Barbara Ann Reese, 90, of New Philadelphia ... Her favorite sports teams were the Akron Zips, the OSU Buckeyes, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Barb worked at the Goshen Dairy in her early years.

Roughly midway through the University of Akron men's basketball season, Zips fans should be looking at each other and saying, “In John Groce we trust.” After Tuesday night's 85-78 comeback win ...

The Akron Zips and Toledo Rockets met Tuesday night, and UA climbed out of a 12-point halftime hole to prevail 85-78 in a clash between Mid-American Conference men's basketball powers at Rhodes Arena.

Akron finished with a 41-18 advantage in points off the bench against Toledo, a notable factor in the Zips earning a 4-0 start in MAC play for the second season in a row. It was the fifth game ...

Western Michigan Broncos (7-16, 4-6 MAC) at Akron Zips (18-5, 10-0 MAC) Akron, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Akron plays Western Michigan after Tavari Johnson scored 20 points in Akron ...

Akron is 9-0 in the MAC for the first time under coach John Groce after last season's team started 7-0. The Zips were 9-0 in the MAC twice under former coach Keith Dambrot, starting the 2012-2013 ...