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  1. University of Akron track and field squads garnered a pair of victories and five top-five performances on the final day of the Spire Division I Track and Field Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 11. View the full article here
  2. The Akron women’s tennis team will host its first home matches of the spring season on Saturday, Feb. 11 at LaTuchie Tennis Center in Stow. The Zips will battle Oakland at 10 a.m. and Morgan State at 4 p.m. View the full article here
  3. Akron renews its cross-town rivalry with Kent State on Saturday, Feb. 11, as the Zips and Golden Flashes square off in the first of two meetings this season. Game time is set for 2:02 p.m inside James A. Rhodes Arena. View the full article here
  4. The University of Akron's women's basketball game versus Toledo on Wednesday, Feb. 15 will serve as the Zips' Play4Kay game in honor of the late North Carolina State women's basketball coach Kay Yow, who lost her long battle with breast cancer in 2009. View the full article here
  5. The Akron men's and women's cross country team under the leadership of head coaches Lee LaBadie and David Gramlich received recognition for their efforts in the classroom as both were honored by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as Division I All-Academic squads for the 2016 campaign. View the full article here
  6. The Akron Zips softball team had a tough opening day at Stetson’s Lead-Off Classic on Friday. The Zips (0-2) fell to Kansas, 2-1 in the opener, and dropped an 11-5 decision to host Stetson in the afternoon. View the full article here
  7. University of Akron senior Daziah Green (Canton, Ohio) led the efforts of the Zips' track and field squad on the opening night of the Spire Division I Track and Field Invitational on Friday, Feb. 10, registering a fourth-place finish in the women's 200 meters (24.32). View the full article here
  8. The Akron Zips recorded its 21st win of the season on ESPNU, using 18 long distance shots and a 52.9 percent shooting effort from downtown to defeat Eastern Michigan 87-76 at the EMU Convocation Center on Friday night. View the full article here
  9. University of Akron junior Terrell McClain (Youngstown, Ohio) extended his own school-record mark en route to winning at the Don Kirby Invitational on Friday, Feb. 10. View the full article here
  10. As part of the Mid-American Conference television package, the Akron-Kent State men’s basketball game scheduled for March 3 has been selected as MAC wildcard game for national television broadcast by ESPN2, the league announced on Thursday. View the full article here
  11. The University of Akron men's and women's track and field teams will compete in a pair of meets this weekend as the Zips will participate this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11, at both the Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M., and the Spire Division I Track and Field Invitational in Geneva, Ohio. View the full article here
  12. Softball prepares for the 2017 season, men's basketball pays tribute to Dan Peters, and Scott Nixon challenges the throwers. View the full article here
  13. Akron softball will throw the first pitch of its 41st season as a program at the Stetson Lead Off Classic on Feb. 10-12 in DeLand, Fla. All games will be played at Patricia Wilson Field. View the full article here
  14. Former University of Akron men's soccer standout and New York City FC rookie Jonathan Lewis has been named by U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team head coach Tab Ramos to the 20-player roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which also serve as the squad's 2017 World Cup qualifying tournament, running Feb. 17-March 5 in Costa Rica. View the full article here
  15. The Akron basketball pursues its 12th consecutive 21-win season against Eastern Michigan on Friday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. in Ypsilanti, Mich. at the EMU Convocation Center. View the full article here
  16. The NCAA has granted University of Akron football player Warren Ball (Columbus, Ohio) a sixth year of eligibility following his season-ending injury last fall. View the full article here
  17. The professional career of former University of Akron men's soccer All-American Adam Najem (Clifton, N.J.) is set to begin in Major League Soccer (MLS) as the Philadelphia Union signed him to a contract after acquiring his right of first refusal from New York Red Bulls on Wednesday, Feb. 8. View the full article here
  18. University of Akron junior track and field standout Jackie Siefring (Covington, Ohio) has been selected by the Mid-American Conference as MAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week the league revealed on Wednesday, Feb. 8. View the full article here
  19. An extended shooting slump over final 10 minutes of play proved too much for the University of Akron women's basketball team to overcome as Miami University registered a 54-49 victory past the Zips (9-13, 2-9 MAC) in Mid-American Conference action on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Millett Hall. View the full article here
  20. Host Scott Nixon speaks with women's basketball coach Jodi Kest and reviews all of the week's action. View the full article here
  21. The Mid-American Conference released its weekly MAC Track and Field Athletes of the Week recipients on Tuesday, Feb. 7, and University of Akron senior Miles Baldwin (Cincinnati, Ohio), junior Jackie Siefring (Covington, Ohio) and sophomore Matt Ludwig (Chardon, Ohio) were among those honored. View the full article here
  22. Akron gets its first look at the Miami University RedHawks this season on Wednesday, Feb. 8, as the Zips travel to Oxford, Ohio, for a 7 p.m. showdown at Millett Hall. View the full article here
  23. Isaiah “Big Dog” Johnson (Cincinnati, Ohio) continued his dominant season, hitting a 16-foot jumper from the wing as time expired to give the Akron Zips a 65-63 victory over the Ball State Cardinals. The victory marks the 29th consecutive win at James A. Rhodes Arena, which is the second-best home-court winning streak in the country behind Oregon (40). View the full article here
  24. The Akron men's basketball team will hold its fourth annual "Purple Out" Event presented by Cleveland Clinic Akron General when the Zips host the Ball State Cardinals on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. at James A. Rhodes Arena. View the full article here
  25. Akron Athletics and the Z-Fund are hosting an Away Game Party prior to the Akron women’s basketball game at Kent State on Saturday, Feb. 25. View the full article here
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