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Gene Cross out as UT head basketball coach   

Reports out of the University of Toledo say that Mens' head basketball coach Gene Cross has been fired after two seasons with the Rockets.

Toledo knocked off in first round of MAC tourney   

Max Boudreau scored a season-high 18 points and Calvin Betts had 13 points as Buffalo rolled over Toledo 72-54 in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament on Sunday.

Northern Illinois tip-in tops Toledo, 60-58   

Xavier Silas scored 24 points, including the winning tip-in with 2 seconds remaining, and Northern Illinois defeated Toledo 60-58 Thursday night.

Lady Rockets end winning-season with OT loss   

The University of Toledo women’s basketball fell to Eastern Michigan 89-84 in an overtime upset, ending UT's three-game win streak in the series.

Toledo ends 19-loss streak with Ball State win   

Justin Anyijong scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Toledo snapped a school-record 19-game losing streak by beating Ball State 45-42 on Saturday night.

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Tigers recall Bonderman, five more from Mud Hens   

The Tigers plan to recall right-hander Jeremy Bonderman from an injury rehab assignment Tuesday, the same day they promote five other players from the Mud Hens.

Bat smacks boy in face at Mud Hens game   

An 8-year-old Michigan boy remains in a hospital after a broken baseball bat sailed into the stands at Fifth Third Field and hit him in the nose.

2009 Toledo Mud Hens Schedule   

Tigers put Zumaya on DL, pick up Beltran from Hens   

Detroit purchased the contract of righthanded pitcher Francis Beltran from the Mud Hens to fill Zumaya's spot on the roster

Mud Hens fly the coop for Beijing   

Defying the odds, two members of the Toledo Mud Hens are on the verge of greatness, as members of the United States Olympic Baseball team.

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Indians: Racy Sizemore photos stolen from e-mail   

Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore has contacted investigators from Major League Baseball to stop publication of steamy photographs that he says were stolen from his girlfriend's e-mail account and then posted online.

Indians fire manager Eric Wedge   

The Cleveland Indians have fired manager Eric Wedge in the final days of a disastrous season.

The old man and the golf course   

11p.m sports cast with Hubert Wiggins: 59 year-old TomWatson sipped from the fountain of youth at the British open, and the college football Hall of Fame welcomes some new members, and the last time Tom Watson was in the final pairing of a major on sunday was the final round of the 1991 masters..

Indians' Perez plunks 2 in debut   

Indians snap four-game slide with 6-5 win over KC   

Mark DeRosa had three hits and drove in the tiebreaking run in the eighth, Kerry Wood atoned for his horrid outing the night before and Cleveland held on for a 6-5 comeback victory over Kansas City on Wednesday night.

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Detroit commission votes to level Tiger Stadium   

A Detroit city commission has voted to demolish the section of Tiger Stadium left standing after much of the historic ballpark was knocked down last year.

Tigers win fifth straight, 5-3 over Rangers   

Justin Verlander struggled for one inning Wednesday night and that wasn't quite enough for the Texas Rangers.

2009 Detroit Tigers Schedule   

A link to the 2009 schedule for the Detroit Tigers

Leyland Fires Coaches, Lose to Rays   

Rays' 10th-inning win over Tigers   

Rays 6, Tigers 5

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Browns sign Super Bowl champion   

The Cleveland Browns have signed linebacker Scott Fujita and offensive lineman Tony Pashos to multiyear contracts as unrestricted free agents.

Mangini staying with Browns   

Eric Mangini will return for a second season as coach of the Cleveland Browns.

Mangini awaits meeting with Holmgren   

Eric Mangini says he doesn't have a gut feeling about whether new Browns president Mike Holmgren will keep him as Cleveland's coach.

Holmgren agrees to join Browns as team president   

Mike Holmgren, who returned Green Bay to prominence and raised Seattle's profile during his NFL career, has accepted an offer to become president of the Cleveland Browns

Browns sack Steelers 13-6   

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin promised his team would "unleash hell" in December. On Thursday night, hell froze over.

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Western Michigan defeats Bowling Green in MAC first-round   

David Kool scored 20 points and Flenard Whitfield added a career-high 19 as Western Michigan defeated Bowling Green 75-73 Sunday in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.

Ohio cruises to 82-60 win over Bowling Green   

Armon Bassett scored 17 points as Ohio cruised to an 82-60 win over Bowling Green on Thursday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

BG women claim sixth straight division title   

The Lady Falcons clinched a Mid-American Conference division title for the sixth straight year (one West, five East) with a 69-55 victory over Kent State University Saturday.

Akron builds early lead, beats Bowling Green 74-68   

Brett McKnight scored 15 points and Akron defeated Bowling Green 74-68 on Saturday.

Kent State beats Bowling Green 75-69   

The Golden Flashes (21-8, 11-3 Mid-American Conference) rallied from a 38-26 halftime deficit, for its 11th win in its last 12 since falling to the Falcons 76-70 on Jan. 17.

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