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Director of Athletics Tom Wistrcill provides an update on football's Spring Game, has a number of important dates to add to your calendar and more. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron will travel to DeKalb, Ill., to face Northern Illinois for a two-game series starting Saturday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The honor is the first NABC All-District honor for Forsythe and the eighth by a Zips' player since 2004. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron track and field team opened its outdoor campaign on Thursday, March 26, as six Zips competed in second-day action at the Texas Relays. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

University of Akron junior pole vaulter Shawn Barber (Kingwood, Texas) has joined a star-studded field set to compete at what is being billed the Beijing World Championship Preview at the 106th running of the Drake Relays on April 25 inside Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Play will open on Friday with tee times set to begin at 8 a.m. ET from the first and tenth tees. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron baseball returns to host Toledo in its first home Mid-American Conference series on March 27-29. Action on Friday, March 27, begins at 3 p.m. at Lee R. Jackson Field. First pitch on Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29, is set for 1 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women’s tennis team continues Mid-American Conference play at home this weekend. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron softball opens Mid-American Conference play with a doubleheader at Western Michigan on Friday, March 27 at 1 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron baseball team fell at Ohio State, 9-4, on Wednesday evening at Bill Davis Stadium. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron men's and women's track and field teams will compete in a pair of meets this weekend as the Zips open their spring campaign participating this Thursday through Saturday, March 26-28, at the Clye Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, and this Friday and Saturday, March 27-28, at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

University of Akron senior Sina King (Waterford, Ohio) has been selected as an All-Region nominee for the 2015 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division I Coaches' All-America Team. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women’s tennis team claimed a 4-3 win at UW-Milwaukee on Tuesday afternoon at the North Shore Elite Tennis Club. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron baseball team dropped its home opener to Youngstown State, 8-7, on Tuesday afternoon at Lee R. Jackson Field. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Zips had a strong finish to the week, posting the second-lowest team round of the spring schedule, in addition to several strong individual performances. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

After 20 games on the road, Akron baseball will host Youngstown State in its home opener on Tuesday, March 24, at 3 p.m. at Lee R. Jackson Field View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Laura Murray carded a 1-under 71 to move into the top 10 while the Zips are in 12th place after day two of the MSU Ocala Spring Invitational. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron outfielder Joey Havrilak and pitcher John Valek III swept the Mid-American Conference baseball honors for the East Division, the league announced on Monday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

University of Akron women's basketball head coach Jodi Kest, softball head coach Julie Jones and volleyball head coach Tom Hanna will be the guests on tonight's Zips Live presented by Lee Hyder and Associates, which is broadcast from 7-8 p.m. ET live from Johnny J's Pub and Grille in the Valley (1282 Weathervane Lane). View the full article at www.GoZips.com

On the heels of becoming the first two-time NCAA Champion in Akron track and field program history, junior pole vaulter Shawn Barber (Kingwood, Texas) was among those included on the 10-member Post-NCAA Indoor Championship Watch List for The Bowerman Award, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Pader Her led the way for the Zips, posting a round of 4-over 76 to finish in a tie for 33rd place. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women’s tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision at Toledo in Mid-American Conference action on Sunday afternoon at the Shadow Valley Tennis Club. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Former Akron men's soccer standout and Tottenham Hotspur defender DeAndre Yedlin has been added to the 23-player roster by United States Men's National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann for friendlies against Denmark and Switzerland in preparation for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Zips' pitching staff allowed a season-low four hits while fanning a season-high 12 batters to lift the University of Akron baseball team over the Eagles, 3-1, at Oestrike Stadium and to open Mid-American Conference play with a series win. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Former Akron men's soccer standout and Columbus Crew midfielder Wil Trapp is among 18 players called to Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina by United States U-23 Men's National Team head coach Andi Herzog for the team's first training camp of 2015 as the squad commences its qualifying preparations for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. View the full article at www.GoZips.com