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No. 9 seed Flashes head to Oxford for first round of men’s MAC Tournament

Richie Mulhall March 9, 2014

After a close four-point loss Friday to Akron in its regular season finale, the Kent State men’s basketball team will now pack its bags and travel to Oxford to face Miami in the first round of...

Flashes set for first-round game at Ball State in women’s MAC tournament

Taylor Rosen March 9, 2014

Kent State will travel to Muncie, Indiana, to play Ball State in the opening round of the Mid-American Conference tournament on Monday at 7 p.m.“Ball State plays really well at home,” said Kent State...

Miller takes second MAC title, Flashes finish sixth overall

Michael Mann March 9, 2014

Kent State sophomore wrestler Ian Miller won the second MAC conference title of his career in the 157-pound weight class Sunday, after a weekend in which the Flashes took sixth in the overall team standings...

Senior forward Darren Goodson attempts to defend the ball from an Akron player at the game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. The Flashes are set to face the Zips again this Friday, Mar. 7, 2014 at the University of Akron. It is the last game before the M.A.C. Championship.

Flashes renew rivalry with Akron in regular season finale

Richie Mulhall March 6, 2014

Only one last game stands between the end of the Flashes’ regular season and the Mid-American Conference Tournament, which will begin on Monday following the conclusion of all the MAC teams’ regular...

Hungry, confident Kent State softball team heads to UGA Softball Classic

Tyler Kieslich March 6, 2014

On the wings of two victories last weekend at the James Madison University Invitational, a confident Kent State softball team will head south this Friday for a number of games against top competition in...

Baseball team off to Virginia for series at Liberty University

Tyler Kieslich March 6, 2014

It is now early March and the deep-freeze of a cruel winter has yet to thaw. The promise of summer, with its summer sun and its summer games, is in this snowy northern town and still a dream deferred.But...

Miller, Flashes get set for MAC conference wrestling championships

Michael Mann March 6, 2014

With the regular season behind them, the Kent State wrestlers will have a chance this weekend to be recognized as one of the Mid American Conference’s best.The MAC was allocated 41 automatic bids for...

Kent State freshman Larissa Lurken drives the ball past Buffalo's Margeaux Gupilan against the Bulls, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014.

Raining Three’s: Larissa Lurken lights it up for the Flashes

Taylor Rosen February 27, 2014

Freshman guard Larissa Lurken never missed a day of practice during her career at Park High School in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.She split her time between playing basketball year round and running cross-country...

Track teams get set to host 2014 MAC Championships

Tyler Kieslich February 27, 2014

The Kent State track team has had a season littered with accolades. Three all-time school records were broken and seven Flashes produced conference-best marks for the year. The Flashes will try to add...

Kent State sophomore guard Kellon Thomas drives to the basket past Bowling Green junior forward Richaun Holmes, at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Wednesday evening, Feb. 26, 2014. Kent State fell to the Falcons, 73-6.

Shooting woes, rebounding frustrations resurface in Flashes’ 73-66 loss to Bowling Green

Richard Mulhall February 27, 2014

The Kent State men’s basketball team’s 73-66 loss to Bowling Green Wednesday night served as a not-so-friendly reminder that in spite of constant efforts to preserve a positive outlook on this season,...

Buffalo’s McCrea puts up 31 points as Flashes fall to Bulls Saturday

Richard Mulhall February 23, 2014

The Kent State’s men’s basketball team did not play a bad game against the Buffalo Bulls Saturday afternoon inside the M.A.C. Center — they just couldn’t stop senior forward Javon McCrea.The...

Kent State's Caleb Marsh faces Patrick Jennings at the meet against Edinboro University. The Flashes lost 9-27.

KSU wrestling finishes regular season with two home losses

Michael Mann February 23, 2014

The Kent State wrestling team concluded its regular season by suffering two lopsided losses at home to nationally-ranked Missouri and Edinboro in a dual meet Friday.Missouri, ranked 10th in the latest...