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Thursday, 05/07/09
Updated: 8:24 am
6 former University of Toledo athletes charged in point-shaving scheme
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An alleged point-shaving scheme involving University of Toledo athletes included nearly 130 phone calls and about a dozen meetings on UT's campus, Detroit-area restaurants, a casino, bank, and hotel parking lot. The calls and meetings, which occurred from Nov. 19, 2005, to Dec. 19, 2006, are detailed in a 20-count indictment filed Wednesday.

Updated: 5:09 am
Customers aim to lick rising price of postage
It's not exactly a stamp stampede, but plenty of people are purchasing bunches of first-class postage before the price pops up two pennies. A few are buying big bunches. Lori Cowell, who has a graduation and wedding in the family in the coming months, bought 800 of the Forever Stamps at 42 cents each. 
 Updated: 8:12 am
Bold attack worries police

Updated: 8:11 am
Otsego to close Weston building

Updated: 8:11 am
5 are Toledoans of Year for efforts in community

Updated: 7:17 am
Owens OKs contracts for parking lot

Updated: 5:49 am
Arson suspected on Parkwood

Updated: 5:41 am
Roadwork to close eastbound Hill Ave.


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Updated: 6:11 am
UT case only scratches surface, expert claims
The federal indictments of six former University of Toledo student-athletes on sports bribery charges may only scratch the surface of corruption in college athletics, a well-known gambling expert said Wednesday. 
 Updated: 8:00 am
Sidelines: Springfield shining bright again this season

Updated: 6:13 am
Good ol'-fashioned defense, pitching key Falcons' baseball success

Updated: 7:53 am
Sidelines: St. John’s junior Riffle has sights set on reaching state in shot put, discus

Updated: 6:28 am
Mud Hens lose as Willis improves


Dave Hackenberg
Updated: 6:09 am
Required reading: Betting for Dummies 


Steve Pollick
Updated: 4:40 am
Wave of birds expected soon at Lake Erie 

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Updated: 5:58 am
Spending might be down, but mom will have her day
Moms will once again feel like queens this Sunday, but other women who are not mothers but who have benefited from generosity on Mother's Day may get downgraded this year. 
 Updated: 8:17 am
GM posts $6B 1Q loss, spends $10.2B in cash

Updated: 8:15 am
Retailers report smaller sales declines in April

Updated: 8:12 am
BBB decries cell phone calls for auto warranties

Updated: 5:56 am
Banks awaiting U.S. test findings

Updated: 5:53 am
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Roberta de Boer
Updated: 5:21 am
'Shut up and drive' points way to safety 

Ryan E. Smith
Updated: 7:07 am
Col. Sanders' can-do spirit beat hard times 

Tom Henry
Updated: 6:17 am
Senator's party switch could help Great Lakes 

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Updated: 7:01 am
Movie review: Star Trek ****
Leave it to a Star Wars fan to make a Star Trek movie with universal appeal. Star Trek director J.J. Abrams proves to be just what the franchise needed — a jolt of life from someone unencumbered by the baggage that comes with more than 40 years of lore and legacy. 
 Updated: 7:00 am
Teen rocker slashed from ’Idol,’ leaving 3 contestants

Updated: 6:47 am
Harmonica summit to open at Hines Farm

Updated: 6:45 am
Season ends with a laugh

Updated: 6:42 am
Restaurant review: Georgette’s Grounds & Gifts ***

Updated: 3:26 pm
Local theater season ends with a laugh

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6 former University of Toledo athletes charged in point-shaving scheme
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Updated: 8:11 am
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