Pittsburgh standout Konata Mumpfield is a wide receiver’s wide receiver. Productive throughout his four seasons in college, Mumpfield showed that he’s a consistent separator and one of the ...

As Akron celebrates its bicentennial in 2025, we’re looking back at two centuries of headlines. Visit BeaconJournal.com every Sunday morning throughout the bicentennial year for a look back at ...

University of Akron men's basketball coach John Groce loves to talk about his current team and reminisce about past Zips ...

“I will tell you it’s one of the loosest groups I’ve coached in my career as a head coach. Loose, aggressive, confident, whatever, however you want to phrase that.” Groce said. “There ...

Isaiah Gray, Bowen Hardman, James Okonkwo and Seth Wilson have traveled interesting paths to being teammates on the ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police say officers launched an investigation Sunday after one person was shot and another was hurt at a local restaurant. According to police, the men showed up to ...

SEATTLE — Despite the new-look play-style, Akron couldn’t catch any rhythm offensively in Friday’s NCAA Tournament first-round game, and the result remained the same from a season ago as ...

Editor's note: Follow Men's March Madness live updates and scores from Friday's first-round action. Arizona ranks as the 14th-best team in the KenPom rankings, sporting the 12th-ranked offense and ...

You get the hint. Why then is the University of Akron known as the Zips, and why would the school have the kangaroo Zippy as ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron Police are asking for help identifying a man who allegedly punched a man in the head, knocking him unconscious, earlier this month. According to Akron Police, on March 7 ...