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This week in college basketball
KINGSTON, R.I., March 17 (UPI) -- Lamonte Ulmer scored 17 points Wednesday as No. 2 seed Rhode Island downed Northwestern 76-64 in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament.
Ulmer led a contingent of four Rams in double figures, including Akeem Richmond with 16 points off the bench, Will Martell with 14 and Delroy James with 12.
Rhode Island (24-9) shot 50 percent from the field and 19-of-28 at the charity stripe in the second half to seal the win. The Rams now advance to face off sixth-seeded Nevada in the second round.
Northwestern (20-14) got 24 points from Michael Thompson while John Shurna contributed 15 and Drew Crawford donated 12 and a hauled down a game-high 12 rebounds in the defeat.
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ATLANTA, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Roland Martin is being suspended as a CNN commentator because of allegedly homophobic tweets during the Super Bowl, the network said Wednesday.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
The Beach Boys have signed up to sing at Sunday's Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles, organizers said Wednesday.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Janice Voss, former NASA astronaut and one of only six women to go into space five times, has died in Arizona, her alma mater Purdue University reported.
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MIAMI, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Police called to a report of a fight between neighbors in Miami said they found cocaine, marijuana, 10 grenades and a pig in one of the homes.
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