The University of Akron Athletics
In the News Archive: January 2012
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Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012
MBB: Cleveland State, Akron earn TV spots in
BracketBuster matchups 
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Oral Roberts paired with Akron in
BracketBuster game
by Mike
Brown, Tulsa World
MBB: Mid-Major Report: BracketBusters players to
watch
by Myron Medcalf, ESPN.com
RIFLE: On the record – Jan. 30
Akron
Beacon Journal
Monday, Jan. 30, 2012
FB: Chase Blackburn: An unlikely journey
by
Johnette Howard, ESPNNewYork.com
MBB: College Basketball Insider
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: The five top BracketBuster
games
by Zac
Jackson, FoxSports Ohio
MBB: First impressions of BracketBusters lineup
(blog)
by Andy
Katz, ESPN.com
Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012
MBB: UA defeats Central Michigan 74-64
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Akron men's basketball team defeats Central
Michigan
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
MBB: CMU men unable to complete comeback against
Akron
by Drew
Ellis, Morning Sun
T&F: On the record – Jan. 28
Akron
Beacon Journal
WBB: Akron women lose to Eastern Michigan
Akron
Beacon Journal
WBB: Women's College Basketball Roundup
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
WBB: Eastern Michigan women's basketball blows out
Akron, 91-46
Ann Arbor
News
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012
MBB: Dambrot reminds Zips that every game is a trap
game
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Local College Basketball Insider
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Struggling CMU men ready to host MAC leader,
Akron
by Drew
Ellis, Morning Sun
MBB, WBB: Preview capsules for this weekend's local college
basketball games
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
WS&D,
WTEN: On the Record – Jan. 27
Akron
Beacon Journal
Friday, Jan. 27, 2012
FB,
MBB, T&F, WBB: UA notebook: Zips game Saturday could help secure
more TV time
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Depth puts charge in Zips
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012
MBB: Ball State hasn't caught up to Akron yet
by Thomas
St. Myer, Muncie Star Press
T&F: On the record - Jan. 25
Akron
Beacon Journal
WBB: Northern Illinois rallies by Akron with late
surge
Akron
Beacon Journal
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
MBB: Zips’ reserves saves the day
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Ball State falls to Akron
by Thomas
St. Myer, Muncie Star Press
MBB: Get to Know: Akron's Zeke Marshall
(blog)
by Myron
Medcalf, ESPN.com
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012
MBB: Turnovers are part of growing pains with young
Zips
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: UA notebook: Zips face best in West in Ball
State
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Ball State hosts defending MAC champion
Akron
by Thomas
St. Myer, Muncie Star Press
MBB: Mid-Major Report
by Myron Medcalf, ESPN.com
Monday, Jan. 23, 2012
MBB: National College Basketball Insider
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
WBB: Akron defeats Ball State 78-70
Akron
Beacon Journal
RIFLE, WTEN: On the record – Jan. 22
Akron
Beacon Journal
Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012
MBB: Akron 84, Kent State 75: Zips’ surge dims
Golden Flashes
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Zips’ talent forcing Dambrot to
adapt
by Marla
Ridenour, Akron Beacon
Journal
MBB: Akron's second-half blitz pushes Zips past Kent
State, 84-75
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: On a raucous night, Akron zips right past Kent
State
by Bill
Livingston, Cleveland Plain
Dealer
MBB:
Akron's second-half barrage buries Kent State
by David
Carducci, Ravenna Record Courier
MBB: Akron comes out swinging, tops rival Kent
State
by Todd
Porter, Canton Repository
MBB: Akron's Harney just scratching the surface
by Zac Jackson, FoxSportsOhio.com
MSOC: US U-23s play to scoreless draw with Saprissa
