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Ladines, Kent State split doubleheader against Ohio State

Nick Buzzelli May 4, 2016

Ronnie Ladines isn’t like most pitchers. The right-hander is 20-7 this season with a 2.71 earned run average and strikes out over 25 percent of the batters she faces. But what sets her apart from her...

Kent State senior soccer player Madison Helterbran labels herself an advocate of mental health awareness because she feels it’s a big issue that often goes overlooked.

‘Stop the Stigma,’ athletes learn, told

Richie Muhall May 4, 2016

The hashtags are not the ones usually associated with college sports: #ItsOKtoNOTbeOK, #StopTheStigma and #TakingMACtion.They serve as symbols of a major initiative at Kent State, in the Mid-American Conference...

KSU student-athlete fights depression

Richie Muhall May 4, 2016

Some of the names in this story were changed as to protect the identity and privacy of the individuals.Sometimes in practice, Kent State sophomore student-athlete Ashley Joyce says she felt like she couldn’t...

Track competes in Northeast Ohio Quad

Samantha Lough April 17, 2016

The Kent State track team garnered a lot of attention on the track over the weekend at the Northeast Ohio Quad in Akron.In the sprint events on the women's side, sophomore Tyler Williams placed second...

Flashes sweep Eastern Michigan

Zach Harley April 17, 2016

This past weekend in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Kent State's baseball team pitching staff taught the Eastern Michigan University's batters what pitching should look like.In Friday’s match-up it was junior...

Sophomore infielder Dylan Rosa, left, and junior infielder Sam Hurt, right, chase after a bouncing ball in the game versus Western Michigan University on Saturday, April 2, 2016. The Flashes won 9-7.

Flashes win weekend series over Broncos

Zach Harley April 3, 2016

After a surprising 5-4 loss on Friday to Western Michigan, the Flashes recorded two consecutive wins over the weekend to earn a win over the conference rival Broncos.Four of the Broncos' five runs Friday...

Then a redshirt freshman, Kyle Conel wrestles against Jackson Lewis of Central Michigan on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. Conel was one of three Kent State wrestlers to earn a victory during the Flashes' loss at Eastern Michigan on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018.

Five wrestlers to represent Kent State in NCAA Championships

Dan Armelli March 15, 2016

The Kent State wrestling team will have half of its 10 starters wrestling in Madison Square Garden for the Division One NCAA Wrestling Championships.For the 10th time in 11 years the Flashes will be sending...

Women’s basketball finishes season with road loss

Eric Pitcher March 5, 2016

​The Kent State women's basketball team(6-22, 3-15 Mid-American Conference) ended their regular season with a lop-sided loss to the University at Buffalo(16-13, 8-10 MAC) 63-47. The Bulls took an...

Junior Samantha Gordon performs her floor routine in the M.A.C. Center on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016.

Mistakes cost the Kent State gymnastics team first place

Elise Kogelnik February 14, 2016

The Kent State gymnastics team fell to the University of Kentucky on Sunday, but coach Brice Biggin said the meet might’ve ended differently had the Flashes been at home. Kentucky defeated Kent State...

Senior integrated science major Michael Millard gets ready to pitch during a Super Bowl party on Summit Street on Sunday Feb. 7, 2016.

Broncos dominate Panthers in 24-10 Super Bowl win

Barry Wilner, Associated Press February 7, 2016

If this was the final game of his magnificent career, what a Super way to go out for Peyton Manning.He can thank Von Miller and the Broncos' swarming, big-play defense for his second NFL championship.Adding...

Sophomore Ali Marrero celebrates with her Kent State gymnastics teammates after her performance on the bars. The Flashes took second place at the tri-meet with George Washington and Northern Illinois University on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 at the M.A.C. Center.

Gymnastics team remains undefeated in the MAC, but falls overall

Elise Kogelnik February 7, 2016

The Kent State gymnastics team took first in three events at Sunday's meet, but coach Brice Biggin said two mistakes on the floor exercise cost them the win. George Washington University edged the Flashes...

Matt Poe

Opinion: Cam Newton criticism mostly generational, not racial

Matt Poe February 2, 2016

Old-school and new-school clash on all sorts of issues. Whether it’s movies, music or art, the old and the new tend to disagree on how something was and how something is. Sports certainly fall under...