Some days it’s hard to walk the streets if you’re Miami Heat star LeBron James. Some days it’s welcomed. And, some days it’s required of you. Thursday was one of those days for the two-time league MVP, as he readied himself to report to a Summit County courthouse in downtown Akron, Ohio. [Read more…]
Akron clinched it berth in the NCAA Tournament by knocking off Ohio in the Mid-American Conference championship on Saturday night. The Zips will be making their third NCAA appearance since 2009. Here are five things you probably didn’t know about Akron: 1. They’re named after zippers. No, really. The zipper was invented in Akron, and so that’s why the university nicknamed its teams the “Zips.” Their mascot is–naturally–a kangaroo, and is purportedly one of the few