The University of Akron Athletics
In the News Archive: June 2013
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Athletics, the University and Mid-American
Conference.
Sunday, June 30
ATH, MBB, WBB: UA buying tablets to loan to athletes 
by Carol Biliczky, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Former Zip Marshall may hit both NBA summer
leagues (blog) by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Zeke Marshall Says He Knows He Can Play In The NBA
(audio) 92.3 FM The Fan (Cleveland)
Saturday, June 29
MBB: Zeke Marshall, former Akron Zips center, looking
at options after not being taken in NBA Draft 2013
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Friday, June 28
MBB: Marshall goes undrafted, looks forward (blog)
by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
Thursday, June 27
MBB: Quincy Diggs officially reinstated to UA
basketball team
Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Quincy Diggs regains basketball eligibility for
Akron Zips
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: McKeesport’s Zeke Marshall Ready For NBA
Draft (audio) 93.7 FM The Fan (Pittsburgh)
Wednesday, June 26
MBB: Zeke Marshall hoping to continue journey to
NBA
by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Akron 7-footer could end the MAC's NBA draft drought
(audio) WKSU.org
Tuesday, June 25
MBB: Akron Zips' Zeke Marshall out to end Mid-American
Conference drought in NBA Draft 2013
by Terry Pluto, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Kent State's Randall Holt, Akron's Zeke Marshall
work out for Cleveland Cavaliers
by Mary Schmitt Boyer, Cleveland Plain Dealer
T&F: UA pole vaulter Shawn Barber wins Canadian outdoor
championship
Akron Beacon Journal
Monday, June 24
MBB: Keith Dambrot interview with Ray Horner (audio)
WAKR
MBB: Mid-major player poaching far from being an
epidemic by Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News
Sunday, June 23
MBB: Zips’ Zeke Marshall to work out for
Cavaliers on Monday
by Jason Lloyd, Akron Beacon Journal
T&F: Zips’ Funk finishes 12th in hammer throw
Akron Beacon Journal
Saturday, June 22
FB: UCF announces kickoff times, TV information for
Akron, Louisville, Rutgers games
by Paul Tenorio, Orlando Sentinel
Friday, June 21
FB: Need players, will travel
by Zac Jackson, FoxSportsOhio.com
T&F: On the record – June 20: UA freshman 11th in
decathlon
Akron Beacon Journal
T&F: Campus Cruise: Three former athletes honored in
halls of fame
by Steve Blackledge, Columbus Dispatch
Thursday, June 20
BASE, T&F, WGOLF: On the record – June 19
Akron Beacon Journal
T&F: Powerade 24 Profile: Pole vaulter Shawn Barber
TSN.ca (YouTube.com)
Wednesday, June 19
FB: MAC announces kickoff times for some UA and KSU
football games
Akron Beacon Journal
Sunday, June 16
FB: Chase Blackburn, Domenik Hixon bring Super Bowl
pedigree to Carolina Panthers
by Joseph Person, Charlotte Observer
Saturday, June 15
FB: Terry Bowden proudest moment of his dad (Bobby
Bowden) wasn’t even on the field (audio) ESPN 101.1 FM
(St. Louis)
Friday, June 14
FB, MBB, WBB: UA notebook: Keith Dambrot has Zips working for
future
by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
Tuesday, June 11
MBB: Akron center Zeke Marshall has a team behind him
as NBA Draft nears
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sunday, June 9
MBB: The Case For...Zeke Marshall
NBADraftBlog.com
T&F: OSU, Akron, Kent State athletes earn All-America
status in NCAA outdoor track championships
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Saturday, June 8
MBB: Charlie Coles, former Miami RedHawks men's
basketball coach, passes away at age 71
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: The kids are not alright: 2013 draft prospects
full of injury questions (NBA Insider)
by Bob Finnan, Morning Journal
SOFT, T&F: On the record – June 7
Akron Beacon Journal
Friday, June 7
T&F, WTEN: On the record – June 6: Alexis Cooks of UA
and Danniel Thomas of KSU place in women’s discus
Akron Beacon Journal
Thursday, June 6
ATH, T&F: On the record – June 5: Zips in Oregon for
outdoor championship
Akron Beacon Journal
FB: LeafFilter Gutter Protection hosts 2013 University
of Akron Zips Football golf outing
PRNewswire.com
MBB, WBB: Cleveland scores big in hosting MAC basketball
tournaments (blog)
by Kevin Kleps Crain's Cleveland Business
Wednesday, June 5
MBB: A to Z Podcast with Keith Dambrot (audio)
FoxSportsOhio.com
Tuesday, June 4
BASE: Hoover's Iero duplicates football honor in
baseball
Canton Repository
MSOC: Aodhan Quinn, a Special Talent
SoundersU23.com
T&F: Alexis Cooks learning the art of confidence
by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
Monday, June 3
FB: Lemon teams up with mentor Baggs on Stampeders
by Kristen Odland, Calgary Herald
Saturday, June 1
MBB, MSOC: On the record – May 31: Zeke Marshall works
out with Dallas Mavericks
Akron Beacon Journal
