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Opinion: NBA Dunk Contest: Getting better, but not great yet

Michael Moses February 11, 2011

Remember the days when competing in the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star Weekend meant you were as cool as Justin Bieber in a Limited Too store?I don’t.Nowadays, you can throw down a reverse...

Six golfers travel to Puerto Rico

Morgan Galloway February 11, 2011

Six Kent State women’s golfers will take the trip to Rio Grande, Puerto Rico on Friday for the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. The tournament begins Feb. 13 and continues through Feb. 15.Seniors Martina Gavier...

Junior forward Justin Greene tries to keep possession of the ball during the men’s game Wednesday. The Flashes beat Eastern Michigan 80-70.. Photo by Matt Hafley

KSU men’s basketball begins series of away games

Rachel Jones February 11, 2011

In the next seven days, the Kent State men’s basketball team will spend a lot of time in airplanes, buses and visitor locker rooms.The Flashes (16-7, 7-2 Mid-American Conference) begin their series of...

Freshman Nikki Moore performs a split in mid-air on the balance beam as she performs at a quad meet in Cleveland. She earned a 9.050 for her routine and came in 22nd overall.. Photo by Lindsay Frumker.

Gymnastics takes on Central Michigan Saturday

Tyler Goddard February 11, 2011

The No. 14 nationally-ranked Kent State gymnastics team will attempt to take over the top spot in the Mid-American Conference as the Flashes welcome conference rival Central Michigan to the M.A.C. Center...

Women’s basketball returns to the court to face Central Michigan Saturday

Matt Lofgren February 11, 2011

After a weeklong break, the Kent State women’s basketball team will travel to Central Michigan in search of its second-straight win to start a two-game road stretch on Saturday.Kent State (16-6, 7-3...

Junior Dustin Kilgore grapples his opponent in Kent State's match against Northern Illinois on Jan. 21. Kilgore faces the defending MAC Champion on Friday. Photo by Jessica Yanesh.

Wrestling team preparing for two tough matches this weekend

Alex Atkinson February 11, 2011

The Kent State wrestlers’ matches against Ohio and Eastern Michigan offer many close scores, as six Bobcats and six Eagles are ranked at the No. 4 spot or higher in the Mid-American Conference.Though...

Women’s golf travels to Puerto Rico

Morgan Galloway February 11, 2011

Six Kent State women’s golfers will take the trip to Rio Grande, Puerto Rico on Friday for the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. The tournament begins Feb. 13 and continues through Feb. 15.Seniors Martina Gavier...

Men’s basketball fights for victory over Eastern Michigan

Rachel Jones February 10, 2011

The Kent State men’s basketball team defeated Eastern Michigan 80-70 Wednesday in the M.A.C. Center, earning its fifth-straight win.Down six points with 12:37 left in the first half, the Flashes...

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Former Kent wrestler fulfills WWE dreams as ‘Dolph Ziggler’

Alex Atkinson February 10, 2011

After watching his first World Wrestling Entertainment event at the age of 5, Kent State graduate Nick Nemeth knew professional wrestling was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life.“I had a goal...

Photo by Jessica Yanesh.

Kent State’s ‘Takers’

Rachel Jones February 9, 2011

The 2010 crime drama “Takers” follows five professional bank robbers who bring their individual strengths together to complete their missions in the most effective – and badass – way possible.Similarly,...

Three freshman learn from experience

Matt Lofgren February 9, 2011

This season, the Kent State women’s basketball team welcomed in three freshmen to its roster in order to groom them for the next four years of collegiate basketball.Tayler Stanton, a forward from Cincinnati,...

Kent wrestling coach focuses on work ethic

Alex Atkinson February 9, 2011

Kent State wrestlers Ross Tice and Casey Newburg always had the goal to compete at the Division I level. When Kent State coach Jim Andrassy was the only D-1 coach to offer them scholarships, the choice...

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