reserves
MLSsoccer.com
WS&D: UA swimmers fall to Eastern Michigan
Akron
Beacon Journal
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012
MBB: UA basketball: It’s all in the numbers for
Zips against Flashes
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Kent State, Akron men's basketball teams renew
rivalry tonight
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Flashes face rival Akron at season's turning
point
by David
Carducci, Ravenna Record Courier
MSOC,
T&F, VB: On the record – Jan. 20
Akron
Beacon Journal
Friday, Jan. 20, 2012
MBB: MAC battle shoots for ‘chai
lights’
by
T&F: On the record – Jan. 19
Akron
Beacon Journal
WBB: Ohio 72, Akron 71: Hoban grad makes game-winning
free throw for Bobcats
Akron
Beacon Journal
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012
MBB: Zips get run down by Bulls
Akron
Beacon Journal
MBB: Buffalo holds off Akron, 82-70, in men's
basketball
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
MBB: NE Ohio Basketball Insider
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Bulls protect their house
by
Bob
DiCesare, Buffalo News
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012
FB: Grading out the new coaching hires
by Stewart
Mandel, SI.com
MBB: UA notebook: Zips men’s basketball to have
tall order in Buffalo
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Bona, UB host key clashes
Buffalo
News
MSOC: US U-23s hold senior team 1-1 in second
scrimmage
by Adam
Serrano, MLSsoccer.com
MSOC: Reaction: USMNT 1-1 U23s (video) YouTube.com
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012
FB: Tide roll with in-state quarterbacks
by Mark
Schlabach, ESPN.com
MBB: Crunch time is here for Big 4 teams
by
Bob DiCesare,
Buffalo News
MBB: Akron zooms off to hot start in MAC
play
FoxSports Ohio
MBB: The best and worst of college basketball's gray
jersey fad
Jeff Eisenberg, Yahoo Sports
MBB: Mid-Major Report
by Myron Medcalf, ESPN.com
Monday, Jan. 16, 2012
MBB: National College Basketball Insider
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Andy Katz Weekly Watch: Week 6 ESPN.com
RIFLE: On the record – Jan. 15
Akron
Beacon Journal
Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012
FB: After time away in broadcasting, Zips coach Terry
Bowden resumes his true calling
by Marla
Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Righting UA’s recruiting wrongs
Bowden’s first priority
by Marla
Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Akron 68, Ohio 63: UA remains perfect in MAC play
behind Zeke Marshall’s 17 points
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Alex Abreu's clutch 3-pointer fuels Akron Zips'
victory over Ohio
by
Matt Florjancic, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: College basketball report for Jan. 14
Canton
Repository
MBB: What we learned from Saturday's games
(blog)
by Myron
Medcalf, ESPN.com
MSOC: Mattocks brings speed, goals to MLS
by Paul
Burrowes, Jamaica Observer
WBB: Women’s basketball: Zips beat Flashes
68-62
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
WBB: Late rally by Akron sinks Kent State women,
68-62
Ravenna
Record Courier
WS&D: On the record – Jan. 14
Akron
Beacon Journal
Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012
FB: On the record – Jan. 13
Akron
Beacon Journal
FB: Kent native Trent Boykin named to Zips football
staff
Ravenna
Record Courier
FB,
MBB, WBB: Zips notebook: Women's basketball team
reformulates on-court chemistry
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Zips men’s basketball: Rivalry brewing with
Bobcats
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Preview capsules for today's men's and women's
college basketball games
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Nick Harney making it a point to help Akron Zips:
MAC Basketball Insider
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Friday, Jan. 13, 2012
FB:
Spurned by NFL, Blackburn relishes another chance
with Giants
by Marla
Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Weekend tip-off
by Eddie
Timanus, USA Today
MSOC: Vancouver picks UA star Darren Mattocks at No.
