Designed by Simone Legno, the mascot with big blue eyes and blue hair, and rosary beads around her neck, represents a Catholic pilgrim. She is dressed in pilgrimage garments that were standard ...

Roughly midway through the University of Akron men's basketball season, Zips fans should be looking at each other and saying, “In John Groce we trust.” After Tuesday night's 85-78 comeback win ...

The Akron Zips and Toledo Rockets met Tuesday night, and UA climbed out of a 12-point halftime hole to prevail 85-78 in a clash between Mid-American Conference men's basketball powers at Rhodes Arena.

Akron is 9-0 in the MAC for the first time under coach John Groce after last season's team started 7-0. The Zips were 9-0 in the MAC twice under former coach Keith Dambrot, starting the 2012-2013 ...

With Tavari Johnson increasingly coming out of his shell at the University of Akron, the Zips men's basketball team has become hotter than any salsa the junior guard and coach John Groce could ...

Akron finished with a 41-18 advantage in points off the bench against Toledo, a notable factor in the Zips earning a 4-0 start in MAC play for the second season in a row. It was the fifth game ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Zippy the mascot’s bobblehead has been released. The bobblehead of the University of Akron mascot ... to the football team. The Zips are 3-8 and mired in their seventh ...

BOTTOM LINE: Akron plays Ball State after Nate Johnson scored 20 points in Akron’s 85-71 win against the Kent State Golden Flashes. The Zips are 10-0 in home games.