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Cleveland Baseball Weekly: A look at the Tribe before opening day

Jim Piascik April 3, 2013

The complete overhaul of the Cleveland Indians this offseason has wildly changed the expectations for the team in 2013. Heading into the winter, I was preparing for another rebuilding of the team and another...

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Five things to take away from Opening Day

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Five things to take away from Opening Day

John Sleezer April 3, 2013

The Kansas City Royals' Jarrod Dyson steals second as the throw to Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera bounces off his glove in the third inning of a spring training game at Goodyear Stadium in...

Infielder Derek Toadvine is ready at the diamond at Scott Park in Toledo on April 2, 2013. Kent State won the game against the Toledo Rockets, 7-5. Photo by Bob Taylor.

Flashes pull off late victory

Kevin Battaglia April 3, 2013

The Kent State baseball team is beginning to find a way to win close games in late innings.Kent State (11-14, 4-2 Mid-American Conference) overcame a one-run deficit by scoring four runs in the eighth...

The Kansas City Royals' Jarrod Dyson steals second as the throw to Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera bounces off his glove in the third inning of a spring training game at Goodyear Stadium in Goodyear, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2013. The Royals defeated the Indians, 4-1. Photo courtesy of MCT Campus.

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Five things to take away from Opening Day

Jim Piascik April 3, 2013

Cleveland was far from perfect on Tuesday, but the team did enough to get a 4-1 victory in Toronto. The game was much better than last year's Opening Day, when the 16-inning loss to the Blue Jays foreshadowed...

Flashes football returns to the field for spring practice

Tim Dorst April 3, 2013

The Kent State football team took the field on a chilly Tuesday morning for the first time since completing its most successful season in more than 40 years, and it did so with a new head coach. Paul Haynes,...

Freshman Zarley Zalewski slides into third base during Kent State's home game against Ball State on Saturday, March 30 at Schoonover Stadium. The Flashes won their first game with a final score of 11-5, but fell to Ball State in the second game, 4-3. Photo by Zane Lutz.

Flashes baseball prepares for back-to-back games

Kevin Battaglia April 2, 2013

Kent State (10-14, 4-2 Mid-American Conference) will try to improve its conference record at 3 p.m. today in Toledo against Toledo (10-14, 3-3 MAC).Head coach Scott Stricklin said Toledo is a well-coached...

Kent State golf enjoys successful tournament weekend

Meghan Blaha April 1, 2013

It was a successful trip south for both the men’s and women’s golf teams over spring break with the women taking home top honors and the men grabbing the runner-up spot against tough competition.The...

Men’s basketball ends season with 73-59 loss to Loyola

Tim Dorst March 25, 2013

Kent State came into the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament with the hopes of keeping its season alive and ultimately claiming a tournament championship. Instead, the Flashes...

Dustin Kilgore’s pursuit of second NCAA title falls short in close upset

Richie Mulhall March 24, 2013

Three-time All-American and 2011 NCAA champion Dustin Kilgore’s pursuit of a second NCAA title fell two points short in a close, shocking upset Saturday night inside Well Fargo Arena.In the third match...

Dustin Kilgore one win away from second NCAA title; becomes Kent State’s first three-time All-American

Richie Mulhall March 23, 2013

Kent State wrestling’s fifth-year senior Dustin Kilgore is now one win away from claiming his second NCAA Championship and capping a perfect 44-0 season.No. 1 seed Kilgore will return to the NCAA finals...

NCAA Championships update: Dustin Kilgore advances to NCAA quarterfinals

Richie Mulhall March 23, 2013

Day one of the NCAA Championships is in the books, and fifth-year senior and 2011 national champion Dustin Kilgore is headed to the NCAA Quarterfinals following a pair of major decision victories Thursday...

Gymnasts ready for MAC Championship competition

Lily Flynn March 23, 2013

The Kent State gymnastics team began its season with big goals. So far, the team remains undefeated in the Mid-American Conference, secured eight consecutive wins and won the MAC regular season championship....

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