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No. 11 Tennessee chasing improvements against Tennessee State
After dropping three spots in the AP Top 25 despite remaining unbeaten, No. 11 Tennessee will try to find its shooting touch when it plays host to high-scoring Tennessee State on Friday in Knoxville. In typical Rick Barnes fashion, the Tennessee coach did not mince words after a poor shooting night on Monday, even as his team completed a 70-47 victory over Radford. "We were atrocious, really, on offense," Barnes said. Tennessee (2-0) shot 46.2% from the floor but was just 1 of 8 from 3-point range in the second half and 23.5% from distance in the game. Shooting was expected to be a strength after the normally defensive-minded Barnes brought in players who were known for offensive prowess such as Juke Harris, a Wake Forest transfer who averaged 21.4 points last season. Harris had six points against Radford and was just 1 of 9 from the floor. He had just seven points on 2-of-5 shooting in his Volunteers debut against Wofford last week. "Offensively, the execution is not even close to what I know we're capable of," Barnes said. "And it looks like we've got too many guys that are too anxious to shoot the ball. I don't think
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Christian school wins Tennessee court case challenging religious charter ban
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Knox County Schools cannot block a Christian charter school application on religious grounds despite a Tennessee law banning religious charter schools, according to a federal court ruling on Friday. The narrow decision applies only to Knox County Schools and the Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville, which sued the school district last year over its application of the state law. It does not strike down Tennessee’s religious charter school ban or guarantee that Wilberforce’s application will be approved. The ruling comes amid a growing national conservative push to greenlight taxpayer-funded religious schools . Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti declined to defend the 2002 law earlier this year after publicly calling it “likely” unconstitutional , leaving Knox County Schools to face a lawsuit challenging a state law it was required to enforce. Tennessee lawmakers also loosened the state’s restrictions on religious charter schools this year, allowing religious organizations to operate charter schools as long as the schools themselves remain nonreligious. Wilberforce, however, aims to open an explicitly
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FIRST ALERT: Colder air arrives tonight with mountain snow
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Mostly cloudy overnight with the chance for a stay shower. It will be noticeably colder with lows in the upper 30s to near 40. Winds will be northwest at 5-15 mph. FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy, cold, and breezy. Highs will only reach the middle 40s by the...