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OPINION: A retrospective of Urban Meyer

Dante Centofanti January 16, 2019

Urban Frank Meyer III is a dynamic figure in the sport of college football. Everywhere this man has gone he has won, with his latest victory sending him off into retirement, one that he says will be permanent....

Scott Rainey

OPINION: What is the best sport?

Scott Rainey November 6, 2018

All of us in the world of journalism understand the facts. It’s about the facts. Objectivity. Bias? None for me. No, thank you. Sure, this might be the opinion section, and everything I do for student...

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ANALYSIS: Week one haunts Browns in loss to Steelers

Jake Adams October 28, 2018

The Browns and Steelers were both coming into this rivalry matchup with a feeling of all tricks and no treats. In their week 1 meeting, the teams had a tie in a game both teams felt they could have won;...

Kent runing back Justin Rankin rushes during first half of the Flashes matchup against Akron on Oct. 20, 2018. The Flashes lost in overtime, 24-23.

Flashes look to put pieces together for second win of the season

Ian Kreider October 23, 2018

 The Kent State football team (1-6, 0-4 Mid-American Conference) lost by one on Saturday, its second one-point loss in its past three games.  The play that shaped the outcome of Saturday’s Wagon Wheel...

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ANALYSIS: Browns play in another rollercoaster late OT loss

Jake Adams October 21, 2018

The big news leading into the Browns Sunday matchup against Buccaneers was their Friday trade of Carlos Hyde to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a fifth round draft pick. I believe the Browns felt rookie Nick...

Illinois linebacker Jake Hansen tackles Kent State running back Will Mathews during the first half of the Flashes matchup against the Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois on Sept. 1, 2018. The Flashes lost 31-24.

Flashes preparing for pivotal Wagon Wheel installment

Ian Kreider October 17, 2018

This season so far for the Kent State football team (1-6, 0-3 Mid-American Conference) can be summed up in two words: consistently inconsistent.“Guys reverted back to mistakes we were making early on,”...

Sarah Thomas, the first female NFL referee will be speaking at Kent State Stark on Oct. 16.

First NFL female referee to kick off Featured Speakers

Allyson Nichols October 9, 2018

The NFL’s first female referee, Sarah Thomas, will kick off Kent Stark’s 28th annual Featured Speakers Series event.Sarah Thomas grew up around sports her whole life, which led to her becoming an officiant...

Kent State’s John Henry Bronczek (14) and Keith Sherald Jr. (15) tackle an Ohio ball-carrier on during their matchup against the Bobcats on Oct. 6, 2018. Kent lost the game, 27-26.

Late miscues by Rankin, Barrett overshadow career days in Homecoming game

Ian Kreider October 6, 2018

Kent State (1-5, 0-2 Mid-American Conference) had a balanced offensive attack, but nine second-half penalties and Ohio (3-2, 1-0 MAC) quarterback Nathan Rourke were the difference in the final outcome...

Kent State cheerleaders pose in a pyramid at a football game with the crowd in the bleachers behind them.

Despite prestigious alumni, wins historically tough to come by for KSU football team

Ian Kreider October 3, 2018

45.45 of the Kent State football team’s 57 seasons have ended with more losses than wins.The team has finished with double-digit wins one time in 2012.They have finished winless four times.Taking all...

Kent State wide receiver Antwan Dixon high-steps as he runs into the end zone during the first half of the Flashes' matchup against Illinois at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 1, 2018. The Flashes lost 31-24. 

Unforced turnovers, penalties plague the Flashes in conference opener

Ian Kreider September 29, 2018

Sophomore quarterback Woody Barrett took off for what appeared to be an easy first down during the first play of the fourth quarter in Kent State’s conference-opening matchup against Ball State — but...

Luke Wollet as a member of the New Orleans Saints

Former Kent State football player overcomes drug addiction

Lexi Marco September 19, 2018

Former Kent State football player Luke Wollet went from NFL hopeful to addict within a short period of time.Wollet, a 26-year-old Youngstown native, knows exactly what it’s like to have dreams right...

Senior forward Jordan Korinek drives to the hoop for two of her career-high 36 points against Bowling Green on Jan. 31, 2018. Kent State won the game, 81-57. [FILE]

Empty seats plague KSU women’s athletics

Faith Riggs February 28, 2018

Everytime the Kent State women’s basketball team steps onto the court, they do so ready to play their hearts out.But once the horn sounds and tip-off happens, the student section isn’t full, and the...