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Nicole Yeargin 

Yeargin puts herself into the Kent State record books

Brandon Lewis April 28, 2019

Nicole Yeargin ran a personal-best 54:00 in the 400m dash on April 20 at the Virgina ChallengeSaturday at the Tom Jones Memorial at The University of Florida, she broke that record by a second to become...

The Kent State's men's golf team celebrates their MAC co-championship. They tied with Eastern Michigan on Apr. 28 2019.

Men’s golf earn MAC Co-Champion title in rain shortened Championships

Zachary McKnight April 28, 2019

The Kent State men’s golf team were looking to start the postseason as Mid-American Conference champions.After the first round, the Flashes were six strokes behind Eastern Michigan.However, through perseverance...

Senior Pavin Parks rounds the bases after hitting at home run. 

Flashes clobber Canisius to move to .500 on season

John Conley April 25, 2019

The rematch of the home and home series between Kent State and Canisius turned the Flashes way this time, as the Flashes avenged their earlier loss to the Griffins with a 10-1 on Wednesday. The Flashes...

LLuna Katz shoots against Liberty on April 24. The Flashes lost, 23-6

Flashes fall to Liberty in final game of inaugural season

Amanda Levine April 25, 2019

With a minute and a half into Kent State's Wednesday afternoon game against Liberty, Abby Jones ran down the field, slightly bobbling the ball. From the left side of the goal she flipped the ball to Lluna...

UCLA’s Darren Collison, left, and Russell Westbrook celebrate their 77-67 overtime win over Stanford in Los Angeles Thursday, March 6, 2008. Kevork Djansezian / AP Photo

MVP, 8-time all star, almost Golden Flash

Henry Palattella April 24, 2019

The inside story of how Russell Westbrook nearly signed with Kent StateBefore Russell Westbrook became the triple-double MVP, he was taken by the Seattle Supersonics with the fourth pick in the 2011 draft.Before...

Then a sophomore, Kent State's Gisli Sveinbergsson tees off on the 16th hole at the Mid-American Conference championship in Nashport, OH. The Flashes won the conference, while Sveinbergsson won golfer of the year. [FILE]

Men’s golf stumbles to bottom-third finish in Columbus

Zachary McKnight April 22, 2019

The Kent State men’s golf team was looking for that missing piece of the puzzle at the Kepler Intercollegiate.Instead, they found stiff competition and a bottom-third finish.The Flashes finished 11th...

Women's golf team wins the 2018 - 2019 MAC Championship.  They have won every MAC Championship since 1999.

Stormo leads women’s golf to 21st straight MAC Championship

Zachary McKnight April 22, 2019

The Kent State women’s golf team has won every MAC Championship since 1999.After Purgatory Golf Club this past weekend, the Flashes were looking to extend their streak to 21 MAC titles in a row.After...

Grace Tennant competing in the discus.

Record-breaking season continues for track teams at Virginia Challenge

Brandon Lewis April 21, 2019

Nicole Yeargin ran a personal-best 54.76 in the 400m dash April 13 at the Tennessee Relays.Saturday, she broke that record by less than a second.The junior from Maryland clocked a time of 54.00 in the...

Former pitcher Connor Wollersheim about to pitch, seen through the on-deck batter. Kent State Golden Flashes won 9-5 against East Central Michigan on the April 5, 2019 game.

Flashes’ bats propel them to series win over NIU

John Conley April 21, 2019

The Kent State baseball team scored 38 runs throughout its three-game series against Northern Illinois, with the Flashes capturing a series win.The Flashes took the final two games of the series, scoring...

Senior Bailey Brownfield runs the bases in a game against the Akron Zips on Saturday, April 20, 2019.

Softball sweeps Akron behind stellar pitching

Gina Butkovich April 21, 2019

With three shutouts this week alone and opponents hitting .196 off of her in the Mid-American Conference, freshman pitcher Andrea Scali is a force to be reckoned with.Scali pitched 10 and a half innings...

Midfielder Raegan Russel cradles the ball in a game against Central Michigan Saturday, April 20, 2019.

CMU dominates Flashes lacrosse in 21-5 win

Amanda Levine April 21, 2019

Central Michigan’s offense jumped out of the gates on Saturday, as the Chippewas scored four goals in the first five minutes of their game against Kent State. The Chippewas’ defense held the Flashes...

Sean Blevins headshot

OPINION: Can the Rockets dethrone the Warriors?

Sean Blevins April 18, 2019

It is not a stretch to say the Rockets might have an even better chance to beat the Warriors now than they did last season.James Harden is playing at an absurd, unstoppable, Jordan-esque level. This could...