2
by Michael
Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
MSOC: Vancouver takes Akron soccer player Darren
Mattocks in MLS Draft
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
MSOC: Caps grab confident, speedy striker
by
Bruce Constantineau, Vancouver Sun
MSOC: SmorgasBorg: Juiciest servings from the
SuperDraft
by Simon
Borg, MLSsoccer.com
MSOC: Klinsmann building toward bigger things
(blog)
by Scott
French, ESPN.com
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012
FB: Zips notebook
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Akron 56, Bowling Green 55: Zips scratch way to
win over Falcons
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Zips Men’s Hoops: Harney Talks About Game
Winning Shot Video Akron Beacon
Journal
MBB: BG men fall to Akron on shot in final
second
by Jack
Carle, BG Sentinel-Tribune
MBB: Falcons zipped once more by Akron
by John
Wagner, Toledo Blade
MSOC: UA’s Mattocks in the mix to be top pick in
MLS draft
by Michael
Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
WBB: Akron 91, Buffalo 82: Taylor Ruper leads Zips to
first MAC win
Akron Beacon Journal
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
MBB: Zips’ Marshall will be center of
Falcons’ attention
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
WBB: Sina King Video Feature by SportsTime Ohio
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012
MBB: Zips' big man putting growing pains in his
past
by Zak
Jackson, FoxSportsOhio.com
MBB: Jockeying begins for BracketBusters (blog)
by Andy Katz, ESPN.com
WSOC: On the Record – Jan. 9
Akron
Beacon Journal
WSOC: College briefs for Jan. 9
Canton
Repository
Monday, Jan. 9, 2012
MBB: NE Ohio College Basketball Insider
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MSOC: U.S. Team Continues Preparations for Olympic
Qualifying (blog)
by Jack
Bell, New York Times
T&F: On Campus: Joe Wesley coming into his own for Akron
Zips
by Joseph
Hayes, Port Huron Times Herald
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012
MBB: Akron beats Miami (Ohio) 65-60 in
nail-biter
Akron
Beacon Journal
MBB: Akron Zips use free throws to top Miami RedHawks
in MAC opener
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
MBB: College basketball report for Jan. 7
Canton
Repository
MBB: Akron surges past Miami
by Pete
Conrad, Dayton Daily News
MSOC: Porter calls up four newcomers
by Paul
Kennedy, SoccerAmerica.com
WBB: Falcons’ Rogers overpowers Zips
Akron
Beacon Journal
WBB: Rogers shines as BGSU clips Zips
by John
Wagner, Toledo Blade
WBB: Rogers leads BG women past Akron, 62-58
by Jack
Carle, BG Sentinel-Tribune
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012
MBB:
Zips wary of battle-tested Miami
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB, WBB: Preview capsules for today's men's and women's
college basketball games
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Revised Mid-American Conference men's basketball
tournament favors top four in regular season
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: RedHawks set to open MAC play
by Pete
Conrad, Dayton Daily News
Friday, Jan. 6, 2012
FB: College notes: Patrick Nicely could benefit from
coaching change at Akron
by Kevin
Kleps, News-Herald
MBB, WBB: UA Notebook: Women’s basketball team moves
on without its star
by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MSOC: U-23s head to Carson with local talent
(blog)
by Scott
French, ESPN.com
MSOC: Acuna joins US soccer Olympic training
roster
Associated
Press
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012
FB: MAC adjusts football division lineups
Akron
Beacon Journal
FB: Mid-American Conference moves Bowling Green to
West Division for football
by Elton
Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
FB: Akron's new architect, Terry Bowden, certain that
Urban Meyer will win fast at Ohio State
by Bill
Livingston, Cleveland Plain Dealer
FB: MAC makes shift in football
Associated
Press
WBB: Miami 95, Akron 85: Zips lose thriller to
RedHawks
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012
FB: Bowden hires former N.C. State coach Chuck Amato
to coach UA defense
by George
Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
WBB: On the Record
Akron Beacon Journal
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012
FB: Akron hires former NC State coach Chuck Amato
Associated Press
MBB: MAC names UA's Nikola Cvetinovic Player of the
Week
by Michael
Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Akron 7-footer aims for 100 percent
by John
Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
MSOC: Ten storylines to follow in U.S. Soccer in
2012
by Steve
Davis, SI.com
Monday, Jan. 2, 2012
MBB: Akron 67, Marshall 51: Zips survive delay, round
up Herd
by Michael
Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Akron zips past Marshall
by Chuck
McGill, Charleston Daily Mail
MSOC: 12 for '12: The best of what's ahead
(blog)
by Scott
French, ESPN.com
Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012
FB: Terry Pluto's Talkin' ... about Akron's Terry
Bowden
by Terry Pluto, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Zips set for New Year’s Day game with
Herd
by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
