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OPINION: Kent State’s basketball program should be appreciated

Tanner Castora January 29, 2019

Last week I was scanning the web in preparation for Kent State’s game against Toledo. I’m the color analyst on the ESPN3 broadcasts for the Kent State men’s basketball home games, and it’s my job...

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OPINION: Are sports dynasties a bad thing?

Alex Cala January 25, 2019

For four straight years, the early part of my summers were defined by one thing and one thing only: the Cleveland Cavaliers seemingly inevitable NBA Finals matchup against the Golden State Warriors.While...

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OPINION: What is the best sport?

Scott Rainey November 6, 2018

All of us in the world of journalism understand the facts. It’s about the facts. Objectivity. Bias? None for me. No, thank you. Sure, this might be the opinion section, and everything I do for student...

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OPINION: It’s the ODB Kid!

Dante Centofanti October 17, 2018

Pete Rozelle was the master with his charm and organization of football and helped create this little thing called the Super Bowl.Deion Sanders electrified viewers with his attitude about getting paid...

Flashes stumble at Bulldog Brawl

Sean Blevins September 16, 2018

Lack of rhythm and slow starts caused the Kent State volleyball team to drop two of its three games this weekend at the Bulldog Brawl in Indianapolis.Santa Clara 3, Kent State 1Kent State struggled to...

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Sports used to be for the people

Bruno Beidacki April 11, 2018

I remember growing up in Brazil, waking up excited on Sunday mornings, putting my jersey on and patiently waiting for my dad to say it was time to go to the stadium. Soccer is huge back home, so it was...

Volleyball continues to fight back, ready for weekend matches

Taylor Sforzo October 27, 2017

The Kent State volleyball team walked off the small, noisy, dark volleyball court in Northern Illinois Saturday night after 29 set ties, 10 lead changes, 27 kills and 37 digs, all in the first match.“It...

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Best of Kent 2017: SPORTS

KentWired Staff April 15, 2017

More Best of Kent categories: FOOD | DRINK | ENTERTAINMENT + STUDENT LIFE FIRST - BasketballWhen the men’s basketball team was in the midst of its four game losing skid in early January, the prospects...

Senior Josée Doyon and junior Maddy Mullins practice at the Kent State Golf Course on Feb. 3, 2016.

Women’s golf takes first in Georgia tournament

Erik Svensson March 28, 2017

Kent State women’s golf team won the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate Golf Tournament on Tuesday.The two-day tournament was hosted in Kennesaw, Georgia, on Monday and Tuesday.The Flashes finished 12...

Then-Akron coach, Keith Dambrot, yells at his during the MAC title game at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, March 11, 2017.

Dambrot leaving Akron basketball for Duquesne

Henry Palattella March 27, 2017

For the first time in 13 years, The University of Akron's basketball team will be dealing with something new in the offseason: uncertainty. That uncertainty stems from the head coaching possession, as...

Flashettes captain Michaela Broadnax, sophomore, dances with Lacy Talley, junior, and Diamond Carroll, junior, in Centennial Court F lounge on Monday, March 20, 2017. 

Flashettes hope to start dance legacy on campus

McKenzie Jean-Philippe March 22, 2017

After the Flashes’ loss last Friday to the University of California Los Angeles Bruins during the first round of the NCAA Tournament, to many at Kent State, basketball season came to an end. But to the...

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Best of Kent 2017 Voting

KentWired Staff March 20, 2017

If the Google form is not loading, click here to access the survey. See results in The Kent Stater on Thursday, April 27. 

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