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Hatred prevails and rivalries boil over: College Football Week 14 recap

Hatred prevails and rivalries boil over: College Football Week 14 recap

Gage Wellman, Reporter December 8, 2024

This is what college football is all about. Rivalry week -- when a team walks itself into a stadium composed of hallowed grounds to do battle with the most hated enemy of all, and this week was no different.  Michigan...

Baidy Ba casts a glance behind him right before he's about to finish first in the cross country meet Aug. 30, 2024.

All-Region distance athlete Baidy Ba closes in on final season after rewriting KSU history books

Kailyn Tibolla, Reporter December 6, 2024

Senior distance athlete Baidy Ba concluded his Kent State cross country career at the NCAA Cross Country Championships Nov. 23 in Madison, WI., where he placed 138th in the men’s 10k with a time of 30:09.7. The...

Kent sophomore Mya Babbitt, 23, shoots a free throw during third quarter of the game against Xavier, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.

Babbitt and Batsch combine for 45 points in women’s basketball’s win over Niagara

John Engoglia, Reporter December 6, 2024

Big performances from sophomore guard Mya Babbitt and senior guard Jenna Batsch carried the Kent State women’s basketball team to an 89-73 win over Niagara Thursday.  Babbitt finished with a team-high...

Head coach Todd Starkey speaks with the women's basketball team after their victory of Xavier Nov. 23, 2024.

‘It was a great experience’: Women’s basketball has positive trip to Puerto Rico

John Engoglia, Reporter December 5, 2024

Many students traveled back home to enjoy Thanksgiving break, but the Kent State Women’s Basketball team spent it in San Juan for the Puerto Rico Clasico tournament.  The Flashes played two games...

Here’s who the Kent State athletics teams have signed this year

Here’s who the Kent State athletics teams have signed this year

John Hilber, John Engoglia, and Demetri Manousos December 4, 2024

National signing day hit Kent State, as well as the nation, Nov. 13. The day is dedicated to high school students committing to colleges across the nation to further their academic and athletic aspirations. Many...

Who did the football team sign on National Signing Day?

Who did the football team sign on National Signing Day?

Demetri Manousos, Reporter December 4, 2024

Year three of the Kenni Burns era has begun with 23 commits and 156.15 points, which is good enough for fourth in the Mid-American Conference, according to 247Sports. The average point value for each recruit...

Kent State Tuscarawas wins first Division-II National Championship in program history

Kent State Tuscarawas wins first Division-II National Championship in program history

Emily Lowen, Reporter December 3, 2024

After dropping the first game of pool play in the playoffs, the Kent State Tuscarawas women's volleyball team bounced back and won the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division-II National...

Sophomore Cian Medley breaks away from a screen in the game against Niagara on Nov. 21, 2024.

How did the trip to Canada go for men’s basketball?

Andrew Gold, Reporter December 3, 2024

From Nov. 28-30, the Kent State men’s basketball team participated in Western Slam, an in-season basketball tournament hosted by the city of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. Joining the Flashes in the...

Wide receiver Chrishon McCray (2) tries to avoid getting tackled by Ball State players at the football game Oct. 12, 2024.

Transfer portal hits football hard with seven departures

Demetri Manousos, Reporter December 2, 2024

It has not taken long for multiple impact players on the Kent State football team to hit the transfer portal in search of greener grass. After the program’s first 0-12 season in history, the 2025 campaign...

Kent junior Dionna Gray, 21, runs the ball up-court during the first quarter of the game against Xavier, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.

Women’s basketball splits double-header in Puerto Rico

John Engoglia, Reporter December 2, 2024

Utilizing a terrific start, the Kent State Women’s basketball team kicked off the Puerto Rico Clasico tournament with a 74-51 win over Brown Thursday.  The Flashes’ first quarter performance went...

Kent State Men's basketball team heads towards the free throw line after being fouled during the second half in the game against Niagara University on Nov. 21, 2024.

Canadian event sees men’s basketball take two of three

Andrew Gold, Reporter December 2, 2024

Through tough defense, the Kent State men’s basketball team held each of its three opponents under 40% shooting, taking home two wins in the Western Slam tournament held in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. The...

Kent State Football team celebrating touchdown by Luke Floriea in the first quarter against Akron. Nov 19, 2024.

Football makes history in Buffalo, 0-12 for first time in program history

Demetri Manousos, Reporter November 28, 2024

A season to forget for the Kent State football team came to a conclusion against Buffalo (8-4, 6-2) with a 43-7 road loss, solidifying the program’s first 0-12 season in history and extending its losing...