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Tennessee baseball fans react to pitcher Chase Burns being selected No. 2 overall
Former Tennessee baseball pitcher star Chase Burns, who transferred to Wake Forest, was drafted second overall by the Cincinnati Reds during the 2024 MLB Draft on Sunday.
Burns went 10-1 with a 2.88 ERA in a career-high 100 innings pitched for the Demon Deacons in 2024.
Prior to his year at Wake Forest, Burns looked to be the next face of the Tennessee Volunteer bullpen after being a major part of the Vols 2023 run to the College World Series.
After being moved in the bullpen during the 2023 season Burns eventually entered the trasnfer portal, which left many Tennessee fans with a sour taste in their mouths.
Here’s how some Tennessee fans are reacting to Burns being drafted second overall to Cincinnati:
Lawrence Goss is The Tennessean’s sports intern with the Sports Journalism Institute. Contact Lawrence at lgoss@gannett.com. Follow Lawrence on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @iamlgoss.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Big hearts, small hands! Tennessee kids are stepping up to make a big difference this summer.
First Lady Maria Lee on Tuesday announced the eighth annual Tennessee Kids Serve Summer Challenge, encouraging young students to dedicate part of their summer to helping others.
The program, part of the Tennessee Serves initiative, runs from June 1 through Aug. 1 and is open to rising kindergarteners through rising sixth graders across the state.
Participants must complete at least two hours of service across two of eight designated categories to finish the challenge, with top participants earning an invitation to a September carnival at the Tennessee Residence.
Since its launch in 2019, more than 3,500 children have contributed over 15,000 hours of service through activities ranging from park cleanups to assisting nursing homes and raising funds for disaster relief.
Registration opened Tuesday, with parents and guardians able to sign up participants and access additional details through the First Lady’s official website.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A bill moving through the Tennessee Legislature could reshape how pharmacies do business in the state, with CVS warning it could lead to widespread store closures.
The Tennessee Senate has passed legislation that would change the way pharmacies can operate. The proposal has been dubbed “the CVS bill” because it directly impacts the drugstore chain.
Under the bill, drugstores would no longer be allowed to negotiate prices directly with insurance providers or government programs. Instead, a third party would be required to step in.
The bill is now under debate in the House. CVS says the change would force more than 100 of its pharmacies to close across Tennessee, but lawmakers disagree.
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