SPORTS BRIEFS

MEN’S BASKETBALL

ESPN announced that the Rams’ Bracket-
Busters game against Akron will be televised
on ESPN2. Tip-off is at 11 a.m. The Zips are
currently 17-6 and rank second in Mid-American
Conference’s East Division.

MEN’S TENNIS

After defeating 11th-ranked Wake Forest and
No. 65 Northwestern this past weekend, the
Rams jumped 14 spots in the latest Intercollegiate
Tennis Association poll from No. 34
to No. 20.