The Toledo Blade

The Blade, which is often referred to as the Toledo Blade, is a daily publication located in Toledo, Ohio, USA. It made its debut on December 19, 1835.

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Pitching appearance highlights special night for Mud Hens second baseman Unroe

1 day ago | toledoblade.com | Michael Burwell

Riley Unroe has played more than 1,000 games in his minor league baseball career. The Mud Hens’ second baseman never came close to achieving what he did Tuesday night, and he couldn’t stop smiling and laughing afterwards because of it.
NFL draft scouting report: Toledo DL Darius Alexander

1 day ago | toledoblade.com | Kyle Rowland

Darius Alexander sent his draft stock surging through old-fashioned hard work. The former Toledo Rocket was on every team’s draft board following a dominant 2024 season in which he graded among the best defensive tackles in the country, according to Pro Football Focus. And then Alexander showed up in Mobile, Ala., for the Senior Bowl and became the talk of the town. He terrorized offensive linemen during one-on-one drills and had measurables that turned him into a potential first-round draft pick.
Game recap: Mud Hens win 13-inning thriller over Omaha to end 5-game losing streak

1 day ago | toledoblade.com | Michael Burwell

The Toledo Mud Hens ended their five-game losing streak with arguably their wildest game so far this season. The Mud Hens forced extra innings with a run in the bottom of the ninth, traded runs with Omaha in the 10th, 11th, and 12th frames, then drew back-to-back bases-loaded walks in the 13th to come away with a 9-8 victory over the Storm Chasers on Tuesday at Fifth Third Field.
Griggs focused on winning championships during senior season for Perrysburg softball

2 days ago | toledoblade.com | Michael Burwell

Hayley Griggs has achieved quite a bit individually during her Perrysburg High School softball career. But the Yellow Jackets’ star shortstop and one of the top players nationally in the 2025 class has her sights set on other goals before continuing her career at a powerhouse Florida State University program later this year. “I want to win some championships,” Griggs said when asked what she wants to accomplish during her senior season.
Toledo men's basketball finds familiar faces in transfer portal

3 days ago | toledoblade.com | Kyle Rowland

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Findlay baseball phenom Echelberry is one of nation’s top 50 freshmen

4 days ago | toledoblade.com | Steve Junga

If a good early start is important for success in sports, Findlay High School freshman Landon Echelberry is way ahead of the game. Make that games. The 15-year-old has already make his mark as the Trojans' starting quarterback back in the fall, posted a 30-11 wrestling record as Findlay's 215-pounder, and is now roughly a quarter of the way into his first varsity season in his top sport of baseball for the Trojans.
A slew of levy requests fill May 6 ballots in Lucas and Wood counties

4 days ago | toledoblade.com | Mike Sigov

Lucas County and Wood County voters will cast their ballots in the May 6 primary election on proposals that could raise their property taxes. Harding Township voters will be asked to decide on a proposed fire and rescue services levy, with a renewal of 2.0 mills and the increase of 1.5 mills. It comes after voters rejected a 1-mill operating levy in November to support those services. If passed, the five-year, 3.5-mill levy will generate $79,000 annually for the township.
Sunrise Easter service marks the transition from darkness to light

4 days ago | toledoblade.com | James Trumm

There’s an elemental humility to the St. Mark Lutheran Church’s sunrise Easter service. At 6:30 Easter morning, about 30 parishioners stood in a rough circle around a flaming fire pit at a pavilion in East Toledo’s Prentice Park. They saw the sun come up on the day that, for Christians, marks the resurrection of Jesus. It was chilly outside, but no one seemed to mind. One coatless woman in a green dress did her best not to shiver in the early morning cold and gamely refused an offer of a parka.
Sunday Chat with BCSN commentator Mason Lowry

4 days ago | toledoblade.com | Steve Junga

Area folks who have watched sports on the BCSN television network over the past 14-plus years have no doubt witnessed the abundant and versatile on-air talent of play-by-play commentator and show host Mason Lowry. Lowry, who turned 36 on Easter Sunday, has been a fixture on telecasts of a broad spectrum of area sporting events. From professional to college and high school levels, as well as to amateur sports played by seniors on down to youth games.
Robert ‘Bob’ Bell, 1938-2025: President emeritus of Toledo Symphony was its ‘heart and soul’

4 days ago | toledoblade.com | Mike Sigov

Robert “Bob” Bell, a music performer, teacher, administrator, and president emeritus of Toledo Symphony, died Tuesday in Hospice of Northwest Ohio, South Detroit Avenue. He was 86. The family did not report the cause of death. “He was all of those things,” said Zak Vassar, president and CEO of the Toledo Alliance for Performing Arts and a lifelong friend. “I always looked to him as kind of the connective tissue at the Toledo Symphony.