LOS ANGELES, March 29 (UPI) -- Malcolm Armstead launched Wichita State to a quick start Thursday and the Shockers ended the NCAA run of La Salle with a 72-58 victory.
LOS ANGELES, March 29 (UPI) -- A 3-pointer by LaQuinton Ross with 2 seconds to go Thursday pushed Ohio State into the West Region finals of the NCAA tourney with a 73-70 win over Arizona.
WASHINGTON, March 29 (UPI) -- Jamil Wilson led the offense Thursday and Marquette took advantage of cold Miami shooting for a 71-61 victory in the NCAA's East Region semifinals.
WASHINGTON, March 29 (UPI) -- A 24-point effort from Michael Carter-Williams Thursday and a stingy defense sent Syracuse into the NCAA's Elite Eight with a 61-50 win over Indiana.
RALEIGH, N.C., March 28 (UPI) -- Guard Lorenzo Brown announced Thursday he was leaving North Carolina State and making himself available for the NBA draft.
LEWISBURG, Pa., March 28 (UPI) -- Bucknell men's basketball Coach Dave Paulsen has agreed to a new five-year contract with the school, it was announced Thursday.
WACO, Texas, March 28 (UPI) -- Cory Jefferson and Pierre Jackson ignited Baylor to a game-closing run Wednesday that pushed the Bears into the NIT semifinals with a 79-68 win over Providence.
HATTIESBURG, Miss., March 28 (UPI) -- Tyler Haws sent Brigham Young surging in front in the second half Wednesday and the Cougars reached the NIT semis with a 79-62 win over Southern Mississippi.
RICHMOND, Va., March 27 (UPI) -- Virginia Commonwealth Athletic Director Ed McLaughlin announced Wednesday Coach Shaka Smart would stay in charge of the school's basketball team.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 27 (UPI) -- A 3-pointer by Roy Devyn Marble sent Iowa on a second-half run Wednesday that gave the Hawkeyes a 75-64 win over Virginia and a NIT semifinal berth.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., March 27 (UPI) -- Maryland advanced to the semifinals of the NIT by edging top-seeded Alabama 58-57 on the Crimson Tide's home court Tuesday.
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) speaks to the press after Congress failed to agree to a continuing resolution to fund the government, causing the first government shutdown in 17 years, in Washington, D.C. on October 1, 2013. Boehner was joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) (L), House Majority Whip Kevin MCCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). UPI/Kevin Dietsch
