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Gymnastics defeats Pittsburgh at Beauty and the Beast meet

Megan McEldowney January 31, 2015

The Kent State gymnastics team won 195.75-191.175 against the University of Pittsburgh.During the first rotation, Kent State came out strong on the vault. Sophomore Skyelee Lamano led the Flashes out of...

UPDATE: Flashes win streak snapped at six after blowout loss at Buffalo

Stephen Means II January 31, 2015

Kent State men’s basketball (15-6, 6-2 Mid-American Conference) came into Friday’s contest with a six-game winning streak and stood alone at the top of the MAC.But after starting off slow against the...

UPDATED: Kent State’s Barnes heads to Saturday finals of Armory Invitational

Andrew Bugel January 31, 2015

To be a sprinter, one has to be fast, relentless and willing to push the extra distance.Many teams don’t have that star sprinter that is consistent week in and week out.Junior William Barnes was determined...

KSU women's basketball

Women’s basketball drops close road contest

Quentin Smith January 28, 2015

Box ScoreKent State dropped a nail bitter Wednesday night on the road against Central Michigan, 63-65.The Flashes battled hard all game long. The team took a nine-point deficit into halftime, 25-36. ...

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Bitsko’s death continues to raise questions of athletes competing with heart conditions

Richie Mulhall January 28, 2015

On August 19, late Kent State football player Jason Bitsko got ready for bed to rest his body before 9 a.m. football practice. He sent a few goodnight texts and went to sleep around 11 p.m. The next morning,...

Kris Brewer attempts to make a pass at the game against Central Michigan on Tuesday Jan. 27th, 2015. The Flashes won 63-53.

Kent State proves to be conference’s top team

Stephen Means II January 27, 2015

On Tuesday night, in a matchup of the top two teams in the Mid-American Conference, it was a battle down to the final few possessions of the game where Kent State (15-5, 6-1 MAC) finally pulled away to...

Kent State junior center Khaliq Spicer dunks the ball during the Flashes 67-60 win over the Toledo Rockets in the M.A.C. Center Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015.

Hall’s career night leads Flashes to Saturday win over Ball State

Stephen Means II January 25, 2015

Redshirt sophomore forward Jimmy Hall scored a career-high 32 points, including 20 in the first half, leading Kent State to a 63-52 victory over the Ball State Cardinals (7-10, 2-4 MAC) on Saturday.Hall’s...

Gymnastics topple Western Michigan, secures first win

Jimmy Miller January 25, 2015

Maybe the win wasn’t by the widest margin in the world. Maybe the team didn’t blow the Western Michigan Broncos out of the water Friday night in the M.A.C. Center. Maybe the Flashes’ season hasn’t...

Kent State track and field finishes strong in invitational finals

Andrew Bugel January 25, 2015

It was evident the Kent State men’s and women’s track team performance in day one of the Gladstein Invitational on Friday was no fluke.The team continued its strong performance on Saturday, the final...

Redshirt senior center CiCi Shannon gets double teamed in the paint during Kent States 55-78 loss against MAC conference rivals Western Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 in the M.A.C. center. The loss drops the teams record to 3-14 overall, 1-5 in the MAC conference.

Despite early lead, women’s basketball falls to Western Michigan

Quentin Smith January 24, 2015

After dropping its previous two games, the Kent State women's basketball team entered Saturday's game against Western Michigan looking for a way to snap the losing streak.The Flashes (3-14, 1-5)  jumped...

Flashes men's basketball vs. Ohio University Bobcats

Hall leads Flashes to win over Ball State

Stephen Means II January 24, 2015

Redshirt sophomore forward Jimmy Hall scored a career-high 32 points, including 20 in the first half, to lead Kent State to a 63-52 victory over the Ball State Cardinals.Hall’s performance comes after...

Sophomore Milena Fabry competes on the balance beam at the first home meet of the season against Western Michigan on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015 in the M.A.C. Center. The Flashes pulled a 194.900-193.325 win over the Broncos.

Gymnastics topples Western Michigan, secures first win

Jimmy Miller January 24, 2015

Maybe the win wasn’t by the widest margin in the world. Maybe the team didn’t blow the Western Michigan Broncos out of the water Friday night in the M.A.C. Center. Maybe the Flashes’ season hasn’t...

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