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Jan 24, 2025 | 
ridl.io | Eric Woods |Anton Barbashin |Vladislav Inozemtsev |Pavel Luzin
Vladimir Putin has turned experimental weapons into a key part of Russia’s deterrence and propaganda strategy, but the gap between rhetoric and reality reveals systemic challenges in engineering, scientific collaboration, and strategic credibility. Putin loves his weapons, and he loves even more talking about the latest developments in high profile televised events.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
ridl.io | Eric Woods |Vladislav Inozemtsev |Andrey Pertsev |Yakov Feygin
Russia’s only true allies might be its army and navy—but it does have partners on the international stage. The alleged introduction of North Korean troops to join the fight in Ukraine is the result of the partnerships Russia has built up to combat the array of economic controls against it and meet its own warfighting deficiencies.
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Aug 24, 2024 | 
citizentribune.com | Eric Woods
SEVIERVILLE -- Morristown West volleyball continued its promising start to the season at Sevier County on Thursday evening, sweeping the Bearettes 3-0 (27-25, 25-18, 25-20). With the win, The Lady Trojans (3-0) received their first district win and have won nine straight sets to start the season. “I am so proud of our girls and how they perform this week,” West coach Lacey Price Evans said. “We’ve built all week to tonight’s game, and that was our goal to win.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
citizentribune.com | Eric Woods
Morristown West volleyball swept South Greene to open its home slate on Tuesday 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-21). With the win, West is 2-0 on the season. The Lady Trojans have gotten off to a strong start to the young season, winning all six of their sets. “This week, we’ve performed very well,” head coach Lacey Price Evans said. “We’ve got a new group, just trying to find the right group. I feel very confident going into our game Thursday against Sevier, which is our first conference matchup.
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May 1, 2024 | 
knoxnews.com | Eric Woods
Begun as a pop-up inside Vicky Shyr's family business, Hey Bear Cafe now sits inside the newly renovated Kern’s Hall. Shyr, a Taiwan native, wanted to bring a taste of home to Knoxville and her family. As a result, she opened a small boba shop inside Sunrise Supermarket on Kingston Pike and sold on the weekends while working in the produce section during the week. Bubble, or Boba, tea originated in Shyr’s home country.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
springfieldbusinessjournal.com | Eric Woods
Skip and Carol Watts opened Watts Copy Systems in Springfield back in 1982. The foundation for the company was to create a premier service organization in central Illinois that would focus on customer satisfaction and customer retention. The original company motto was, “Where service is more than a promise.” Currently led by Carol Watts, the same motto continues today and sets the tone for all Watts’ team members in their daily interactions with customers.
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Dec 7, 2023 | 
utdailybeacon.com | Eric Woods
Colin Coyne wakes up every morning and goes through team workouts and practice. He goes through the same routine as the rest of Tennessee basketball. As a walk-on, Coyne is held accountable for all of his actions despite not being on scholarship and having to find ways outside of basketball to pay for school. He is expected to know every opponent's playbook as a member of the scout team, taking on the persona of the opposing post players to ensure that the Vols are prepared.
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
utdailybeacon.com | Eric Woods
With two minutes remaining in the first half, Tennessee led George Mason by just eight points. It went on an 18-4 run for the next four minutes en route to a 87-66 win. The Vols (5-3) were able to get back on track after a three-game losing streak where they faced three preseason AP All-American bigs. George Mason (7-2) hung around for the majority of the first half, but the shots started to fall for Tennessee, who was able to quickly build a lead and cruise to the win.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
utdailybeacon.com | Eric Woods
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Head coach Rick Barnes had many words for Tennessee basketball’s 100-92 loss to North Carolina. One word was “baffled.” Another was “uncharacteristic.”Barnes said he didn’t even recognize the team he saw in the first half. “I think I’m gonna make them watch every possession of it and let them tell me what happened because, again, I’ve never seen those guys, in nine years,” Barnes said.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
utdailybeacon.com | Eric Woods
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — After trailing by 24 points, the Vols surged in the second half, coming within six points. The comeback bid was not enough to overcome a poor first half, and Tennessee basketball fell to North Carolina 100-92. The No. 10 Vols (4-3) have now lost three straight as each loss came to a ranked opponent. Tennessee allowed 21 points off 12 turnovers and 13 second chance points to the Tar Heels (6-1) — most of which came in the first half.
