Akron is heading to the big dance after a wild finish in the MAC tournament final. The Zips defeated Miami of Ohio 76-74 on a buzzer-beating layup to punch their ticket to the NCAA tournament. The ...

Their mother, Barbara Steele, watched the game wearing an Akron-blue sweater while sitting in the red Miami rooting section .

Miami countered with a 3-pointer by Peter Suder to lead 61-52 with 12:41 to go. Cavs of past and present root for Akron: ...

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It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Miami Ohio-Akron prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Miami Ohio-Akron. This is the final showdown for the Mid-American Conference ...

BOTTOM LINE: Akron and Miami (OH) meet in the MAC Championship. The Zips have gone 19-1 against MAC opponents, with a 7-5 record in non-conference play. Akron is fourth in the MAC with 35.0 points per ...

RedHawks (24-8, 14-4 MAC) are squaring off in the MAC championship game against the No. 1 Akron Zips (26-6, 17-1 MAC). Tune in to see the title game Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

"Happy for them. They have had a great year," Travis Steele said of Akron Friday night after Miami defeated Kent State 72-64 in a MAC Tournament semifinal. Miami won the nightcap after Akron ...

Akron's Nate Johnson hit a game-winning layup in the final two seconds to beat the RedHawks and send the Zips dancing.

Miami countered with a 3-pointer by Peter Suder to lead 61-52 with 12:41 to go. Cavs of past and present root for Akron: LeBron James, Donovan Mitchell congratulate Akron Zips on MAC basketball ...

Top-seeded Akron repeated as the MAC tourney champion Saturday night with a dramatic 76-74 win over No. 2 Miami, whose coach, Travis Steele, is the brother of Zips coach John Groce. In Friday's ...