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Arkansas State hosts Akron in season opener
Akron Zips at Arkansas State Red Wolves Jonesboro, Arkansas; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Wolves -5.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas State begins the season at home against Akron. Arkansas State went 20-17...
Arkansas State Red Wolves begin season at home against the Akron Zips
Akron Zips at Arkansas State Red Wolves Jonesboro, Arkansas; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Wolves -5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas State hosts Akron for the season opener. Arkansas State went 10-3 at home last...
Ogbonna accounts for 3 touchdowns, Buffalo stops Akron rally for 41-30 win
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — C.J. Ogbonna threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Buffalo to its seventh-straight win over Akron, 41-30 on Saturday. After the Zips shocked the Bulls with an opening drive touchdown, a 29-yard pass from Ben Finley to Ahmarian Granger, Buffalo...
Speaker Mike Johnson is pulling closer to Trump to save the GOP's House majority
HOLLAND, Ohio (AP) — Wherever House Speaker Mike Johnson goes, Donald Trump, seemingly, is not far away. At a campaign stop for a House Republican candidate outside of Toledo, Johnson held up his cell phone as he has a dozen times before, and started filming — “Hey, Mr....
FirstEnergy: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — AKRON, Ohio (AP) — FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $419 million. On a per-share basis, the Akron, Ohio-based company said it had net income of 73 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 85 cents per...
Akron hangs on to beat Eastern Michigan 25-21 for first MAC win this season
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Ben Finley's 21-yard touchdown pass to Adrian Norton with four minutes remaining lifted Akron to its first Mid-American Conference win of the season, 25-21 over Eastern Michigan on Saturday. Elijah Jackson-Anderson rushed for a 40 yards on EMU's ensuing...
Elections board deadlocks in dispute over Ohio congresswoman's residency
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A county elections board deadlocked Thursday about whether a Democratic member of Congress from Ohio resides in her Akron district, sending the matter before the state's Republican secretary of state to break the tie. U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes described the...
Akron to pay $4.8 million to relatives of a Black man killed by police
The family of Jayland Walker, a Black man killed when eight police officers fired 94 bullets at him after he shot at least one round out his car window, will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron, the mayor's office said Monday. A grand jury declined to indict the...
Relatives of a Black man killed by Ohio police are settling their lawsuit
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A family is settling a wrongful death lawsuit against Ohio police who fired 94 bullets at a Black man during a chase two years ago. Jayland Walker's family and the city of Akron reached an agreement but have not disclosed details, according to a joint court...
Western Michigan holds on after a 5-hour weather delay to beat Akron 34-24
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Hayden Wolff threw two touchdown passes and Western Michigan held off Akron after a five-hour weather delay for a 34-24 victory on Saturday night. Wolff threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Kaevion Mack to give Western Michigan a 31-24 lead with 4:02 remaining...
