University of Akron NCAA News

The schools themselves are radically different, but their basketball teams are eerily similar.

University of Akron's Zeke Marshall swats at a first half shot by Niagara University's Anthony Nelson during game at James A. Rhodes Arena on Sunday in Akron.

Darryl Roberts scored 15 points to lead five Akron players in double figures in an 80-68 victory over Niagara on Sunday.

The University of Akron football team opened and closed the first season of InfoCision Stadium the right way.

The Akron Zips cut the cord on the J.D. Brookhart era Saturday, firing their head football coach after six seasons when he compiled an overall record of 30-42, including 22-26 in the Mid-American Conference.

Nikola Cvetinovic scored 12 points, including a go-ahead layup with 37 seconds remaining, to lead Akron in a 68-65 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Friday night.

Alex Allen rushed for two touchdowns and Miguel Graham scored off an interception to lead Akron to a 28-21 win over Eastern Michigan on Friday.

Sometimes, when hype meets reality it is not a very pretty thing to see. Witness the Akron men's basketball team.

As much as the teaching side of Akron men's basketball coach Keith Dambrot wanted to ease prize recruit Zeke Marshall into the college game, his coaching instincts kept reminding him that this skilled 7-footer could take his team to greater heights.

NC State kicks off the 2009 Glenn Wilkes Classic today at 3:30 against Akron . The game will not be televised and will be the first of three for the Wolfpack in the tournament.

BKCHoward-Akron,0226 Balanced scoring leads Akron past Howard 69-52 Eds: APNewsNow.

BKCDrake-Akron,0174 Hitchens leads Akron to 63-59 win over Drake Eds: APNewsNow.

N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe couldn't help being impressed by his team's start. Tracy Smith had 16 points and 11 rebounds as N.C. State beat Akron 66-45 at the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday.

Locating Freddie Barnes will be the easy part for the University of Akron football team; stopping him is another matter entirely.

The University of Akron basketball players received their Mid-American Conference championship rings before Sunday afternoon's game and then seemed to forget what it took to earn them.

Wes Channels scored a game-high 17 points to lead the Austin Peay Governors to an 80-77 win over the Akron Zips in a non- league matchup as part of the Glenn Wilkes Classic at James A. Rhodes Arena.

University of Akron sophomore men's basketball player Anthony "Humpty" Hitchens has earned an honorable mention spot on the www.CollegeInsider.com Preseason Mid-Major All-America Team, announced by the web site on Friday.

For 33 minutes Sunday, Akron's effort against Austin Peay resembled the glorious highlights of last spring's run through the Mid-American Conference postseason tournament and into the NCAA.

Chester Stewart passed for two touchdowns and ran for two, leading Temple over Akron 56-17 on Friday night to keep the Owls on track for a spot in the Mid-American Conference championship game.

Akron's Jimmy Conyers, left, figures to have a bigger role with the Zips this season.