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Kent State rush ends coach CJ Robbins speaks with the football team during the homecoming game on Oct. 21, 2023.

Football leaves home opener in upset loss to FCS team

Demetri Manousos, Reporter September 7, 2024

After a big loss to open the season a week ago at Pittsburgh, the Kent State football team fell flat in its home opener against FCS’s Saint Francis University, losing 23-17. Kent State drops to 0-2...

Kent State football players hype themselves up before the homecoming game on Oct. 21, 2023.

Preview: Football looks to win eighth straight home opener

Demetri Manousos, Reporter September 4, 2024

After losing on the road to the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, the Kent State football team will come back to Dix Stadium for its home opener — the team has not lost a home opener since the 2016...

The Kent State football team celebrates during the first quarter of the homecoming game against Buffalo Oct. 21, 2023.

Preview: Football will need to fill in roster gaps ahead of fresh season

John Hilber and Demetri Manousos August 30, 2024

After a rebuilding season in 2023, the Kent State football team will look to earn its first win against a Division I opponent in the coach Kenni Burns “Kent GRIT” era. This February, Burns earned...

REACTION: NFL Draft

Demetri Manousos, Reporter May 2, 2024

The NFL Draft is where dreams come true for hundreds of players as they bid farewell to their college careers and enter into the highest level of competition.  It is also a place where general managers...

REACTION: NBA first-round check-in

Demetri Manousos, Reporter April 27, 2024

Cavaliers handle home court with ease After losing to the New York Knicks in five games in last year’s opening round, the physicality and shooting ability of the Cavaliers was scrutinized. So far in...

PREVIEW: NBA Play-in Tournament

Demetri Manousos, Reporter April 16, 2024

After 82 regular-season games, the top six NBA teams in each conference have already earned a spot in the playoffs. The teams that are seventh through tenth in the standings will have to do a little extra...

PREVIEW: Men’s Final Four

PREVIEW: Men’s Final Four

Demetri Manousos, Reporter April 6, 2024

Once again, March Madness has delivered. We have seen surprises, disappointments, upsets and more throughout the tournament.  Through it all, these four teams stayed consistent and are two wins away...

PREVIEW: Women’s Final Four

PREVIEW: Women’s Final Four

Demetri Manousos, Reporter April 4, 2024

In the most-watched women’s college basketball season ever, the Final Four is set to bring more excitement.  According to Nielsen, Monday night’s game between LSU and Iowa had 12.3 million viewers...

REACTION: College Football Playoff expected to expand to 14 teams in 2026

Demetri Manousos, Reporter March 23, 2024

Fifteen months after it was announced that the College Football Playoff will expand to 12 teams in 2024, the NCAA is nearing an agreement it will expand once again to 14 teams. The NCAA, CFP board and...

Graduate student Chris Payton Jr. scores a dunk during the game against Miami University on Jan. 30, 2024.

Preview: Men’s basketball MAC Tournament

Demetri Manousos, Reporter March 13, 2024

Once again, it is March, which means it is time for conference tournaments, and tickets to March Madness will be punched.  In each conference, the conference tournament champion receives an automatic...

Before tipoff, the student section lights up the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center with their cellphones and pass the giant banner welcoming the basketball team before the Akron game on Jan. 19, 2024.

Preview: Women’s basketball MAC Tournament

Demetri Manousos, Reporter March 12, 2024

As is true for the men, winning the Mid-American Conference tournament is the only way for a MAC women’s team to punch its ticket to March Madness. The Toledo Basketball program completed the regular...

Members of the university's Irish Dance Club, including co-president Addison Foreman (center right), pose after a performance in 2023.

Irish Dance Club prepares for busiest time of year

Demetri Manousos, Reporter March 10, 2024

Editor’s note: Addison Foreman, the interviewee in this article, is general assignment editor for The Kent Stater. She was included in this story because of her relevance to the subject. With St....