 2021. National titles: 1 (2012). Road to Oklahoma City: Won Tuscaloosa Regional: beat Long Island University...
More than 30 million US drivers don't know if they're at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast
DETROIT (AP) — More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel. Few of them know it. And because of a dispute between...
Tennessee governor signs off on eliminating community boards with police oversight power
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on legislation that will gut Tennessee's community oversight boards and instead replace those panels with review committees that have no power to investigate police misconduct allegations. Lee, a Republican, quietly...
Provectus: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Provectus Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (PVCT) on Thursday reported a loss of $828,000 in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Knoxville, Tennessee-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent. The...
Police: Teacher grazed when gun discharges in classroom
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee teacher was grazed when a gun discharged in a high school classroom Friday, but no other injuries were reported, police said. It appears the gun was in a student's backpack when it discharged in a classroom at West High School and the teacher was...
SmarFinancial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — SmartFinancial Inc. (SMBK) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $11.5 million. The Knoxville, Tennessee-based bank said it had earnings of 68 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The...
Tennessee Republican lawmaker resigns after ethics violation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A state lawmaker in Tennessee resigned suddenly for an ethics violation that became public Thursday, two weeks after he joined fellow Republicans in expelling two Black Democratic legislators for protesting in support of gun control on the state House floor. ...
Hospital: Treatment, discharge of woman who died appropriate
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A woman who died after being discharged from a Tennessee hospital and forced to leave despite her pleas for more help received appropriate medical treatment, the hospital said, but changes were being made to security procedures. The findings from an internal...
Former women court stars helping resettle fleeing Afghans
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Samira Asghari was part of a rebellion growing up. It was a peaceful one led by her generation. She was simply a young girl in Afghanistan getting an education and playing basketball in the early 2000s after the United States and NATO Allies removed the...
Lady Vols' Jordan Horston healthy for this March Madness
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee senior guard Jordan Horston has not decided yet whether she'll put her name into WNBA draft after this NCAA Tournament or return for another season on Rocky Top. What wound up being a season-ending injury sidelined her for last year's NCAA...
