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Ohio COVID-19 Cases
Ohio Total Coronavirus Cases: 3,452,948
Ohio New Coronavirus Deaths:
Ohio Total Coronavirus Deaths: 42,313
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Akron
Akron football is ineligible for postseason play because of its low Academic Progress Rate score
Akron's football team will be ineligible for postseason play this season because of its multiyear Academic Progress Rate score. The NCAA this week updated its national APR database with the latest ... More info »
Associated Press News on MSN - 05/07/2025 03:46amAkron: College Football's Factory Of Sadness
Akron, Ohio. When you hear the city's name, what is the first image that comes to mind? More likely than not, it's NBA legend Lebron James. Unfortunately, the t ... More info »
Saturday Blitz - 05/09/2025 09:59pmAkron ineligible for a bowl game in 2025 after posting a sub-930 academic progress rate
The Zips’ Academic Progress Rate for the 2023-24 academic year came in at 914 on Tuesday. It was the second straight year that Akron had an APR of less than 930. Per NCAA rules, back-to-back seasons ... More info »
Yahoo Sports on MSN - 05/06/2025 12:52pmAkron football is ineligible for postseason play because of its low Academic Progress Rate score
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Akron’s football team ... including postseason bans, because of the COVID-19 pandemic that began disrupting college athletics in the spring of 2020. However, the NCAA ... More info »
13abc - 05/08/2025 02:23amHow do you feel your community is responding to the coronavirus crisis:
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