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Brown’s draft preview: Tannehill may be too much of a gamble to take at No. 4

Scott Petrak April 24, 2012

Tom Rossley was the offensive coordinator when the Green Bay Packers drafted Aaron Rodgers in 2005.Rodgers sat, learned and gained confidence for a couple of years before being handed the starting job....

Kent State freshman pitcher John Birkbeck throws against Penn State at Mural Field on April 3. Kent State lost against Penn State 9-7. File photo by Brian Smith.

Flashes baseball win weekend series at Central Michigan

Tim Dorst April 22, 2012

The Kent State baseball team overcame a tough road challenge and won two out of three games against the Central Michigan Chippewas in Mount Pleasant, Mich.The Flashes improved their regular season record...

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Strong recruit of Midwest joins Flashes’ volleyball staff

Erica Mucci April 22, 2012

Suburban living, sports fanaticism and work ethic; new Kent State head volleyball coach Don Gromala said these are the qualities of many Midwesterners that makes him love coaching and recruiting in this...

Men’s golf takes third before MAC

Daniel Staimpel April 22, 2012

In their final match before the MAC Championships next week, the Kent State men’s golf team finished third at the Boilermaker Invitational."At the start of the day only three shots separated the top...

Senior quarterback David Fisher gets sacked during the Spring Football Game. The Gold Team defeat the Blue Team on Saturday’s game, 21-0. Photo by Rachel Kilroy.

Fisher outshines Keith in annual spring game

Matt Lofgren, Jon Jankowski April 22, 2012

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Senior Mary Holt made a safe slide into second during the Flashes' game against Eastern Michigan on Saturday, March 31. Kent State won with a final score of 6-1. This was the team's fourth consecutive win of the season. Photo by Jenna Watson.

Flashes softball goes Buffalo hunting

John Dvozenja April 22, 2012

The Flashes, 9-4 in Mid-American Conference play, had just enough offensive production to squeak past Buffalo 14-11 in 10 innings in the first game of a doubleheader. They took 9-4 in their second game...

Senior kicker April Goss practiced kicking for the Golden Flashes on Tuesday, April 17, 2012.

Meet April Goss, Kent State’s first female football player

Matt Lofgren April 19, 2012

Just outside head coach Darrell Hazell’s office one afternoon, a young woman was sitting outside the door filling out paperwork.The student wasn’t there looking for ticket information or asking to...

Kent State basketball getting back on track

Matt Lofgren April 19, 2012

A little more than a month after the news that 23-year head coach Bob Lindsay wouldn’t receive a contract extension, athletic director Joel Nielsen announced the hiring of Danielle O’Banion as the...

Defensive lineman Roosevelt Nix takes a break from a preseason practice on August 12, 2011. Nix was also the first freshman ever to be named as the MAC Defensive Player of the Year. File photo by Philip Botta.

Flashes get ready for intersquad scrimmage

Matt Lofgren April 19, 2012

Weeks of draft analysis went into play Wednesday when the seniors from the Blue and Gold teams selected underclassmen for the Spring Game on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.The only thing missing were the boos from...

O’Banion named new head coach of women’s basketball

A.J. Atkinson April 18, 2012

After more than a month of searching, Kent State found its new head coach of women’s basketball. Danielle O’Banion, a former assistant women’s basketball coach at the University of Memphis, will...

Senior pitcher Ryan Mace attempts to throw out a Pittsburg player with the help of Junior first basemen George Roberts during the Tuesday, April 17 game. The Flashes beat Pittsburg 6-5. Photo by Coty Giannelli.

Flashes baseball defeats Pittsburgh to even up season series

Tim Dorst April 17, 2012

The Kent State baseball team defeated the University of Pittsburgh 6-5 at Schoonover Stadium Tuesday to earn a split of the season series.It was deja vu for the Flashes as their bullpen once again relinquished...

Kent State announces new volleyball coach

AJ Atkinson April 17, 2012

Kent State fills the opening for volleyball head coach by hiring Ohio State’s assistant volleyball coach of four seasons, Don Gromala. Kent State and Gromala agreed to a four-year contract that runs...

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