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Kent senior guard Jaylin Walker makes his way towards the basketball during the first half against Eastern Michigan on Saturday. 

Flashes sputter in final minutes vs Bowling Green

Ian Kreider March 1, 2019

Kent State coach Rob Senderoff motioned for a timeout with the Flashes trailing Bowling Green 73-70 with under a minute left. Seconds prior, senior guard Jaylin Walker secured a long offensive rebound...

Brian Dureiko (11) and Andrew Rackley hug after the Kent State Lacrosse Club beat Penn State Altoona 9-5 on Saturday, April 29, 2017. The Flashes won the Midwest conference with the victory. 

OPINION: new lacrosse shot clock a necessary change

Owen MacMillan February 28, 2019

A month into the 2019 NCAA men’s lacrosse season, fans have noticed a huge change in how the game is timed this season.This past off-season, the NCAA added an 80-second shot clock at the start of every...

Members of the Kent State women's basketball team celebrate after the Flashes 67-58 win over Miami (OH) on Feb. 27. 

Strong defensive effort pushes Flashes over first-place RedHawks

Gina Butkovich February 27, 2019

Todd Starkey was hard pressed to find anything negative about the performance of the Kent State women’s basketball team after its 67-58 win over Miami (OH) on Wednesday night.  “We got four quarters,”...

Madison Trott finishes her floor routine at the Beauty and the Beast match on February 10, 2019.

Gymnastics riding wave of momentum heading into annual Pink Meet

Sara Al Harthi February 27, 2019

At the Kent State gymnastics team’s first conference meet at Northern Illinois in January, the Flashes scored a disappointing 192.075.Five weeks later, they recorded a 197.800 against George Washington...

Frank Robinson, left, greets Hank Aaron before a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, May 27, 2017, in Cleveland. Robinson was MLB’s first African-American manager.

OPINION: Mr. Robinson’s legacy

Dante Centofanti February 27, 2019

“Heroes get remembered but legends never die.” The phrase, uttered by Babe Ruth in “The Sandlot,” has become the unofficial official rallying cry for a generation of baseball fans. The moment I...

Women’s golf places third at ICON Invitational after tough second round

Zachary McKnight February 27, 2019

A tough second round turned out to be the Kent State women's golf team's undoing at the ICON Invitational, as the Flashes settled for a third-place finish at The Woodlands Country Club in The Woodlands,...

Karoline Stormo tees off at the Kent State women's golf practice facility on Feb. 19.

Norway’s Stormo leads women golfers

Zachary McKnight February 27, 2019

Growing up in Norway, Karoline Stormo’s house was right next to a golf course, and she started watching golf at age four. From there, she took up the game and began to practicing on her own at age 10.Then,...

Kent State men’s golf places fourth in Louisiana Classics

Zachary McKnight February 27, 2019

Kent State men’s golf fought back from a slow first round to finish fourth at the Louisiana Classics at the Oakbourne Country Club in Lafayette, Louisiana with a combined score of 881.Despite the fourth...

Kent State's Antonio Williams winds up to dunk over Ohio's Antonio Cowart Jr. in the first half of their game on Feb. 26. The Flashes won, 78-73.

Three takeaways from Kent State’s win over Ohio

Henry Palattella February 26, 2019

If this were any other time in the season, Jaylin Walker and Jalen Avery probably wouldn’t have played Tuesday. But with the calendar quickly creeping closer toward March, Kent State coach Rob Senderoff...

Mitch Peterson attempts to shoot over Ohio’s Teyvion Kirk in the first half of Kent State’s game on Tuesday. The Flashes won, 78-73.

Walker, Avery’s late threes help snap two-game losing streak

Ian Kreider February 26, 2019

At 6 p.m. Tuesday, Kent State senior guard Jaylin Walker was cleared to play after suffering a thigh bruise during Sunday afternoon’s practice. About three hours later, he knocked down a pair of free...

Freshman Madison Iannuzzo serves the audience with a beam performance on Feb. 24, 2019.   

Gymnastics win Sunday tri-meet to complete weekend sweep

Sara Al Harthi February 24, 2019

The Kent State gymnastics team finished off a weekend sweep Sunday with wins over George Washington and North Carolina State.The Flashes’ score of 195.725 was their second highest this season. North...

Karoline Stormo tees off at the Kent State women's golf practice facility on Feb. 19.

Stormo’s stellar play leading Flashes through start of winter season

Zachary McKnight February 24, 2019

Growing up in Norway, Karoline Stormo’s house was right next to a golf course and started watching golf at age four. From there, she took up the game and began to practicing on her own at age 10.Then,...

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