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OSU tops Virginia Tech, 42-24, in season opener

David Briggs September 8, 2015

Shortly after 8 on Monday night, as a wave of hurt-your-ears noise crashed through the Shenandoah Valley, the biggest question of the college football offseason got its answer.Cardale Jones took the first...

Kent State University's tight end Casey Pierce breaks through a Bowling Green tackle for a first down during the MAC game at Doyt Stadium on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. The Flashes lost the game, 30-20, bringing their record to 1-9 and 0-6 in the MAC.

Flashes looks ahead to upcoming football season

Stephen Means II September 8, 2015

Coming into the season, the Kent State Football team (0-1) has nowhere to go but up.After last season’s disappointing 2-9 (1-6 Mid-American Conference) results, the Flashes feel optimistic heading into...

Opposite hitter Kelly Hutchison from the Flashes spikes the ball at the annual 'Dig for the Cure' volleyball match vs. Northern Illinois at the MAC Center on Oct. 24, 2014.

Kent senior named MAC East Offensive Player of Week

Jesse Runner September 8, 2015

The Mid-American Conference named Kent State senior Kelly Hutchison the East Division Offensive Player of the Week.Hutchison played a commanding three-game stretch, leading the Flashes in kills in two...

Jones starts at quarterback for Ohio State vs Virginia Tech

Cardale Jones started at quarterback for No. 1 ranked Ohio State against Virginia Tech, and picked up right where he left off during his improbable three-game run to a national championship last season.College...

Junior Katarina Kojic sets junior Drew Norberg up for a hit against Indiana State During the Golden Flashes Classic on Friday Sept. 4, 2015.

Kent State volleyball shares Golden Flashes Classic title

Jesse Runner September 7, 2015

The Golden Flashes Classic tournament, held in the M.A.C. Center, saw Kent State lose its first game to Indiana State before winning its next two games against the University of Albany and Oakland University....

Field hockey returns from road weekend empty handed

Zac Sommer September 7, 2015

The Kent State field hockey team (1-2) allowed 11 goals in two games after losing 6-0 against Old Dominion Saturday and 5-1 to Michigan State on Sunday.The Golden Flashes allowed four points in the first...

Senior defensive lineman Ishmaa’ily Kitchen works out in the fieldhouse on March 4. The Youngstown native is a top prospect for the NFL draft. Photo by Brian Smith.

Browns release former Golden Flash Ishmaa’ily Kitchen

Ian Flickinger September 7, 2015

The Cleveland Browns parted ways with Ishmaa’ily Kitchen, a three-year mainstay on the Browns defensive line, last Tuesday, Sept. 1, in the final week of the NFL preseason.The 6'1, 330-pound Kitchen...

Kent State drops season opener to Illinois

Ian Flickinger and Jimmy Miller September 7, 2015

 One day after lightning strikes delayed the Golden Flashes’ first game of the 2015-2016 season, the Illinois Fighting Illini poured on the offense on their way to a commanding 52-3 win.The Golden Flashes...

Kent State volleyball players cheer in a game against Miami in the M.A.C. Center on Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. 

Kent State volleyball hosts Golden Flashes Classic

Jesse Runner Sports Reporter September 2, 2015

The Kent State women’s volleyball team hosts the Golden Flashes Classic — a four team, six game tournament — beginning Friday versus Indiana State University in the M.A.C. Center.The Flashes enter...

Midfield, freshman Helen Harper moves the ball down the field during a game versus Virginia Commonwealth University at Murphy-Mellis Field on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. The Flashes won in double over-time 4-3.

Flashes young field hockey team gears up for weekend road trip

Zack SommerSports Reporter September 2, 2015

Following a dramatic double overtime win over Virginia Commonwealth University last weekend, the Kent State field hockey team heads to Norfolk, Virginia, to face Old Dominion University Saturday before...

Opinion: College athletes should be paid

Ian Flickinger September 1, 2015

“Should college athletes get paid” is the Macklemore of conversational debates—incredibly annoying, entirely insignificant in the grand scheme of it all, yet so frequent in day-to-day conversation...

Opinion: Why college athletes should not be paid

Stephen Means II September 1, 2015

One of the biggest topics in college sports right now is whether or not student athletes should be compensated. The answer to that question is no.To be honest, athletes actually are paid. They just aren't...

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