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Men’s basketball team falls short on the road

Stephen Means II November 29, 2015

The individual efforts of redshirt junior forward Jimmy Hall and redshirt senior guard Xavier Pollard were not enough as Kent State men's basketball (3-2) fell to Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opponent...

Senior running back Connor Hundley scores the touchdown for the Akron Zips during the first quarter of the Battle for the Wagon Wheel on Nov. 27, 2015 at InfoCision Stadium. Kent State lost to Akron 20-0.

Flashes season ends after loss in Wagon Wheel Challenge

Stephen Means II November 27, 2015

In its final game of the season, Kent State (3-9, 2-6 Mid-American Conference) fell to rival Akron (7-5, 5-3 MAC). In defeat, the Flashes also lost possession of the Wagon Wheel.As it has been all year, the...

Flashes effort not enough, lose to Gophers

Ty Sugick November 25, 2015

Kent State women’s basketball team lost their third straight game to Minnesota 85-73.  The Flashes suffered a slow start in the first game of Tuesday night’s double-header, allowing the Golden Gophers...

Courtesy of Kent State Athletic Department.

Associate men’s golf coach steps down

Chris Yamnitsky November 24, 2015

Herb Page, the director of golf and head coach for the men's golf team, announced today that Associate Head Coach Rob Wakeling stepped down from his position with the Kent State golf program to pursue...

Women’s basketball team face tough Gophers team

Ty Sugick November 23, 2015

Kent State women’s basketball (1-2) is preparing for one of its toughest non-conference opponents of the season. The Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-0) will travel to Kent Tuesday evening for the first game...

Basketball competes in double-header

Stephen Means November 23, 2015

Kent States men’s (2-1) and women’s (1-2) basketball programs will be featured in a double-header Tuesday night.The women will take on the University of Minnesota (2-1), and the men will follow in...

The Flashes celebrate after winning the Wagon Wheel game against Akron on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014 at Dix Stadium. The final score was 27-24.

Flashes take on rival Akron for Wagon Wheel

Stephen Means November 23, 2015

The Kent State football team has not had a year one would call successful. Through 11 games, the Flashes stand at 3-8 and 2-5 in the Mid-American Conference. None of that matters when it comes to playing...

Photo Courtesy of SOGIPA

Freshman long jumper dreams of the Olympics

Bruno Beidacki November 22, 2015

When Samory Uiki first started track, he could not have predicted that the sport would lead him to travel the world and earn a full scholarship to study in the United States.Born in a lower middle class...

Three Flashes take home titles at Navy Classic

Dan Armelli November 22, 2015

There has been a tendency in the NBA to gather three superstars on one team and throw out the label “Big Three” (see the 2008 Boston Celtics and 2012 Miami Heat). But perhaps this theory has made...

Historic run for women’s rugby concludes

Kyle Samec November 22, 2015

The historic season for the Kent State women’s rugby club team ended Saturday morning in the Elite Eight matchup with the University of Connecticut, as mental errors and a lack of intensity proved fatal...

The starting line for the Kent State hockey team stands across the blue line while the national anthem is played before their against the University of Pittsburgh Friday, Nov. 6, 2015.

Hockey drops weekend games

Chris Yamnitsky November 22, 2015

The Kent State Ice Hockey Club came up short in a pair of games over the weekend, falling to Rochester Institute of Technology and Mercyhurst University over the weekend. The Flashes will have a break...

Hall leads Flashes past Marist College

Stephen Means II November 21, 2015

Following two subpar games to start the season, Jimmy Hall broke out with an outstanding performance to lead the Kent State men's basketball team (2-1) over the Marist College Red Foxes (1-2), 79-72.“It’s...