AKRON RUMORS & GOSSIP
“Football could not save Chris Jacquemain and Tyler Campbell from painkiller addiction”
Excellent work by the Plain Dealer’s Jodie Valade in reporting on the drug addictions that killed former University of Akron football players Chris Jacquemain and Tyler Campbell. As disappointing as it was when the Zips football team failed to close out the Rubber Bowl with a win in its last game in the historic structure, it’s at least a little bit easier to understand...
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Murphy’s Words are Solid
AKRON, Ohio --- Just another Saturday night in the city were the rubber meets the road is made and is the home of the best basketball team that calls this city on the banks of the Cuyahoga River home and is the best squad in the Mid-American Conference.
Uncle Mel entered the world-famous John A. Rhoads Arena on the campus of the University of Akron, along with the largest home crowd...
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3 days ago
Akron 69, W. Michigan 66
Quincy Diggs scored six of his 10 points in overtime, but it was Zeke Marshall's two free throws with 37 seconds left in the extra session that gave Akron a 69-66 victory over Western Michigan on Wednesday night.
Marshall, who scored 14 points, also made a jumper with 23 seconds left in regulation, giving the Zips (17-7, 9-1 Mid-American) a 59-58 lead and capping a 6-0 run....
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4 days ago
Coach Murphy’s Advice is Solid Work for EMU
AKRON, Ohio --- Just another Saturday night in the city were the rubber meets the road is made and is the home of the best basketball team that calls this city on the banks of the Cuyahoga River home and is the best squad in the Mid-American Conference.
Uncle Mel entered the world-famous John A. Rhoads Arena on the campus of the University of Akron, along with the largest home crowd...
Via Pro Sports Blogging
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Murphy Teaching EMU the Right Stuff
AKRON, Ohio --- Just another Saturday night in the city were the rubber meets the road and the home of the best basketball team that calls this city on the banks of the Cuyahoga River home and the best squad in the Mid-American Conference.
Uncle Mel entered the famous John A. Rhoads Arena on the campus of the University of Akron along with the largest home crowd of the season. He...
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7 days ago
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Akron Zip Right By EMU
AKRON, Ohio — Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball road show continue through the good neighbor’s to the south of Ypsilanti, the state of Ohio, Saturday night with a contest against the University of Akron – the leader of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.
Eagles basketball coach Rob Murphy attempting to get his squad regrouped after dropping...
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Zips have reinforced their place in the MAC
The Zips knew the importance of entering their upcoming six-game stretch against teams from weaker Mid-American Conference West Division with some momentum.
Akron suffered a tough road loss to Buffalo on Jan. 18, then trailed 42-34 at home to rival Kent State on Jan. 21. The Golden Flashes finished the opening half with a 19-6 run, seemingly taking control of the game.
"We...
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20 days ago
Akron's Harney just scratching the surface
AKRON, Ohio - What had been a sold-out crowd at James A. Rhodes Arena eventually cleared out Saturday night, but for the guys still in white jerseys walking the hallways, the glow remained. This was the first Akron-Kent State backyard rivalry game for Nick Harney, and it turned into an Akron runaway in part because Harney wouldn't miss in the second half.
"I felt like...
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22 days ago
Akron 84, Kent St. 75
Nick Harney scored 21 points and Akron defeated Kent State 84-75 on Saturday night in a rematch of last season's Mid-American Conference tournament championship game.
Harney made 10 of 12 field goal attempts and helped the Zips shoot 55.6 percent (35 of 63) from the field.
Chauncey Gilliam added 11 points and Brian Walsh had 10 for Akron (12-7, 4-1), which has won eight of its...
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23 days ago
Zips' big man putting growing pains in his past
AKRON, Ohio As a 6-foot-7 eighth-grader playing AAU basketball for the first time, Zeke Marshall dreamed of one day being highly ranked and regarded amongst his competitors.
In video games.
Basketball was something he felt like he had to do. Progress, back then, was measured by not having to ice his body down after games and by scoring more than a single basket.
To really love...
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January 10, 2012
Akron's dominating man in the paint
AKRON, Ohio As a 6-foot-7 eighth grader playing AAU basketball for the first time, Zeke Marshall dreamed of one day being highly ranked and regarded amongst his competitors.
In video games.
Basketball was something he felt like he had to. Progress, back then, was measured by not having to ice his body down after games and scoring more than a single basket.
To really love the...
Via Fox Sports Ohio
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January 10, 2012
Zips get much-needed break before MAC slate begins
The Zips showed some character by rebounding from a frustrating 76-75 overtime home loss to Virginia Commonwealth, which made the Final Four last year, on Dec. 29. The hard-fought emotional loss didn't spill over to Akron's next game, with the Zips bouncing back by cruising to a 67-51 triumph at Marshall on Jan. 1.The Zips avoided entering Mid-American Conference play at...
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January 04, 2012
Akron hires ex-NC State coach Amato
Former North Carolina State coach Chuck Amato is Akron's new defensive coordinator.
New Akron coach Terry Bowden named Amato his associate head coach Tuesday. The 65-year-old Amato coached North Carolina State, his alma mater, from 2000-06, posting a 49-37 record and leading the Wolfpack to five bowl games.
Bowden, hired last month to turn around the Zips, called Amato '...
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January 03, 2012
Smart, new VCU team still working
AKRON, Ohio -- With VCU trailing by 12 points in the second half Thursday night, Akron dominating the glass and a crowd of 4,000 on its feet, getting louder with each positive play the home team made, at least one thing was clear.
VCU wasn't in -- er, playing -- Kansas anymore.
But VCU coach Shaka Smart doesn't have time to think about anything that happened last year, and at...
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December 29, 2011
December not a month to remember for Zips
Akron may be glad later in the season that the Mid-American Conference doesn't start league games until January. Through the first two weeks of December, the Zips are off to one of their worst starts in recent history.At 3-5, the Zips have lost three in a row for the first time since last January when they lost to Ohio, Miami-Ohio and Buffalo. Akron has dropped five of its last six...
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December 17, 2011
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