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On Wednesday, the Akron men’s basketball team began preparing for its international trip to Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas. View the full article here

The Akron Zips have been tabbed to finish third in the East Division in the 2016 Mid-American Conference Football Preseason Poll by members of the MAC media, the league announced on Thursday prior to its annual Football Media Day at Ford Field. View the full article here

Senior wing Jake Kretzer was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) 2015-16 Honors Court, as announced by the NABC on Tuesday. View the full article here

The University of Akron women's tennis team earned ITA All-Academic Team honors, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced. View the full article here

The 2016 University of Akron Football Media Guide is now available online. View the full article here

A pair of former University of Akron men's soccer and current Major League Soccer (MLS) standouts in Darlington Nagbe and Wil Trapp were among 26 players selected to battle Arsenal from the English Premier League at the 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game to be held July 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET in San Jose, Calif. View the full article here

For the second-consecutive year, seniors Louis Birchall (Ingestre Park, England) and Ryan Harris (Carlisle, Mass.) were named to the Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars team View the full article here

Join the University of Akron softball team for the 2016 Zips Showcase Camp on December 3, 2016, at the Stile Athletics Field House on the campus of the University of Akron. View the full article here

On Tuesday, Aug. 9, the Keith Dambrot Recognition Dinner features ESPN’s Seth Greenberg as a guest speaker and will be held at the Lake Forest Country Club in Hudson, Ohio, beginning at 5:30 p.m. View the full article here

University of Akron senior men's soccer standout Adam Najem (Clifton, N.J.) added another accolade to his growing resume with his selection on Wednesday, July 20, to the 2016 Missouri Athletic Club's (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List. View the full article here

University of Akron head women's basketball coach Jodi Kest has announced that Brittany Gordon will join the Zips' roster for the 2016-17 campaign as a graduate transfer. View the full article here

The University of Akron's Varsity "A" Hall of Fame committee is seeking nominations for its 2161 Sports Hall of Fame class. View the full article here

The University of Akron has revised its tailgating policies for home football games at InfoCision Stadium– Summa Field for this fall to help to enhance fans’ game day experience. View the full article here

University of Akron senior CB DeAndre Scott (Frederick, Md.) is one of 165 nominees for the 2016 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® , one of the most coveted off-the-field honors in college football. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the award, which was established in 1992 to recognize a select group of college football players who have made a commitment to service and enriching the lives of others. View the full article here

University of Akron junior WR Jerome Lane (Akron, Ohio) has been named to the 2016 Biletnikoff Award preseason Watch List, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., announced on Wednesday. View the full article here

University of Akron men's soccer coach Jared Embick has announced the additions of a pair of transfers to the Zips' program in Joseph Korb (Willowick, Ohio) and Ben Lundt (Berlin, Germany), who are set to join the Zips' roster for the upcoming 2016 campaign. View the full article here

The German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) announced on Tuesday, July 12, that former University of Akron track standout Annika Roloff has been named to the German Olympic Team in women's pole vault for the XXXI Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. View the full article here

The third annual NCAA Elite 90 Fan Favorite contest is officially underway and University of Akron men's soccer redshirt junior Tyler Sanda (North Royalton, Ohio) is among those vying to become the fan's choice as the winner of the fan vote as the favorite Elite 90 winner for the 2015-16 campaign. View the full article here

The University of Akron finished the 2015-16 year ranked No. 21 in the Capital One Cup final standings for men’s sports. View the full article here

Former University of Akron All-American Shawn Barber punched his ticket to the XXXI Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, winning the men's pole vault at the Canadian Championships and Rio Selection Trials on Saturday, July 9. View the full article here

Former University of Akron men's soccer standouts have found success this season as more than 25 former Zips are currently playing professional soccer both in the United States and abroad. View the full article here

University of Akron senior Jamal Marcus (Durham, N.C.) has been named to the Watch List for the 2016 Bronco Nagurski Trophy, the Football Writers Association of America announced on Friday. View the full article here

University of Akron junior Phil Jagers (Solon, Ohio) took to the national stage at the United States Olympic Track and Field Trials finishing 15th in the qualifying round of the men's discus on Thursday, July 7, at historic Hayward Field. View the full article here

Single-game tickets for all of The University of Akron’s fall sports (football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and volleyball) go on sale on Monday, July 11, at 10 a.m. View the full article here

For the third consecutive year, Zips' golfer Alejandra Velasco-Villanueva (Guadalajara, Mexico) was named to the Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team. View the full article here