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March Madness rout as Lady Vols reach 2nd straight Sweet 16
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is starting to look a lot more like the dominating Lady Vols of old, especially after a second straight rout to open the NCAA Tournament. Reserves Sara Puckett and Jillian Hollingshead led five Lady Vols in double figures with 13 points apiece as...
Man sentenced to life in slaying of 2 kids, wounding of 1
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge has sentenced a man to life in prison without parole after rejecting his insanity defense in the shooting deaths of two of his girlfriend's three young sons and the wounding of the third. Kevin Moore, 29, was sentenced Thursday to concurrent life...
Bufkin, Baker lead Michigan past Toledo 90-80 in NIT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Kobe Bufkin scored 23 points, Joey Baker added 21 and Michigan beat Toledo 90-80 in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night. Bufkin sank 8 of 13 shots with three 3-pointers for the Wolverines (18-15), who will advance to play Vanderbilt in a second-round...
Ohio judge to decide on insanity defense in child slayings
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge is scheduled to decide this week on the validity of the insanity defense submitted by a man charged with fatally shooting two of his girlfriend's three young sons and wounding the third. Judge Eric Allen Marks last week heard assessments from two...
Carry scores 26, Kent State tops Toledo to win MAC tourney
CLEVELAND (AP) — The pain from last year's championship loss, and the unusual circumstances surrounding it, stuck with Kent State's players, gnawed at them. On Saturday night, they finally found relief. Sincere Carry scored 26 points, Malique Jacobs added 18 and Kent...
Toldeo women head to NCAA, top Bowling Green in MAC 73-58
CLEVELAND (AP) — Quinesha Lockett scored 17 points, Jessica Cook had 16 and Toledo led wire-to-wire to capture its ninth NCAA Tournament berth with a 73-58 win over rival Bowling Green in the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Saturday. The Rockets (28-4) scored the first 12...
Former professor reflects on surviving Holocaust
WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (AP) — There are not many Holocaust survivors left, but there’s at least one in Western North Carolina, and he has ties to both Buncombe and Madison Counties. Walter Ziffer, 95, of Weaverville, was an adjunct professor at Mars Hill University from 2001-15....
Dennis leads Toledo past Ohio into MAC tournament title game
CLEVELAND (AP) — RayJ Dennis scored 28 points as top-seeded Toledo advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship with its 17th straight win, 82-75 over Ohio on Friday night. The Rockets (27-6), who haven't been to the NCAA Tournament since 1980, matched the school...
Toledo secures 91-75 victory in Mid-American Tournament
CLEVELAND (AP) — Setric Millner Jr. and El Farmer had 19 points each in top-seeded Toledo's 91-75 win against eighth-seeded Miami (Ohio) on Thursday in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Millner had seven rebounds for the Rockets (26-6). Farmer was 5 of 6...
Dennis scores 32, Toledo defeats Ball State 87-81
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Rayj Dennis' 32 points led Toledo over Ball State 87-81 on Friday night. Dennis also had seven assists for the Rockets (25-6, 16-2 Mid-American Conference). Setric Millner Jr. scored 13 points while going 5 of 11 (1 for 3 from distance), and added five rebounds....
