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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Kent State junior psychology major Marie Comi was one of many abortion-rights protesters who took to Risman Plaza April 25, 2023.

Anti-abortion demonstration sparks counter protest on K

Jacob Hansen and Alton Northup
April 25, 2023
Men's basketball coach Rob Senderoff smiles at the gathered crowd as he heads down to the buses from the MAAC as the team heads to New York for the NCAA tournament March 15, 2023.

‘Send(er)-off’ to the dance: Men’s basketball heads to March Madness tournament

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor
March 15, 2023
The Kent State Men’s basketball team set up in an offensive formation against UT during the MAC Tournament Championship March 11, 2023. They would win the game 93-73.

Preview: Basketball vs Indiana in NCAA tournament

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor
March 14, 2023

Softball goes 1-4 over weekend; earns big win over Pittsburgh

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor
March 7, 2023

Baseball earns series sweep over UT Martin

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor
March 6, 2023

Baseball gets series sweep against Murray State

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor
March 2, 2023

Baseball loses all three in weekend series

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor
February 28, 2023

Men’s basketball surrenders 50 second half points in loss

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor
February 22, 2023

Season-opening success: Baseball takes two of three against Jacksonville University

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor
February 21, 2023
The Philadelphia Eagles play at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

OPINION: A gifted victory for the Kansas City Chiefs

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor
February 18, 2023
Love made them sports fans

Love made them sports fans

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor
February 9, 2023

Recap: Women’s basketball adds five then drops two heading into spring semester

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor
January 17, 2023
Kent State quarterback Collin Schlee runs the ball downfield.

Football loses 14 players to transfer portal after coach Lewis heads to Pac-12

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
December 17, 2022

Kent State reportedly hires Minnesota’s Kenni Burns as next football coach

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
December 14, 2022
Kent State senior Katie Shumate spins around a Hiram defender as she drives towards the net.

Largest margin ever: Women’s basketball sinks 105 points, its best scoring in 22 seasons

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
December 11, 2022

Second half struggles leads to loss to Duquesne for women’s basketball

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
December 7, 2022
Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Dante Cephas, number 14, runs with the football during the homecoming football game against Bowling Green State University on Oct. 2, 2021. The Golden Flashes beat Bowling Green 27-20.

Star wide receiver Dante Cephas enters transfer pool

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
December 5, 2022

Freshman Corynne Hauser’s perfect first half gives women’s basketball its fourth-straight win

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
December 5, 2022

Third QB’s the charm: Freshman Tommy Ulatowski ends football’s season with a win

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
November 27, 2022

Football closes out season with a win

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
November 27, 2022

No longer perfect: Men’s basketball earns first loss of season

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
November 24, 2022

Football takes on Buffalo in the final game of the year

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
November 23, 2022
Kent State junior running back Marquez Cooper runs for a touchdown against Eastern Michigan during the final home game on Nov. 16, 2022.

Collin Schlee’s early exit ends in football’s exit out of bowl eligibility

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
November 19, 2022

With QB out early, football loses bowl eligibility in Eastern Michigan battle

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
November 17, 2022

Two more to go: Football must defeat Eastern Michigan for chance at bowl-game status

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
November 15, 2022

Football breaks season’s road-game curse at Bowling Green

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
November 11, 2022

Football defeats Bowling Green for first road-game victory of season

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
November 9, 2022

Winners vs. injured: Football looks to end BGSU’s streak in MAC East showdown

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
November 7, 2022
Kent State redshirt junior Collin Schlee scans the field for an open player to throw the ball to as Ball State closes in during the game on Nov. 2.

Midweek MACtion: Football’s 12-game home winning streak shut down by Ball State

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
November 2, 2022

Football falls to Ball State by a touchdown in midweek MACtion

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
November 2, 2022

East vs. West preview: Football’s national leaders will go up against Ball State’s ranked stars

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
October 27, 2022
Kent State then-freshman quarterback Devin Kargman throws the ball as the Akron defense closes in at Dix Stadium Oct. 22.

‘How about them Golden Flashes’: Football clinches fourth-consecutive Wagon Wheel victory

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
October 23, 2022

Football beats Akron for fourth-consecutive Wagon Wheel win

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
October 22, 2022

Wagon Wheel battle: Football goes for fourth-straight Akron victory

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
October 20, 2022

Reaction to MACtion: Football’s hot start fades quickly at Glass Bowl Stadium

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
October 16, 2022

Football loses to Toledo after a second-half Rockets’ surge

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
October 15, 2022

East vs. West: MAC’s top-rushing teams face off with versatile lineups

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
October 14, 2022

Reaction to MACtion: Football fights from behind in pt. 2 of MAC East title game

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
October 9, 2022

Football loses MAC battle against Miami

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
October 8, 2022

MACtion battle of the birds: Football looks to end RedHawks’ record home win streak

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
October 6, 2022
The Kent State football team celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the homecoming game on Oct. 1, 2022.

Reaction to MACtion: Record-breaking performances rake in homecoming success

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
October 2, 2022

Ready for some MACtion: Football looks for action in homecoming conference opener

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
September 29, 2022

MAC East champions v. national champs: Kent State becomes No. 1 Georgia’s strongest competitor yet

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
September 25, 2022

Football takes on No. 1 defending national champions Saturday. Enough said.

