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23 Apr 2026 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>38591</s:story_id></item><item><title>Sean Jones Transferring to Toledo from Marquette</title><link>https://utrockets.com/news/2026/4/15/mens-basketball-sean-jones-transferring-to-toledo-from-marquette</link><guid>https://utrockets.com/news/2026/4/15/mens-basketball-sean-jones-transferring-to-toledo-from-marquette</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Sean Jones transferring to Toledo" src="https://admin.utrockets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=hhyftarf&image_path=/images/2026/4/15/MBB_TRANSFER-SEAN_JONES_1920x1080.jpg" /><br /><br />Former Ohio Division I Player of the Year returning to Buckeye State]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.utrockets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=hhyftarf&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/MBB_TRANSFER-SEAN_JONES_1920x1080.jpg" /><media:content 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Akron</title><link>https://utrockets.com/news/2026/3/14/mens-basketball-toledos-bid-for-mac-championship-comes-up-just-short-in-79-76-loss-to-akron</link><guid>https://utrockets.com/news/2026/3/14/mens-basketball-toledos-bid-for-mac-championship-comes-up-just-short-in-79-76-loss-to-akron</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Leroy Blyden Jr." src="https://admin.utrockets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=hhyftarf&image_path=/images/2026/3/14/361A7604.jpg" /><br /><br />CLEVELAND, Ohio – Toledo's bid for a MAC Championship came down to the final shot, a three-pointer by No. 2 seed Akron (29-5) with six seconds left that sent the Rockets to a 79-76 heartbreaking defeat in the championship game of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Rocket Arena in Cleveland on Saturday.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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