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On the heels of its Mid-American Conference bye week, Akron travels to Western Michigan on Saturday, Feb. 13, for a key league showdown versus the Broncos. Potential MAC Tournament seeding implications will be on the line in the only regular season encounter between the two schools this season. Game time is set for 2 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron men's and women's track and field teams will compete in a trio of meets this weekend as the Zips will participate this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12-13, at both the Samford Open in Birmingham, Ala., and the Spire Division I Track and Field Invitational in Geneva, Ohio, while junior Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio) heads to Ames, Iowa, for the Iowa State Classic on Saturday, Feb. 13. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Senior Associate AD George Van Horne announced time changes for the 41st Annual Varsity "A" Sports Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday, Feb. 26. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

This episode features two members of the rifle team competing in archery, four dual-sport athletes who play football and run track, and men's basketball player Isaiah Johnson. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron men’s basketball, in conjunction with the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF), will give away a limited-edition bobblehead series featuring former Zips’ Dru Joyce, Romeo Travis, and NBA Champion and MVP LeBron James. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women's tennis team takes to the road this weekend for two non-conference matches. On Friday, Feb. 12, the Zips visit Milwaukee at 6 p.m. before traveling to Illinois-Chicago on Saturday, Feb. 13 for a 12 p.m. matchup against the Flames. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Men's basketball head coach Keith Dambrot and women's basketball head coach Jodi Kest will be on this week's edition of Zips Live, presented by Lee Hyder and Associates, at Johnny J's Pub and Grille in the Valley from 7-8 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Mid-American Conference announced today that a pair of Akron men’s basketball games have been selected as MAC wildcard games for national television broadcasts by CBS Sports Network and ESPN2. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron softball will throw the first pitch of the 40th season as a program at the Dot Richardson Invitational on Feb. 12-14 in Deland and Clermont, Fla. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

University of Akron sophomore Ariadna Blinova (Riga, Latvia) has been selected as the Mid-American Conference Women’s Tennis Singles Player of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday, February 10. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

University of Akron junior Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio) has been selected as the Mid-American Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week honoree the league announced on Wednesday, Feb. 10. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The 2016 University of Akron softball team is predicted to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference East Division, according to a poll voted on by MAC coaches. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

A pair of University of Akron softball student-athletes have been selected to the College Sports Madness 2016 Preseason Mid-American All-Conference softball team. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women's golf team finished fourth overall at the Mid-American Conference Match Play Challenge hosted by Bowling Green. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron Zips earned its 20th win of the season, defeating Bowling Green 83-68 at the Stroh Center on Tuesday night. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Women's basketball coach Jodi Kest recaps her team's play. Check out all the highlights from men's basketball, tennis, and track as well as the Student-Athlete of the Week. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Coming off a Mid-American Conference tournament run that ended in the championship round, the Akron softball team looks to continue its momentum into a new season. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron track and field standouts senior Alex McCune (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and junior Daniella Johnson (Gahanna, Ohio) and Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio) were tabbed by the Mid-American Conference as the MAC Track and Field Athletes of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday, Feb. 8. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women's track and field squad checked in at No. 19 in the latest United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NCAA Division I National Team Computer Rankings released on Monday, Feb. 8. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron Zips women’s golf team squared-off with Eastern Michigan on Tuesday morning in the semifinal round Mid-American Conference Match Play Challenge hosted by Bowling Green. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The UA women’s golf team won its quarter final match against Florida Gulf Coast at the Mid-American Conference Match Play Challenge hosted by Bowling Green. The Zips earned a 3.5 to 1.5 victory at par-72 6,068-yard Royal Lakes Golf Course at Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron basketball team will continue Mid-American Conference play, traveling to Bowling Green for the first of two meetings on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the Stroh Center. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Josh Williams was named YP.com Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 1-7, announced by the league office Monday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron men's soccer received national attention as TopDrawerSoccer.com has tabbed the Zips' 2016 signing class as the second-best in the nation. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron Zips women’s golf team opens the spring season in Bradenton, Fla. at the Mid-American Conference Match Play Challenge hosted by Bowling Green. View the full article at www.GoZips.com