Zips sports news, features and notes
- Seven KSU baseball players earn All-MAC honors
- Marla Ridenour: From walk-on to champion: UA’s Alex McCune finds his niche
- KSU’s Jennifer Ha struggles to 79 in first round of NCAA Women’s Golf Championships
- Zips notebook: Quincy Diggs back in school; football player arrested
- College baseball/Kent State 4, Akron 1: Flashes top Zips, get help from Bowling Green to win MAC title, earn top seed in tournament
- On the Record — May 18
- College baseball/Kent State 4, Akron 3: Flashes muster enough energy to top Zips, stay alive for top seed in MAC Tournament
- Kent State golf in fifth after two rounds of NCAA Regional
- Kent State-Akron in-game updates: Kent State wins 4-3
- Kent State 5, Akron 4 in 17 innings: Diamond Classic turns into real gem
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Miami update
Men's basketball
Since Akron thumped Miami, the RedHawks have returned to their status as a MAC favorite.
I'm not certain that is 100 percent warranted.
Miami has played an easier crossover schedule. How can it be easy if every MAC East team plays every MAC West team regardless?
Well, Miami played the more difficult teams at home and the cupcakes on the road, which is part of the reason the RedHawks were 5-1 in crossover action.
Despite that, you can't discount their momentum. And they also improved their defense, which was allowing about 70 points per game in their five-game losing streak.
While Michael Bramos has played better, he is still the most inconsistent player in the conference. Tim Pollitz still isn't getting enough touches on offense.
The Zips will travel to Oxford for a 7:30 p.m. game Tuesday. At stake is the third seed in the MAC Tournament. Right now, Akron holds the spot at 8-4, but Ohio and Miami lurk at 7-5.
Millett Hall is a difficult place to win for Akron, but Kent State did it this year. Look for Miami to open as six-point favorites.
