Kent State University NCAA News

There are times when a win-loss record does not tell an entire story. Kent State Athletic Director Laing Kennedy, for instance, has a very solid and logical way to judge a coach beyond W's and L's. ''I look at all coaches and ask myself, 'Is this the kind of person I'd want a member of my family associated with?' '' Kennedy said this week as the ...

Kent State could have found an easier start to the 2009-10 college basketball season than taking one of the most skilled practitioners of the Princeton offense in Friday's season opener.

The University of Akron had a 130-yard rushing advantage over Kent State in beating its archrival 28-20 Saturday at InfoCision Stadium.

When Kent State basketball coach Geno Ford's longtime friend, Wooster assistant coach Doug Cline, suffered one of the worst tragedies imaginable last February, Ford wanted to do something to help.

Members of the Kent State football team recently increased their young fan base by visiting two classes at the Family Child Learning Center's Integrated Preschool for Children with Autism in Tallmadge.

Kent State running back Jacquise Terry should return from a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee in time to play Nov.

Lose the battle in the trenches, you will lose the war. It's one of the age-old truths of football.

Kent State has been in this position before. Just three years ago, the Golden Flashes entertained dreams of a Mid-American Conference East Division championship and a bowl berth as they prepared to play a struggling opponent in Buffalo on the first Saturday of November.

There have been many great moments in College of Wooster men's basketball history.

Kent State defensive end Kevin Hogan , a Chardon High graduate, picks up one of the Golden Flashes' 30 sacks this season in a game last month against Ohio University.

Nobody has been more thrilled to watch Kent State turn its 2009 football season around than Eugene Jarvis.

WMU's Bill Cubit , 67-42-1, 10 seasons; 33-24 at WMU, fifth season. Kent State's Doug Martin , 23-43, sixth season as a head coach.

Kevin Hogan, left, and Monte Simmons have wreaked havoc on opposing quarterbacks this season, leading a Kent State defense that's tallied a MAC-best 26 sacks.

Defense will be the top priority tonight when Kent State takes the court at the M.A.C. Center against Division III Ohio Northern in the first tune-up for the 2009-10 men's basketball season.

Kent State hopes to make life miserable for Western Michigan quarterback Tim Hiller.

Spencer Keith threw for 373 yards and two touchdowns to lead Kent State to a 26-14 victory over Western Michigan on Saturday.

The day of the pillow is over at Kent State. This year, the Golden Flashes have adopted a new and appropriately more violent image in an attempt to inspire a turnaround, and so far it's working.

The early diagnoses on the sprained ankle of Chris Singletary and the dislocated elbow of Rod Sherman brought some good news for Kent State's men's basketball team.

Akron's Brett McKnight joins teammate Humpty Hitchens on the preseason All-MAC East basketball team announced Wednesday.

Kent State could be without two of its top men's basketball players for the rest of the preseason and possibly the start of the 2009-10 regular season.