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
September 21, 2022

Four seasons, 10 straight victories: Football runs in record-setting win at Dix Stadium

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
September 18, 2022

Flashes v. Long Island preview: a much-needed break back home

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
September 14, 2022

Leading to losing to lost: Football falls to Oklahoma in second-straight non-conference struggle

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
September 11, 2022

Flashes v. No. 7 Sooners preview: Looking to start anew at OU

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
September 8, 2022

Flashes overpowered in every quarter during season opener against Washington

Jacob Hansen, Sports Reporter
September 4, 2022

New starting QBs face off in first-ever program matchup

Jacob Hansen, Sports reporter
September 2, 2022
Kent State sophomore Kyle Jackson slides to third base.

Baseball loses third straight game in non-conference game against Ohio State

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
May 6, 2022
Kent State sophomore Kyle Jackson swings for the ball.

Baseball splits series with Akron despite dominating the first two games

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
May 3, 2022
Kent State junior Payton Pennington batts during the game on April 24, 2022.

Baseball splits weekend series with Miami after awaking from offensive slump

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
April 25, 2022
Kent State Junior Justin Miknis bats during the game against PITT on April 12, 2022.

Baseball drops three straight after opening Toledo series with a win against Toledo

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
April 18, 2022
Kent State sophomore Kyle Jackson swings for the ball.

Baseball outmatched by explosive Pitt offense

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
April 14, 2022
Golden Flashes Baseball play Central Michigan University's Chippewas on March 11, 2022. Sophomore Aidan Longwell is up to bat.

Kent State splits weekend series against Bowling Green

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
April 11, 2022
Redshirt junior guard Sincere Carry makes a move to the basket during the Kent State men's basketball team's loss to Buffalo in Buffalo, New York on Friday, Jan. 21.

Men’s basketball season ends after first round loss to Southern Utah

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
March 17, 2022
Kent Sate redshirt senior Justyn Hamilton leaps for a slam dunk during the game on March 3, 2022.

Kent State takes on Southern Utah in the Basketball Classic

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
March 16, 2022
Redshirt senior forward Tervell Beck goes up for a shot during the Kent State men's basketball team's loss to Akron in the MAC Championship on Saturday, March 12 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Men’s basketball loses MAC championship game to rival Akron

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
March 13, 2022
Kent State redshirt junior Malique Jacobs leaps into a layup during the game on March 3, 2022.

Four men’s basketball players receive disciplinary action following explicit video

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
March 12, 2022
Redshirt junior Sincere Carry reacts during the Kent State men's basketball team's win over Ohio in the semifinals of the MAC tournament in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday, March 11.

Kent State moves onto the championship game to take on Akron

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
March 12, 2022
Sincere Carry reacts during the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament on Thursday, March 10 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Flashes beat Miami to move on to the semifinals of the MAC tournament

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
March 11, 2022
Kent Sate redshirt senior Justyn Hamilton leaps for a slam dunk during the game on March 3, 2022.

Men’s basketball looking for first MAC Tournament Championship since 2017

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
March 9, 2022
Kent State redshirt junior Sincere Carry makes a break for the basket. March 4, 2022

Men’s basketball earns multiple season awards after finishing on a 12-game win streak

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
March 9, 2022
The Kent State men's basketball team reacts to Carry's record breaking performance in its win over Central Michigan in Kent, Ohio on Tuesday, Feb. 22.

Men’s basketball wins 12th straight to end regular season

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
March 5, 2022
Golden Flashes men's basketball play Ohio University's Bobcats and win 75 to 52 on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Graduate student point guard Andrew Garcia (on left) in possession of the ball.

Men’s basketball wins in thriller for 10th consecutive victory

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
February 27, 2022
Golden flashes men's basketball play Ohio University's Bobcats and win 75 to 52 on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Sophomore point guard Giovanni Santiago shoots for the basket.

Kent State beats first place Ohio University by 23 points in dominant victory

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
February 24, 2022
The Kent State men's basketball team reacts to Carry's record breaking performance in its win over Central Michigan in Kent, Ohio on Tuesday, Feb. 22.

Carry’s record night leads men’s basketball to ninth straight win

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
February 23, 2022
Redshirt junior guard Sincere Carry makes a move to the basket during the Kent State men's basketball team's loss to Buffalo in Buffalo, New York on Friday, Jan. 21.

Dominant first half leads to men’s basketball’s third straight win

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
February 22, 2022
Golden Flashes men's basketball played Ohio University's Bobcats and won 75 to 52 on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Sophomore point guard Giovanni Santiago shoots for the basket.

Kent State beats first place Ohio University by 23 points in dominating victory

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
February 19, 2022
Bowling Green Carry

Men’s basketball unloads for 91 points in second-straight win

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
January 30, 2022
Redshirt senior forward Justyn Hamilton (21) passes the ball to his teammates during the men's basketball game on Jan. 25, 2022. Kent State beat Western Michigan University 75-64.

Kent State controls the tempo in a victory over Western Michigan

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
January 26, 2022
Redshirt junior guard Sincere Carry makes a move to the basket during the Kent State men's basketball team's loss to Buffalo in Buffalo, New York on Friday, Jan. 21.

Kent State’s offensive struggles end two-game winning streak

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
January 22, 2022
Redshirt freshman forward VonCameron Davis celebrates during the Kent State men's basketball team's victory of Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti, Michigan on Tuesday, Jan. 18.

Kent State’s defense shuts down Eastern Michigan for a second straight win

Jacob Hansen, Reporter
January 18, 2022
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