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WZIP member Mitch Kobie reflects on his trip to March Madness.

My Trip to March Madness

By Mitch Kobie, Contributor March 29, 2025

It was a Monday morning when I was called and asked if I could go cover Akron in Seattle for the March Madness tournament. I instantly texted my parents to see if I could go, and within the span...

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Zips Men’s Basketball and WZIP DJ overcome adversity to earn a trip to March Madness

By Devyn Lucas, Contributor March 29, 2025

On Saturday, March 15, The University of Akron Zips Men’s Basketball Team beat the Miami Redhawks in the MAC championship to advance to the NCAA Tournament: March Madness. This season will be a memorable...

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Kent State vs Akron – A Rivalry for a Wheel

By Mitchell Kobie, Correspondent February 24, 2025

Recently, Akron’s men’s and women’s basketball teams each took on the Kent State Golden Flashes, one winning and the other facing defeat.  The men’s team won their match up 85-71 facing the...

Season Recap: Men’s Basketball Shows Signs of Life in Trying Times

By Tyler Gunter, ZTV Reporter | Sports Report April 3, 2019

The 2018-2019 Men’s Basketball season was a slight improvement from the last season, but not enough to make the big splash that the Zips have long been hoping for.   Last season, Akron went 14-18...

Akron Comeback Falls Short to #25 Buffalo

By Colin Brennan, ZTV Reporter | Sports Report March 5, 2019

The University of Akron Zips welcomed nationally ranked Buffalo to James A. Rhodes Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 12, where the Zips would fall in a tightly fought contest, 76-70.   The first half was very...

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