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Senior Tervell Beck tries to stop a drive from Toledo's Ryan Rollins. Beck would score 16 as the Flashes fell 76-74. Jan. 23, 2021.

Seniors can’t lift Flashes: Kent State falls by 2 against Toledo again

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor January 23, 2021

For the second time this season, the Kent State men’s basketball team lost a two point game against the University of Toledo, falling 76-74 in Toledo.This loss snaps a four game winning streak for Kent...

MIAMI, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 02: tHE KANSAS CITY CHIEin Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

NFL to allow 22,000 fans at Super Bowl LV, including 7,500 vaccinated health care workers

(CNN) -- The National Football League is inviting 7,500 vaccinated health care workers to be among the 22,000 fans in attendance at Super Bowl LV next month, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday."I...

Wrestling defeats Gannon and Mercyhurst despite absences

Mason Lawlor Sports Reporter January 21, 2021

Kent State wrestling beat both Gannon University and Mercyhurst University  on Wednesday evening at the Kent State Fieldhouse, 19-12 and 26-9, respectively.  For the Flashes, it was their first home...

Kent State narrowly escapes Buffalo comeback

Dante Centofanti Sports Reporter January 20, 2021

 The Kent State men’s basketball team went into halftime up 21 points against the University of Buffalo, but the Bulls mounted a comeback to open the contest back up.In a game that was back and forth...

Baker Mayfield #6 of the Cleveland Browns rushes the ball during the third quarter in the game against the Baltimore Ravens at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 14, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Browns, Mayfield expecting to build upon 2020 successes

Tom Withers, AP January 19, 2021

CLEVELAND (AP) — On their wild ride of an unforgettable, almost unimaginable 2020 season when Zoom calls, masks and contact tracing were daily fixtures, the Browns discovered two things that point to...

Komara leads Kent wrestling in round robin against Cleveland State

Mason Lawlor Sports Reporter January 16, 2021

Kent State wrestling travelled to the Wolstein Center to take on the Cleveland State Vikings in a round robin match on Saturday afternoon.  The teams played four rounds in which starters and backups from...

Kent State uses aggressive play to beat Ohio for third straight win

Kathryn Rajnicek Sports Reporter January 16, 2021

Kent State’s men’s basketball team (6-3, 3-2 MAC) extended its winning streak to three with a 89-79 road win against the Ohio University Bobcats (7-6, 3-4 MAC) Saturday.The Flashes shot 55 percent...

Joel Nielsen, the Kent State University athletic director, watches the Kent State women's basketball team play Purdue Fort Wayne on Nov. 16, 2019.

Nielsen will not seek to extend AD contract, set to leave June 30

After over a decade as director of athletics for Kent State, Joel Nielsen will not seek to extend his contract with the university.Nielsen’s current contract is set to expire on June 30, at which point...

Women’s basketball forced to pause operations for a second time

Kathryn Rajnicek Sports Reporter January 13, 2021

Kent State’s women’s basketball team announced it would be pausing all team related activities due to COVID-19 protocols Tuesday.This is the second time the team has entered a pause with the first...

Behind another big game from Pippen, Kent tops CMU

Dante Centofanti Sports Reporter January 12, 2021

 Through a combination of solid offense and defense late in the second half, Kent State men’s basketball beat Central Michigan 94-85. With this win the Flashes improve to .500 in Mid-American Conference...

Same old Browns? Hardly. Cleveland drills Steelers 48-37

Will Graves, AP January 11, 2021

PITTSBURGH (AP) — So much for the weight of history. Or practicing. Or having your head coach on the sideline. Or your emotional leader on the field.The Cleveland Browns overcame all of it, dismantling...

Kent State storms past Western Michigan with big second half

Mason Lawlor Sports Reporter January 9, 2021

After two close losses, Kent State got its first Mid-American Conference win on Saturday afternoon, beating Western Michigan 80-54 at the M.A.C. Center.  Kent State moves back above .500, improving to...