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Kent State offensive lineman 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. The Flashes won the game against the Zips 35-24. Photo by Hannah Potes.

Flashes rally to 35-24 win over Akron

Tim Dorst November 3, 2012

Fans expecting a highly competitive game between Kent State and Akron in the annual Wagon Wheel game received exactly what they bargained for Saturday. The Zips seemed prepared for a fight in the first...

Volleyball senior night ends with loss to Bobcats

Drew Jones November 2, 2012

The Kent State volleyball concluded its 2012 home campaign Thursday night with a match against the Ohio University Bobcats at the M.A.C. Center. The Bobcats defeated the Flashes in three sets (22-25, 13-25,...

Dix Stadium on September 29, 2012 during Kent's 45-43 win over Ball State. Photo by BRIAN SMITH.

Golden Flashes football team turning around abysmal history

Jim Piascik November 2, 2012

Last year’s team enjoyed some success, winning four of its last five games to finish 5-7. The finish was nice, but I wonder how many people realized it happened.Even though I follow sports regularly,...

1972 Kent State football team. (File photo)

Flashes success brings back memories of 1972 team

Nick Shook November 2, 2012

The stands were nearly full and the sun was setting across the field. Kickoff was just minutes away, and an electricity filled the atmosphere at Dix Stadium. College football was back in Kent, Ohio.Kent...

The Flashes carry the Wagon Wheel back into the visitors locker room at Infocision Stadium in Akron after beating the Zips 35-3 on Saturday, Nov. 12. Photo by MATT HAFLEY.

Flashes football looks for third straight Wagon Wheel victory

Tim Dorst November 2, 2012

“I coached in one of the great football rivalries in the country, Alabama versus Auburn,” Bowden said. “While that was always across the state, this one seems to be across the street. The fans sit...

Freddy Cortez kicks against Ball State at Dix stadium on Sept. 29. The Flashes won the game 45-43. Photo by BRIAN SMITH.

Cortez kicking his way into KSU record books

Tim Dorst November 2, 2012

After the Flashes scored their first touchdown in the opening quarter of their game against Rutgers University, senior kicker Freddy Cortez lined up in a familiar spot. The holder kneeled down seven yards...

Sports With Shook: Your guide to going bowling

Nick Shook November 2, 2012

With a victory over Western Michigan on Homecoming, the Flashes improved to 6-1 overall, making them bowl eligible for the first time since 2006, when Kent State finished with a 6-6 record.Kent State upped...

The Golden Flash Gospel

Ryan Hale November 2, 2012

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Flashes football looks for third straight Wagon Wheel victory

November 2, 2012

National FBS RankingsTeamPassing yards per gameRushing yards per gamePoints per gamePoints allowed per gameKent State110th (177.1 avg)23rd (212.1 avg)38th (33.9 avg)52nd (24.5 avg)Akron13th (316.0 avg)105th...

Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden (3) rolls out of the pocket to throw a pass with San Diego Chargers linebacker Donald Butler in pursuit during the second quarter at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, Sunday, October 28, 2012. The Browns defeateed the Chargers, 7-6. Photo by PHIL MASTURZO

Browns hoping to climb from bottom of AFC North

Tom Withers November 1, 2012

They’ve been on the bottom for so long it seems as if the Browns are stuck there.With an abysmal 15-48 record inside the AFC North since it was formed in 2002, Cleveland has been the rugged division’s...

Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron (10) throws to wide receiver DeAndrew White (2) for a touchdown in the first quarter against the Michigan Wolverines in the Cowboys Classic at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, September 1, 2012. Photo by Paul Moseley/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT.

Big matchups in week 10 could sharpen National Championship picture

Chris Ginley November 1, 2012

Showdown in So CalAt the start of the season, the Oregon vs. USC game was circled on each team’s calendar. Both teams had the potential, and were expected, to be undefeated heading into Saturday’s...

Video: Ballad of the Wagon Wheel

Jon Reisdorf November 1, 2012

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