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From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Dambrot shares LeBron's secret to success

May 28, 2009

Men's basketball
Sure, LeBron James is a physical freak, but since high school he has possessed the understanding of how to keep teammates happy, Keith Dambrot said on 89.7 WKSU this week.
"He's a freak mentally," said Dambrot, James' high school coach at St. Vincent/St. Mary's High School.
When St. Vincent/St. Mary's played a bad team, James would [...]

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An announcement

May 26, 2009

Miscellaneous
I am circulating petitions to run for Stow City Council in the fall.
I have been pondering this decision for a long time. I really think my hometown needs a youthful approach to municipal government. At the same time, it would take a lot of hard work to do the job how I want to do [...]

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Opponent outlook: Indiana

May 26, 2009

Football
Zips fans will anticipate the Indiana game as a potential landmark victory over a Big Ten team in InfoCision Stadium — a victory that could pique the interest of lukewarm fans in Northeast Ohio.
No. It's not Ohio State. Or even Michigan State. But it's a midwestern BCS team with name recognition. A win likely will [...]

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Eighteen new scholarship offers

May 25, 2009

Football
Below are 18 scholarship offerees.
Many of these players are the best of the best. You might be thinking, Akron has no chance. That is true, at least during this part of their careers. As we have seen with DeVoe Torrence, Dale Martin and David Harvey (to name a few), committing to the big boys doesn't [...]

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Hits and misses on Akron-related eBay items

May 23, 2009

Miscellaneous
I am slowly becoming an eBay addict. I mean, items can be sooo cheap. And it buying with clicks can be sooo much quicker than driving to the store and looking through aisles.
In the past two weeks, I have bought five useful items for my iPod and cell phone — all cheaper than $5 [...]

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Coach Kest is tweeting

May 20, 2009

Women's basketball
Akron coach Jodi Kest has started tweeting regularly, providing updates on her day-to-day coaching activities. I find Twitter to be a smart way to increase fan interest.

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Akron extends five more scholarship offers

May 19, 2009

Football
Akron offered five more scholarships to high school juniors…
Brandon Neal, cornerback, West Chester, Ohio
Offers: Akron, Buffalo, Bowling Green, Kent State, Ohio and Toledo
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 175
Speed: 4.41
Notes: Neal is deciding between Kent State and Ohio, according to OhioVarsity.com. The Cincinnati-area prospect has plans, however, to visit other camps where he might accumulate some tempting non-MAC offers. [...]

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Opponent outlook: Morgan State

May 18, 2009

Football
Nowhere in the nation will you find a more highly anticipated game between a Division I-A and Division I-AA team.
On Sept. 12, Akron unlocks the turnstiles at InfoCision Stadium. The first opponent is Morgan State, a Division I-AA team from Baltimore.
The Bears are coming off a 6-6 season in which they boasted the best defense [...]

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Men, women defend MAC track championships

May 18, 2009

Track
Last season, Akron's men won their first MAC Track and Field Championship in school history, while the women continued with their dominance in the conference with a third-straight title.
This weekend, Akron solidified itself as the conference's elite program. The men and women successfully defended their titles.
The men won by 19 points over Eastern Michigan. The [...]

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Greg Paulus will play quarterback at Syracuse

May 14, 2009

Football
One of Akron's opponents added a prominent name at quarterback.
Greg Paulus, who has played point guard at Duke for four years, will use his final semester of NCAA eligibility to play football at Syracuse, whom Akron will visit on Oct. 24.
As the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2004, Paulus heard from plenty [...]

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