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Akron Football Odds: 2024 Total Wins Over/Under – Vegas Odds as of July 27
This content was writter in partnership with DataSkrive. DataSkrive leverages a combination of human expertise, machine learning, and pre-built content libraries to assemble and personalize sports content. It could be a rough 2024 campaign for the Akron Zips, as they carry an over/under of just 3.5 wins. Akron Win Total...
Boards and BMX bikes will soar Saturday at Akron Skate Park Jam
Akron Skate Park will host its second Akron Skate Park Jam July 27 in an effort to bring together the local skateboarding and BMX community and celebrate the park. Tyler Arney, a 24-year-old BMX biker, planned the event with 30-year-old skateboarder, Miranda Best. ...
Olympian Carlin Isles skips Paris to focus on his job in the Stark Prosecutor's Office
The way Carlin Isles sees it, he'll always have Tokyo and Rio. The world's fastest rugby player won't be headed to Paris as a member of the U.S. men's sevens team for the 2024 Summer Olympics. ...
Guardians’ Matthew Boyd shines for RubberDucks in third rehab start
ARKON, Ohio -- Another step closer back to The Show for Matthew Boyd. In Friday’s 7-0 win over the Bowie Baysox at Canal Park, Boyd made his third rehab start and second with the Akron RubberDucks, the Double-A affiliate of the Guardians. “It feels really good,” Boyd said of...
ACL Guardians Play Their Last Game, Valera, Devers and Gonzalez Go Deep Thursday
Doug Nikhazy finally got roughed up in AAA after his unbelievable start. He gave up 6 runs on 8 hits with just 2 strikeouts to 2 walks in 5 innings pitched. His AAA ERA is still at an awesome 2.77 despite the poor start today. That being said, Randy Labaut...
Windham grad Chad Kiser joins the 300-coaching victory club with LaBrae
LaBrae boys’ basketball Coach Chad Kiser knows firsthand what it feels like to be a part of a small program but still get the job done. He now joins an elite club of high school coaches, having reached his 300th career coaching victory this past season when the Vikings defeated Hubbard on Jan. 3.
Scarlet Nation Podcast: Rutgers gets huge commitment from four-star Dyzier Carter
It was a big day for Rutgers as Top 100 four-star wide receiver Dyzier Carter of Woodberry Forest (Va.) ended his recruitment early and chose Rutgers as his future home. He became the second commitment in the 2026 class and it came less than a day after class of 2025 tight end Ben Rothhaar flipped his commitment from Kent State to Rutgers. With so much going on, Bobby Deren and Chris Tsakonas discuss these latest developments in our latest podcast. Click the play button below to listen in its entirety.
Streetsboro assistant football Pete Smith also scribes with success
Streetsboro Rockets’ assistant football Coach Pete Smith may not have played football during his high school days but was always fascinated by the X’s and O’s of the game. In addition to becoming an integral part of Streetsboro’s coaching staff, he has carried his passion for football over to the writing about the sport for the widely-acclaimed The Orange & Brown Report, a digital publication that covers all Cleveland Browns news.
July 26: Lights out lefties lift Akron to 7-0 win over Bowie
Akron RubberDucks (17-8, 54-40) 7, Bowie Baysox (11-14, 43-50) 0. WP: Matthew Boyd (1-0) LP: Alex Pham (3-3) Save: Parker Messick (1) Left-handers Matthew Boyd and Parker Messick combined to strikeout seven and guide the Akron RubberDucks to a 7-0 shutout win over the Bowie Baysox on Friday night at Canal Park.
Mike Shiels ready to steer Hiram women’s soccer amid transition period
After 21 years at the helm of Notre Dame College’s women’s soccer program, Coach Mike Shiels is starting over. Although he is leaving a program where he set down many roots, the new Hiram College women’s soccer coach is bringing an energetic mindset to his new position.
Ohio State Legend Archie Griffin To Dot The “i” At Halftime Of Week One Game Against Akron
Ohio State will honor one of its all-time greats in Week One against Akron, naming Archie Griffin as the person who will dot the “i” in Script Ohio when the marching band performs at halftime of the season opener. “The opportunity, in Ohio Stadium, to dot the “i”...
July 25: Peterson's pitching and middle inning magic lead Akron past Bowie 6-3
Akron RubberDucks (16-8, 53-40) 6, Bowie Baysox (11-13, 43-49) 3. WP: Austin Peterson (4-1) LP: Bradley Brehmer (2-2) Save: Magnus Ellerts (1) Austin Peterson fired seven strong innings as the Akron RubberDucks strike for six in the middle innings to down the Bowie Baysox 6-3 on Thursday night at Canal Park.
Baseball Earns 2023-24 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Akron Baseball team recently earned the American Baseball Coaches Association 2023-24 Team Academic Excellence Award. Teams from every level of college and high school baseball were honored with this year's award, which highlights programs coached by ABCA members that posted a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the cumulative 2023-24 academic year.
Baysox shut out by RubberDucks to even series
AKRON, OH. — The Bowie Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, were shut out by the Akron RubberDucks, the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, by a final score of 7-0 from Canal Park on Friday night. Bowie (11-14, 43-50) collected just two hits on the night,...
BBH Trike & Bike - Pedaling for a purpose: Talk of the Towns
BRECKSVILLE, Ohio -- The communities of Brecksville and Broadview Heights are gearing up for a heartwarming event -- the Brecksville Broadview Heights Trike & Bike, a special bike ride for children 3-12. Scheduled for Aug. 10, the event will kick off at 10 a.m. from Blossom Hill School, 4400 Oakes Road in Brecksville.
Bob Huggins Could be Perfect Fit at Akron
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia — Legendary head coach Bob Huggins has been out of coaching since his DUI arrest in Pittsburgh and forced resignation from West Virginia University shortly after. Huggins, 70, has expressed multiple times that he would like to continue coaching, however. “I have taken responsibility for the...
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