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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

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Soccer shut out at BG in third consecutive loss

Ignatius Ogbu Sports Reporter March 22, 2021

The Kent State women's soccer team lost its third straight match Sunday 5-0 to league-leading Bowling Green State University. It was the Kent's worst loss of the season and the first time this year the...

Soccer drops second game in a row at home against OU

Ignatius Ogbu Sports Reporter March 19, 2021

The Kent State women's soccer team lost 3-1 to Ohio University on Thursday at Dix Stadium. This was KSU’s second loss of the season and first at home.Kent State was down three goals when junior Tianna...

Soccer suffers first loss of the season at Miami

Ignatius Ogbu Sports Reporter March 15, 2021

The Kent State women’s soccer team suffered its first loss of the season, falling to Miami University 4-2 on Sunday. Kent State was two goals down when redshirt junior Karly Hellstrom scored her first...

Rudy Bachna instructing Kent State students, date unknown.

Rudy Bachna: a gymnastics pioneer

Sean Blevins Sports Reporter March 13, 2021

Rudy Bachna was a legend in the world of gymnastics and an icon in the Slovakian community in northeast Ohio. He died on Feb. 20, 2021, at the age of 92. He was born in Cleveland in 1928 and lived in...

Soccer shuts out Akron to open season 2-0

Ignatius Ogbu Sports Reporter March 8, 2021

Senior Yasmine Hall scored the winning goal for the second straight game as Kent State women’s soccer team beat Akron 1-0 at Dix Stadium Sunday.The win was also sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Melen's second...

Soccer starts season with win over Buffalo

Ignatius Ogbu Sports Reporter March 5, 2021

Senior Yasmine Hall scored the only goal of the game as the Kent State soccer team won its season opener 1-0 against the University at Buffalo on Thursday at Dix Stadium.Twenty-nine minutes into the game,...

Soccer to host Buffalo to open season today

Ignatius Ogbu Sports Reporter March 4, 2021

The Kent State women's soccer team is set to  host the University at Buffalo in its season opener at Dix Stadium today, after 490 days without action because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kent State...

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A Step Forward

Shane McGinnis February 28, 2021

Here we are again. It’s two weeks after my initial declaration that I was going to become a better person. The big question is whether I did what I said I would. I started with a few essential things...

Rudy Bachna, co-founder of KSU gymnastics, passes away at 93

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor February 21, 2021

Rudy Bachna, one of the true legends of Kent State sports, passed away on Saturday at the age of 93.Along with his wife Janet and brother Joe, Bachna co-founded the Kent State men’s and women’s gymnastics...

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

By BERNARD McGHEE Associated Press December 7, 2020

In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres.Many of their names hold a prominent place in...

Cultural barriers between students on campus

Sara Al Harthi, reporter December 4, 2020

The U.S. has always been the top destination for international students to study in. But the interaction between international and domestic students is very limited due to a number of obstacles.Cultural...

Some 45 years after David Kopays open disclosure, and 25 after Ian Roberts, both men are united in their disappointment that a higher proportion of gay athletes haven’t come out, and that homophobic language on the sporting fields is still rife.

Years after coming out, gay athletes upset by lack of change

By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer December 2, 2020

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — David Kopay and Ian Roberts live on different sides of the Pacific Ocean. Both took giant leaps of faith when they came out.And at a time when it had never been done in their...

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