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Kenyon Giles pours in 28 points as Wichita State rolls over Oklahoma State

Kenyon Giles put on a show as he connected on eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points, leading Wichita State to a dominant 96-70 victory over Oklahoma State in the second round of the NIT Sunday night in Stillwater, Okla.,Giles shot 8-of-16 from long range while four others finished in double figures....

Landry Shamet hath brought a plague upon every house he’s entered

Athletes and fans are a very superstitious lot, and if rituals and patterns are to be taken seriously, Suns’ guard Landry Shamet should be forced to play for lottery teams for the rest of his career. If your team is contending for a championship, needs a piece in the offseason, and picks up or trade...

If America’s racial reckoning were real, violent lunatic Gregg Marshall would already be fired

A few months ago, white athletes and coaches were marching and standing alongside their Black teammates and players in unity. They had supposedly seen the light. It was finally time for change....

Wichita State Did The Right Thing For Alex Lomax

I’ve got a treat today: a rare story in which a college program isn’t trying to totally dick over a player who wants to transfer....

Baseball Team Cruelly Loses Game Eight Innings After Celebrating Championship

At least the Wichita Wingnuts got to savor the taste of victory, as they streamed out of the dugout onto the field to celebrate clinching the championship of the American Association, an independent baseball league, on a ninth-inning groundout. Unfortunately, they didn’t actually win the game. ...

NCAA Forces Writer To Delete Video Of Wichita State Coach's Rowdy Wife [Update]

Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall isn’t the only one in the family that can cause a scene, apparently....

Kentucky Staves Off Upset, Squeaks By Wichita State 

No. 2 Kentucky just barely held on to thwart an upset attempt from No. 10 Wichita State with a 65-62 win Sunday afternoon. ...

Wichita State Basketball Coach Gregg Marshall Flips The Hell Out During Exhibition Game

The Wichita State Shockers played an exhibition game against McGill University in Montreal yesterday, a meaningless game that was supposed to be played at half-speed and produce zero headlines. Neither of those things happened....

This Is Definitely The Best Goal You'll See From An Amateur Keeper In America This Year

The league: the U.S.’s National Premier Soccer League. The team: FC Wichita. The opponent: the Shreveport Rafters. The player: goalkeeper Mark Weir. The announcer’s perfectly apt call: “Mark Weir just scored a freakin’ goal!”...

Wichita State's Anton Grady Leaves Court On Stretcher After Blow To The Head [UPDATES]

Wichita State forward Anton Grady left today’s loss to Alabama today on a stretcher after a blow to the head late in the game left him motionless on the court....

Charles Koch Ponied Up To Keep Gregg Marshall At Wichita State

Wichita State men’s basketball coach Gregg Marshall was a hot name after the Shockers handled second-seeded Kansas to make it into the Sweet Sixteen this year. But with a little help from a thing called “a lot of money,” Charles Koch and the rest of the school’s boosters were able to keep their in-d...

Wichita State Knows What It's Doing On Offense. At Least One Team Does.

The Wichita State Shockers are impressive for a lot of reasons—their beatdown of geographic rival Kansas and top-10 defense, or for the simple possibility that they can trade punches with Kentucky in a tournament rematch, should WSU defeat Notre Dame later tonight. But at the minimum, praise Gregg M...

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Wichita State Finally Loses; Kentucky Advances To Sweet 16

This will be a tough game to top. Kentucky beat the No. 1 seed and previously undefeated Wichita State Shockers 78-76. It was an offensive showcase—especially for Wichita State's Cleanthony Early who had 31 points and one thunderous dunk—and both teams exchanged leads for most of the second half. ...

Cleanthony Early Hammers Dunk Over Kentucky

Fred Van Vleet found Cleanthony Early streaking to the rim near the end of the first half of Wichita St.-Kentucky and it was just all over. Done. Said Shockers coach Gregg Marshall, "I just wish we had more time in the half." Same....

Wichita State's Mascot Has Been Creepy At Every Stage Of Its Evolution

Let's get this straight: Wichita State's mascot, WuShock, isn't anthropomorphic electricity or the lovechild of the Thing and a toilet brush. He's a shock of wheat. (Get it?) And he's remained unsettling since his creation, despite numerous updates....

Wichita TV anchor who suggested we "get the fuck out of here" ordered to do so by now-former employer....

Wichita News Anchor Is Ready To "Get The Fuck Out Of Here"

If we've learned anything about broadcasting, it's to always treat a nearby microphone like it's a hot mic. Wichita NBC affiliate KSNW could work on teaching its anchors this, because Justin Kraemer signed off to SNL last night with an f-bomb....

These Old Ladies Chugging An Energy Drink Are The Best Basketball Fans

These two Wichita State fans weren't going to let a 12 a.m. start time get in the way of them watching their beloved Shockers put a hurting on Western Kentucky. While other ladies their age were sleeping soundly after enjoying a 4 p.m. dinner, these two heroes were housing an energy drink and watch...

Independent League Baseball Team Lights Fireworks Before Game Ends

Last night was supposed to be a special one for the Rockland Boulders. The president of Ramapo College threw out the first pitch, the team cheekily pushed its anti-PED message by dubbing the evening "A Night of Rods" and giving fans free pretzel rods, and the game was to be followed by a fireworks s...