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Cleveland Indians' Asdrubal Cabrera connects on an RBI single in the sixth inning in front of Kansas City Royals catcher Adam Moore to score Jason Kipnis during Sunday's baseball game on September 23, 2012, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/MCT)

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Playing the waiting game

Jim Piascik April 24, 2013

After months and months of no baseball, it is easy to overreact to the first few games of the season. One bad game can feel like the end of the world, making perspective important to maintain here in April.Let's...

Rain turns softball’s doubleheader to a single, Flashes lose

Christian Petrila April 24, 2013

The Golden Flashes softball team was supposed to play Penn State in a doubleheader Wednesday, but weather limited them to just one game, which they lost, 2-1.Rain and lightning made conditions less than...

Brian Winters holds up the Wagon Wheel with Flash, after the Kent State football team won the PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge against Akron on Nov. 3, 2013. 

Excitement abounds as Winters prepares for NFL Draft

Tim Dorst April 24, 2013

During the NFL Combine in February, former Kent State offensive lineman and NFL hopeful Brian Winters experienced an instance of bad luck when he injured his pectoral muscle during the bench press. The...

Sophomore pitcher Spencer Bryant pitches for Kent State in a doubleheader against Youngstown State at Shoonover Field on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Kent State lost the first game, 10-4, and won the second game, 5-2. Photo by Yolanda Li.

Flashes baseball splits doubleheader against Youngstown State

Kevin Battaglia April 23, 2013

Kent State head coach Scott Stricklin wondered how his team would respond following a three game sweep at Buffalo.Stricklin had mixed feelings after the Flashes (20-20, 9-6 Mid-American Conference) split...

Junior JoAnne Pittman runs the 60 meter hurdle event during the Kent State Tune Up track and field meet on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. MATT HAFLEY

Kent State track and field gets a chance to compete at Penn Relays

Richie Mulhall April 23, 2013

Kent State University coach Bill Lawson said his track and field team will get “the opportunity to perform on a big stage” at the 119th annual Penn Relays held at Franklin Field this weekend in Philadelphia,...

Nick Hamilton, junior infielder, hits the ball during the home game against Youngstown State University on April 11, 2012. The Flashes beat the Penguins 14-4. Photo by Nancy Urchak.

Flashes baseball tastes adversity, looks to respond

Kevin Battaglia April 22, 2013

Kent State coach Scott Stricklin said he is interested to see how his team will respond to adversity after the Flashes got swept at Buffalo and fell to second place in the Mid-American Conference last...

The Kent State bats against Northern Illinois on Friday, Apr. 19. The Flashes lost 5-1. Photo by Rachael Le Goubin.

Softball faces Penn State in doubleheader

Christian Petrila April 22, 2013

Kent State University’s softball team (21-16-1, 11-5 Mid-American Conference) takes on its final non-conference road foe of the season, as they to State College, Pa., to challenge Penn State (11-30,...

Women’s golf ties for sixth in final regular season tournament

Lily Flynn April 21, 2013

The Kent State women’s golf team finished its regular season over the weekend after tying for sixth place with Wisconsin at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational in Columbus.“This tournament was actually...

Flashes baseball swept out of Buffalo

Kevin Battaglia April 21, 2013

After riding a season-high five-game winning streak and first place in the Mid-American Conference, Kent State saw everything unravel over the weekend.A week after sweeping Miami and claiming first place...

 

Kent State men’s golf closes out tournament season with sixth-place finish

Meghan Blaha April 21, 2013

The Kent State men’s golf team closed out the regular season tournament with a sixth-place finish Sunday at the Boilermaker Invitational hosted by Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind.The Flashes competed against...

Flashes shine in Jesse Owens Track Classic despite bad weather

Richie Mulhall April 20, 2013

Bill Lawson, Kent State track and field head coach, said Wednesday that his team would run fast and throw far in the Jesse Owens Track Classic this weekend if the weather permitted. Well, the weather was...

Softball splits weekend series with conference opponents

Christian Petrila April 20, 2013

Kent State recovered after dropping the first two games of a four-game weekend homestand by winning the last two in comeback fashion.After losing the first two games of the weekend against Northern Illinois,...

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