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KSU field hockey, Reinhart, Faulkner complete shutout weekend

Ricky Salcer October 5, 2014

Box Score — Missouri StateBox Score — Saint LouisThe Kent State field hockey team opened up conference play Friday with a 2-0 shutout win over Missouri State University.The Flashes (4-7) kept active...

Photo courtesy of Kent State University Athletics

Matthias Tayala drops the hammer

Richie Mulhall August 27, 2014

It’s hard to believe there was once a time when 2014 NCAA Division I National Champion Matthias Tayala didn’t throw the hammer.The fourth-year hammer-thrower was crowned champ at the National Outdoor...

Kent State freshman Mackenzie Lesnick heads the ball against Western Illinois opponent Devan Jones at the season opening game on Friday, August 22, 2014. The Flashes beat the Leathernecks 3-0.

Battle of the Flash(es)

Ben Orner August 26, 2014

This week, Kent State soccer will head to “Sin City” to compete in the UNLV Nike Invitational, a four-team invitational tournament that will feature the University of Colorado, Saint Francis University,...

Kent State freshman Kristen Brots watches her shot against Western Illinois at the season opening game on Friday, August 22, 2014. The Flashes beat the Leathernecks 3-0.

Flashes split weekend games

Raymond Strickland August 24, 2014

Friday's Box ScoreSunday's Box ScoreSt. Bonaventure proved to be too much for the Kent State soccer team to handle Sunday afternoon as they fell in a 1-0 shutout to the Bonnies.The Flashes came out slow...

Flashes triumph over Falcons with more M.A.C. Center magic

Richie Mulhall February 12, 2014

To quote Yogi Berra, Major League Baseball legend and Hall-of-Famer, it was “déjà vu all over again” in the M.A.C. Center on Wednesday.The Kent State men’s basketball team (13-11, 4-7 Mid-American...

Men’s basketball team looks to avoid more hiccups on road trip

Richie Mulhall January 14, 2014

The Kent State men’s basketball team (10-5, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) is packing its bags and headed on its first road trip of the MAC portion of the season. The first stop along the way of the two-game...

Tyler Kieslich is the sports editor for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at tkieslic@kent.edu.

Opinion: Cherry bombs in the cathedral: Baseball’s image problem

Tyler Kieslich January 14, 2014

When I first discovered the blog Deadspin, it was something of a personal revelation — in a sports journalism landscape that over the last few decades has become a mostly literate exercise in inanity,...