Blake Schaffer News Today

Sophomore 197 lbs. Blake Schaffer, the third seed in his weight class, needed to finish in the top two on Saturday at the Mid-American Conference Championships to punch a ticket to the National Tournament. Schaffer went 4-1 in the tournament, winning the third-place match, but lost the wrestle-off to Buffalo’s Sam Mitchell, which sent Mitchell...

The Kent State wrestling team went into Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and toppled the Bloomsburg Huskies 37-5 on Saturday. The Flashes move to 5-0 all-time against the Huskies and have been winners in three of their last four matchups.  “Everyone wrestled really solid,” coach Jim Andrassy said. “We beat a team that we should have beat, but...

This weekend was an odd one for the MAC. There were a couple of key duals on Friday with nothing on Saturday and a quad taking center stage on Sunday. The upcoming weeks should have more MAC-action and fewer breaks. Even so, there was plenty to be learned from the action that did take place. Amon...

EDMONTON — Ottawa is threatening the provinces by suggesting it will withhold federal funding from electricity projects that don't reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, says Alberta's minister of environment and protected areas.

Alberta Environment and Protected Areas Minister Rebecca Schulz said the UCP is talking with Ottawa about flexibility for the province.

EDMONTON - Ottawa is threatening the provinces by suggesting it will withhold federal funding from electricity projects that don't reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, says Alberta's minister of environment and protected areas.

The province is making major changes to Albertas energy market, as losses incurred under the previous NDP government are expected to be charged to Albertans over the next eight years.

Electricity prices in Texas surged to US$6,000 per megawatt hour