Tyler Whetstone
Investigative Reporter at Knoxville News Sentinel
Believer. Husband. Father (2x). Investigative reporter @knoxnews. Grand Divisions champ. DM for Signal. Go Braves. James 3:18.
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3 days ago |
dnj.com | Tyler Whetstone
Tennessee basketball star Zakai Zeigler’s lawsuit against the NCAA has drawn an unlikely and formidable double team. Zeigler filed a federal lawsuit in May arguing the NCAA should allow all student athletes a fifth year of eligibility, not just those who took a redshirt season when they didn't play. The NCAA filed a response to Zeigler’s suit June 2, arguing, in essence, Zeigler can’t have his cake and eat it, too.
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3 days ago |
columbiadailyherald.com | Tyler Whetstone
Zakai Zeigler is asking a judge to allow him to talk to coaches while the lawsuit plays out. Restricting his eligibility, he argues, is an antitrust violation. The NCAA and DOJ says eligibility rules are vital and part of the “lifecycle of a collegiate athlete.”Tennessee basketball star Zakai Zeigler’s lawsuit against the NCAA has drawn an unlikely and formidable double team.
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3 days ago |
knoxnews.com | Tyler Whetstone
Zakai Zeigler is asking a judge to allow him to talk to coaches while the lawsuit plays out. Restricting his eligibility, he argues, is an antitrust violation. The NCAA and DOJ says eligibility rules are vital and part of the “lifecycle of a collegiate athlete.”Tennessee basketball star Zakai Zeigler’s lawsuit against the NCAA has drawn an unlikely and formidable double team.
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4 days ago |
knoxnews.com | Tyler Whetstone
Two people were arrested after police say a man shot into a North Knoxville bar after staffers refused to serve his girlfriend. The shooting occurred Evape Tavern and Dispensary, also known as the Pirate Tavern, at about 2:40 a.m. June 3. A man was angry after bartenders determined his girlfriend was intoxicated and declined to serve her, according to a news release by the Knoxville Police Department. The couple left the bar but soon drove back.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Tyler Whetstone
A Knoxville man sentenced to 31 years in prison for attempted murder when he was a teenager was granted a new trial based on newly unearthed cell phone evidence that shows he was on the other side of town when the shooting took place. Ahmad Gatlin was convicted in 2023 after police and prosecutors said he was in a car when shots were fired into another car near Austin-East Magnet High School in 2021.
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Knox Trustee Justin Biggs said the county approved his excessive spending, trying to share the blame for why the comptroller is investigating. @GlennJacobsTN: nah “there seems to be some confusion.” https://t.co/HxULZQ8Uiv
There seems to be some confusion concerning the travel approval process for Knox County elected officials. For elected officials outside the Executive Branch, the Finance Department only confirms the estimated overall amount of their travel budget. Individual travel expenses and
New. @KnoxGov Trustee Justin Biggs says he has paid back “every cent” in overages he and his office spent as part of our investigation, which the comptroller is also investigating. https://t.co/HxULZQ8Uiv via @alliefeinberg
