Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category

Express women riding local track to national prominence

By Scott Calhoun on Friday, February 26th, 2010

Owens Community College women’s basketball coach Michael Llanas has a distinct feature in his office.…

McDonald brings more than luck to the Irish

By Chris Schmidbauer on Thursday, February 25th, 2010

New experiences have never fazed Marty McDonald. It was that thirst for adventure and attitude…

Winter golf in Toledo?

By Fred Altvater on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

When TV begins to broadcast live golf tournament coverage from places like Hawaii and Palm…

Dravecky to offer message of hope at Make-A-Wish dinner

By Chris Schmidbauer on Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Dave Dravecky’s life story is composed of all the things that would make a great…

Daytona 500 serves as laboratory for innovations

By Dave Woolford on Friday, February 12th, 2010

It’s certainly not beyond NASCAR’s slide-rule guiding principles to lend a hand, often impulsively, to…

Cromwell steps down as Knights head coach

By Chris Schmidbauer on Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Legendary football coach George Halas was once asked by a member of the media what…

Snickers ad scores at Super Bowl

By Kristen Rapin on Monday, February 8th, 2010

While the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts on Feb 7, many viewers tuned…

Former Toledoan guided Brees through Purdue career

By Dave Woolford on Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Retired Purdue football coach Joe Tiller of Toledo was recently moving some memorabilia around in…

Curling rocks Vancouver … and Bowling Green

By Roger Holliday Claudia Fischer on Thursday, February 4th, 2010

When the curtain goes up on the Winter Olympics in Vancouver on Feb. 12, one…

Junior golf is alive and well in Toledo

By Fred Altvater on Thursday, February 4th, 2010

The Toledo Junior Golf Association has provided Northwest Ohio junior golfers an opportunity to hone…