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A model during the Winning Way’s Student Athlete Fashion Show shows off his outfit to the crowd.

Winning Way’s student athlete show features NFL quarterback

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter April 11, 2023

As the lights dimmed, DJ Smillz’s music blasted, and the crowd cheered in anticipation for Kent State student athletes to take the KIVA stage.  Mario Nunez, senior entrepreneurship major and founder...

Track and field: 11 Flashes earn first place at Northeast Ohio Open

Michael Neenan, Reporter April 9, 2023

Eleven athletes on Kent State’s Track and Field team finished in first place at the Northeast Ohio Invitational in Akron this weekend. The first-place finishers included six from the men’s team...

Kent State lands second-place finish at MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships

Nico Crespo, Reporter February 27, 2023

The Kent State track and field team took home second place in Bowling Green, Ohio, at the Mid-American Conference championships. Junior Alexander Shields took home two event victories on Saturday and...

Ohio governor drinks the tap water as the EPA demands Norfolk Southern manage all cleanup of a toxic train wreck – or face consequences

CNN -- The US Environmental Protection Agency is ordering Norfolk Southern to handle and pay for all necessary cleanup after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The EPA...

Track and field wraps up indoor regular season

Nico Crespo, Reporter February 21, 2023

The Kent State track and field team finished its indoor regular season at the AI Campbell Invitational  in Akron. Freshman Amare Hall took home first place in the men’s long jump (7.25 m). Hall is...

How to watch the Super Bowl live: Start time, channels and other things to know

Hannah Brewitt, CNN February 12, 2023

CNN -- The stage is finally set for the United States’ biggest sporting event: the Super Bowl. The 2023 NFL season will culminate on Sunday evening, featuring a primetime...

Men’s 4×400 cracks top-10 in program history

Lucas Baker, Reporter February 12, 2023

The Kent State track and field team’s men’s 4x400 team placed top-10 all time in program history Saturday. Among those records were the men’s 4x400 team that ran a 3:12.84, putting them at eighth...

Baidy Ba breaks school record for indoor track and field

Matthew Franos, Reporter February 5, 2023

For 56 years, a men’s indoor mile record stood for Kent State’s track and field team. Saturday, that record was broken as sophomore Baidy Ba ran a sub 4:00 mile at the Meyo Invitational at Notre...

Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the US

CNN -- The US is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental United States, defense officials said on Thursday, a discovery that risks adding further strain to...

Kent State Guard Sincere Carry stares at the ball as he prepares for the Buffalo Bulls to attempt to score.

Men’s basketball Sincere Carry wins another award

Joshua Aponte, Reporter January 31, 2023

Kent State men’s basketball player redshirt senior guard Sincere Carry was named the 2022 Male Collegiate Athlete of the Year at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Jan. 25. Carry made program history,...

Track and field sets program records over the weekend

Matthew Franos, Reporter January 29, 2023

Kent State’s track and field team set multiple school records and personal-bests during the weekend events. The Flashes had 36 athletes competing in the Penn State National Open. The team also sent...

Baidy Ba does it again, this time for track and field

Kyle Kuchta, Reporter December 5, 2022

Sophomore Baidy Ba set his second program record of the year Saturday. In the season opener for the men's track team, Ba set a new program record in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 13:58.49. James...

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