Thousands of protesters in Akron and Cuyahoga Falls held signs aloft to protest policies of Trump administration.

Eight out of nine local stocks struggle for second day as tariff concerns loom, with Babcock & Wilcox plummeting to new low of 33 cents.

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 a mascot? The story hops around more than a pouched marsupial in Australia.

ESPN's Joe Lunardi has Akron as a No. 13 seed in the West Region playing fourth-seeded Michigan in a first-round game in Denver. IT'S BRACKET MADNESS: Enter USA TODAY's Bracket Challenge contest for a ...

That's right, it took two mascots to take down Zippy. Just Asking: What is a Zip, and why is Akron's mascot a kangaroo? IT'S BRACKET MADNESS: Enter USA TODAY's Bracket Challenge contest for a chance ...

Buy Akron NCAA tournament tickets IT'S BRACKET MADNESS: Enter USA TODAY's Bracket Challenge contest for a chance at $1 million prize. The Zips have never won an NCAA Tournament game. This is their ...

Redshirt junior guard Nate Johnson is "an Akron guy." Junior guard Tavari Johnson is "an Akron guy." IT'S BRACKET MADNESS: Enter USA TODAY's Bracket Challenge contest for a chance at $1 million prize.

An overtime win in the state championship game qualified the Canton-Akron Jets travel team to this week's USA Hockey National ...

Guards Isaiah Gray and Nate Johnson led Akron with 14 points apiece. Guard Shammah Scott had 11 points. Forward James Okonkwo posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Guard Seth Wilson ...

The OHSAA announced division spring sports division assignment for the 2025 season. Check out where your favorite team is.

He also was the first player in Akron history to be named both the MAC Player and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season, and the first player in the MAC to achieve that since Ball State's ...