THERE’S ONLY TWO MAC TEAMS STILL PLAYING – WE’RE ONE OF THEM Associated Press CLEVELAND — Twice denied, Akron is getting a third straight try at a Mid-American Conference championship. Steve McNees made an NBA-range 3-pointer to key Akron’s comeback and the Zips reached their third straight MAC title game with a 63-55 win over [...]

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Akron 73, Miami (Ohio) 63 Associated Press CLEVELAND — Steve McNees scored 15 of his season-high 17 points on 3-pointers, leading Akron into the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament with a 73-63 win over Miami (Ohio) on Thursday night. The Zips (21-12), who have lost in the title game the past two seasons, will [...]

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With the final day of the regular season in the books, the Mid-American Conference announced the brackets for this week’s tournament at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The Akron Zips, after Sunday’s loss in Kent, are seeded #5 and will play Toledo, which is seeded #12 in the first round, Tuesday at 6 p.m. In [...]

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  SUNDAY, MARCH 8, Noon M.A.C. Center, Kent, OH TV/Radio Fox Sports Ohio (Michael Rehgi and Steve Mix) ESPN1350 (Steve Frensh and Joe Dunn) WNIR 100.1 FM (Tom Linder) In contention for the No. 1 seed in the Mid-American Conference tournament, the University of Akron men’s basketball team (19-11, 10-5 MAC) closes out the regular [...]

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