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Kyle Jackson hit a two-out three-run homer, capping a four-run eighth and giving the Golden Flashes a 6-4 comeback win over the Western Michigan Broncos in the opening game of the 2023 Mid-American Conference tournament.

With Kent State's Spring Commencement ceremonies, the university's alumni population grew by about 5,500 new graduates last weekend. Among the Flashes flipping tassels in this photo are Kent State basketball players Sincere Carry (center left)  and Malique Jacobs (center right). Want to see one of YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?...

For 19 years, Kent State University student-athletes have always been able to count on one fan to be there to cheer them on at every event. That fan is Heather Strittmatter. Strittmatter is known for attending athletic events hosted at Kent State and for her loud, encouraging nature. As everyone who knows her says, “You hear her before ...

Emily Maslanka, a senior sports administration major at Kent State, and several of her peers had the memorable opportunity to work one of the most premier events in major league sports - the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City, Missouri, April 27-29, 2023.  Maslanka worked long hours with mobility assistance, where she learned the mechan...

The movie recounting LeBron James’ high school career, “Shooting Stars,” is set to release this summer, and the cast is more than just star-studded, it features a Kent State University student-athlete. In addition to finishing his degree and running for the Kent State track team, Jon Solomon, a senior marketing major from Akron, Ohi...

Randale L. Richmond will lead Kent State Athletics through July 1, 2028, as vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics, in accordance with a contract amendment announced today by Kent State University President Todd Diacon. Richmond is finishing his second year at the helm after returning to Kent State on May 1, 2021. ...

The Kent State women's golf team hoisted the MAC Championship trophy for an unprecedented 24th time on Sunday, ensuring that the Flashes remain as the only program in the 25-year history of the conference tournament to ever win the title.

FlashTalk is produced by Golden Flashes TV and airs weekly on Bally’s Sports Ohio/Great Lakes. Each episode features a variety of coaches and administrators while promoting the upcoming athletics calendar. The most recent edition features interviews with head baseball coach Jeff Duncan and women's golf coach Casey VanDamme.  Wat...

Kent State University’s men’s basketball team goes by many names: Golden Flashes, Mid-American Conference champions, winners.  But Ted McKown, senior associate director of admissions for transfer enrollment, would add “transfer students” to that list.  Many of the players on this season’s winning team transferred to Ke...

Kent State's Intramural Sports Basketball League Championships took place this week at the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center. There were 23 men's teams, three women's teams, 11 co-rec teams and 20 fraternity teams. In the championship games, The Step Dads outscored The Ballers 66-64 in the men's championship, Ur Mom defeated...