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National media needs to get its Shocker facts straight

Production Editor April 5, 2013

ATLANTA—Nearly six hours of driving time, approximately 380 miles and probably more than a dozen Casey's General Stores separate Fort Scott from Scott City, Kan. However, Sports Illustrated still couldn't...

Saturday’s matchup comes down to guard play

Production Editor April 4, 2013

ATLANTA—With his headphones on and hood up, Malcolm Armstead walked directly to the back of the plane as he boarded the Shockers’ chartered flight to Atlanta. He talked to virtually no one, sat down...

Sports Shorts – April 4

April 4, 2013

Subway offering 3,333 sandwiches for highest 3-point scoring team Subway is offering 3,333 sandwiches to the city of the team with the highest number of 3-pointers made throughout the NCAA tournament....

An early look at Syracuse v. Michigan

Managing Editor April 4, 2013

Wichita State isn’t the only team handing out upsets in the NCAA Tournament this year.  Fourth-seeded Michigan defeated top seed Kansas by a bucket to advance to the Elite Eight, where they handily...

Shockers unable to recover from early ASU rally

Sports Reporter April 4, 2013

The Wichita State Shockers lost their game against the Arizona State Sun Devils on Wednesday night to finish the series. The Shockers were unable to recover from a four-point deficit in the top of the...

Primer to the Final Four game

Primer to the Final Four game

Editor-in-Chief April 3, 2013

Wichita State’s run to the Final Four has been nothing short of impressive. It includes a win over the top-ranked team in the country and the Big 10 tournament champions.  Now the Shockers will have...

Sports Briefs – April 3

April 3, 2013

Softball home game rescheduled Wichita State’s softball home game against Oklahoma State has been rescheduled from 7 p.m. Wednesday. The teams will now play at 4 p.m. Wednesday.   Shocker wins golf...

Shockers’ tempo too much for UMKC to handle

Sports Reporter April 3, 2013

Home sweet home. After being swept in their away trips to Baylor, Tulsa and Oklahoma State, Wichita State men’s tennis put the ship back on course with a win over the University of Missouri-Kansas City...

Sun Devils outlast Shockers on cool evening

Sports Reporter April 3, 2013

The Shockers couldn’t capitalize on any of the breaks they got last night. RJ Ybarra drove in the game winning run in the ninth inning as the No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devils (16-8-1, 5-4 Pac-12) ground...

Armstead makes most of season by carrying Shockers into April

Editor-in-Chief April 1, 2013

LOS ANGELES—It was the second game of the season at Virginia Commonwealth when Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall started believing.  Senior point guard Malcolm Armstead, a transfer from Oregon playing...

Marshall cuts down the net as the Shockers beat the OSU Buckeyes to advance to the Final Four.

Shockers enter land of the giants to prove they belong

Editor-in-Chief April 1, 2013

LOS ANGELES—Call it a fairy tale if you want—Wichita State men’s basketball coach Gregg Marshall doesn’t care.  After WSU upset Ohio State on Saturday 70-66 in the Staples Center to advance to...

Ehimen Orukpe looks to block the shot of La Salle's Ramon Galloway in the first half.

Shockers clobber La Salle to earn first trip to Elite Eight since 1981

Editor-in-Chief March 29, 2013

LOS ANGELES—When the final buzzer sounded in Wichita State’s 72-58 win over La Salle on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament west regional semifinal, the celebrations were kept to a minimum. Not that winning...

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