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.

Akron legend Enrique Freeman had single-game NBA career highs in points and rebounds as he finished his rookie season in ...

Nate Johnson was MAC Player of the Year, MAC Defensive Player of the Year and MAC Tournament MVP with the Akron Zips. Now ...

Three trips to the NCAA Tournament in the past four years makes this the Akron Zips men's basketball team's most successful stretch of the program's Division I era. Akron Zips star Nate Johnson ...

Go Zips!" Akron set the single-season program record for wins in 2024-25, when the Zips finished 28-7. They also went 17-1 in the MAC, tying Kent State's 2001-02 team for the best single-season ...

Akron Zips men's basketball coach John Groce guided his team to the program's seventh NCAA Tournament berth in history in 2025 with a second consecutive Mid-American Conference Tournament championship ...

CLEVELAND — Don't worry, Akron Zips. Adding salt to Freeman's wound ... As it turns out, Freeman may have benefited from some kangaroo karma after all. He entered the action Sunday for the ...