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How the football schedule is designed to make money

Doug Brown June 28, 2011

The careful and strategic scheduling of nonconference football games is essential to any athletic department seeking to find the right balance between wins and paychecks.This year’s schedule has the...

NFL lockout may cause fantasy football leagues to cancel season

Anthony White June 21, 2011

This season’s fantasy football leagues are beginning to form, but with the potential of a locked-out season, fantasy commissioners are unsure of their leagues’ future.“I would imagine there would...

Junior Diana Dumitrescu is on the All-America first team for the second outdoor season.

Track athletes earn All-American honors at NCAA Championships

June 15, 2011

Two Kent State women’s track and field athletes earned status as All-Americans with their high-ranking performances in the NCAA Championships last weekend at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.Junior...

Football coach, Darrell Hazell and women's soccer coach, Rob Marinaro. Photo Credit: Anthony White

Hazell, athletic department visiting Giant Eagle stores to meet community

Anthony White June 15, 2011

The Kent State Athletics Community Caravan is visiting various Giant Eagle locations to promote fan support for the sports teams.The caravan stopped June 11 in Cuyahoga Falls, where football coach Darrell...

Photo provided by the Kent State Athletic Department.

Kent State spring sports roundup

SKS Staff June 8, 2011

Impressive baseball season ends with NCAA regional title lossDespite putting together one of the best seasons in the program’s history, the No. 3-seeded Kent State baseball team lost 5-0 to the University...

KSU pitcher Chafin selected by Diamondbacks in MLB Draft

Doug Brown June 8, 2011

Kent State pitcher Andrew Chafin boarded a chartered plane with his teammates Tuesday night, wondering if he would be drafted into the big leagues. He landed as a draftee of the Arizona Diamondbacks.“We...

Baseball team takes down Cleveland State, 6-4

A.J. Atkinson April 28, 2011

With a runner on third and the tying run at the plate, junior closer Kyle McMillen struck out his fourth batter for his four-out, 12th save of the season Wednesday against Cleveland State.The Flashes used...

 

Opinion: Looking back at the NFL Draft

Michael Moses April 28, 2011

Michael Moses There’s a lot of stuff going on today.For one, it’s the 2011 NFL Draft. Two, it’s my last official day as a junior columnist, which means I’m three years removed from high school....

Flashes welcome the struggling Vikings

A.J. Atkinson April 27, 2011

With the starting pitchers throwing so many innings on the weekend games, Kent State coach Scott Stricklin said he will throw his bullpen pitchers against Cleveland State tomorrow.The three weekend starters,...

Still locked out?

Michael Moses April 26, 2011

A federal judge ended the 45-day NFL lockout on Monday.It sounds like good news for the NFL, but really, it’s nothing but more false hope.Multiple players showed up at team facilities Tuesday hoping...

Under pressure

Rachel Jones April 26, 2011

Just days from finals week, several Kent State students are starting to feel some intense pressure.But for the students who are also members of the Kent State women’s golf team, that academic pressure...

File photo by Jessica Yanesh.

Mind over matter

Lance Lysowski April 25, 2011

Brian Lainhart had just run up the 94 steps to the top of Dix Stadium.Former Kent State defensive coordinator Pete Rekstis was upset.It wasn’t Lainhart who had missed the assignment on the previous play.But...

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