http://www.kentstatesports.com en-us en-us http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/SL-Beacon KENT: For her first three years at Kent State, Shannon Laughlin was a walk-on who made it, sort of. If you call being a redshirt freshman bullpen catcher who couldn’t go on road trips making it Mon, 07 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/SL-Beacon 2012-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/Ledford No one from West Liberty will be surprised to see these numbers from Abbey Ledford: .357 batting average, .643 slugging percentage, three home runs and 14 RBIs. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/Ledford 2012-03-19T04:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/wrest/2011-12/Releases/Newburg Two years ago, Casey Newburg wrote “NCAA qualifier” on a piece of duct tape and slapped it on the mirror in the makeshift weight room in his parents’ garage. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/wrest/2011-12/Releases/Newburg 2012-03-19T04:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/wrest/2011-12/Releases/PD_Kilgore Dustin Kilgore stood on a Havana beach recently, catching fish and eel and making friends with locals, using just enough Spanish he learned at Berea High and Kent State. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/wrest/2011-12/Releases/PD_Kilgore 2012-03-19T04:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/ProDay The Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, and the Miami Dolphins were all on hand to evaluate Kent State's talent. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/ProDay 2012-03-09T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Reese Reese, a 23-year-old from Olmsted Falls, wants to push his body and mind past its limits as he tries to re-create the 120 hours of continuous physical labor the SEALs call Hell Week. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Reese 2012-02-22T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Ish_Kitchen Recently I got some tape of Kent State from this past season. The player I was asked to look at was a huge defensive tackle by the name of Ishmaa’ily Kitchen, who is flying under the radar. I watched six tapes, and came away feeling that this is an interesting player. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Ish_Kitchen 2012-02-09T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/NYTJulian New York Times: Julian Edelman said he never saw it coming... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/NYTJulian 2012-02-06T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/wrest/2011-12/Releases/NicTV2 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/wrest/2011-12/Releases/NicTV2 2012-02-06T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Signing_Day_Hometowns Check out various articles on Kent State's incoming football players in their respective hometown news outlets Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Signing_Day_Hometowns 2012-02-03T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/11month It was still dark when coach Darrell Hazell and his staff began arriving at the Kent State football office at 5:50 a.m. Wednesday on national signing day. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/11month 2012-02-02T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Julian Former Kent State QB Julian Edelman has become a jack-of-all-trades who helped the Patriots win the AFC Championship Game by playing offense, defense and special teams. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Julian 2012-01-30T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/ABJ_Recruiting It was 12 days until National Signing Day and Darrell Hazell had an hour to go over a packed agenda during his weekly coaches meeting. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/ABJ_Recruiting 2012-01-24T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Edelman_ESPN Julian Edelman has become a do-it-all player for the Patriots. Receiver. Defensive back. Returner. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Edelman_ESPN 2012-01-20T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/wrest/2011-12/Releases/Bedelyon_-_Miller The Kent State wrestling team isn’t easy to find most days, tucked away in a warm underground room in the M.A.C. Center annex, Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/wrest/2011-12/Releases/Bedelyon_-_Miller 2012-01-16T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Fisher_BJ David Fisher’s fate came in the form of a Facebook message from a former teammate. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Fisher_BJ 2012-01-07T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Recruiting It started nearly seven months ago with about 220 strips of yellow paper with the names, stats and photos of potential recruits from across the United States. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Recruiting 2012-01-05T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/athleticDepartment/KeysTickets Former track, football letter winner tabbed for Kent State Athletics staff Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/athleticDepartment/KeysTickets 2012-01-04T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/athleticDepartment/SeabeckKentFriend Golden Flashes’ Director of Student-Athlete Development awarded with district’s “Friend of Kent City Schools” award Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/athleticDepartment/SeabeckKentFriend 2011-11-29T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Maxwell_Terry One question in college football is not subject to debate: If you had an Aeronautics question in Final Jeopardy and could select any one in Division I to answer it, who would it be? Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Maxwell_Terry 2011-11-29T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Freeman_Stater On Feb. 11, 2010, Freeman arrived in Indianapolis for his routine physical. After undergoing a series of tests, the training staff told the linebacker they could not pass him. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Freeman_Stater 2011-11-24T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/Warren Hoover High School’s Erika Warren can beat you on the softball diamond with her bat. Her glove. Her arm. And definitely with her winning attitude. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/Warren 2011-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/Granata Kim Granata has worked hard to become the softball player she is today. Now the Perrysburg High School senior is seeing the results of that hard work. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/Granata 2011-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Nix_Ea It would be no surprise if the 6-0, 245-pound disruptive force earns the MAC's top defensive honor again. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Nix_Ea 2011-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Trio In 1972, the Golden Flashes won five of their last six, including a season-ending triumph over Toledo that clinched the title and earned a Tangerine Bowl berth. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Trio 2011-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Malauulu Kent State junior linebacker C.J. Malauulu has burst onto the scene for the Golden Flashes in 2011, using his passion and love for his family -- both blood and teammates -- as the ultimate motivation Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Malauulu 2011-10-31T04:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Stark “I saw no Stark County guys,” Hazell told the Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club on Monday. “I was appalled. Absolutely shocked." Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Stark 2011-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Stalker After growing up roughly 35 miles outside Pittsburgh, a city known for its work ethic, it seems only fitting that those same characteristics have come to embody the play of senior Lee Stalker. Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Stalker 2011-10-15T04:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Winters Brian Winters came to the U.S. Under-19 National Team with the hope it would help launch his college football career. Little did he know how smoothly that would go. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Winters 2011-09-30T04:00:00Z http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Wollet_Vindicator When Luke Wollet was asked about the challenge of playing college football, he mentioned the increased speed, the complex schemes and the daily competition. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/Releases/Wollet_Vindicator 2011-09-30T04:00:00Z