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Zips try to retake Akron from LeBron

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Saturday, August 16, 2003

The University of Akron might be able to sell out Rhodes Arena next season -- even without LeBron James. The Zips, not the Irish of St. Vincent-St. Mary High, should be the talk of the Ohio city for the first time in the two years since James' name dominated the hoop headlines. "We could be the story in Akron," said Akron coach Dan Hipsher. "But LeBron didn't go too far. He's in Cleveland just up the road." But the fans paying to see James weren't all showing up for the Zips. James' games ...

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