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Kansas State takes on West Virginia Tuesday night
It’s amazing how much things can change after one game. Sure, UCF is going to struggle in Big 12 play, but a conference blowout is nothing to sneeze at. Kansas State came out firing on Saturday, and played as close to a complete game as they have all season.
Now the question becomes, can they sustain it?
The Wildcats (11-3, 1-0) will get a great opportunity to keep that train rolling today against a West Virginia squad that is in last place in the Big 12, and the only Big 12 team currently below .500 overall. The Mountaineers sit at just 5-9 and 0-1 in Big 12 play after getting smacked around by Houston in their Big 12 opener. The ‘Eers have yet to beat a power conference opponent in five tries, and their best win came a month ago over Drexel in Morgantown.
Of course part of that was WVU not playing with a couple of expected starters, as RaeQuan Battle (whom the Cats beats last year in the NCAA Tournament while he was playing for Montana State) and Noah Farrakhan only became eligible in late December thanks to court action against the NCAA. But still, the ‘Eers have just one game since their return, a 91-81 win over Toledo on Dec. 23rd. For a full preview on West Virginia, be sure and check out Drew’s writeup.
Regardless of who WVU has eligible, this is a game K-State should win. The ‘Eers lost to UMass 87-79 a few weeks ago, and Frank Martin’s Minutemen occupy the spot right above K-State in the most recent NET rankings. Of course the rosters have changed since then, but hopefully Jerome Tang and his staff still have the notes from last March on how to deal with Battle. And hopefully the momentum and energy from Saturday can keep the Cats rolling tonight.
Tonight’s matchup is scheduled for a 6:02pm CT tip at Bramlage Coliseum and will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Joel Godett (play-by-play) and Tim Welsh (analyst) on the call. You’ll also be able to hear the game online at K-StateSports.com (and via the Varsity Network app), plus parts of the K-State Sports Radio Network and on SiriusXM 386 with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play) and Stan Weber (analyst) calling the action over there.
Go Cats!
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Man shot, killed by Virginia trooper ID’d after crash ends in deadly stabbing attack
FAIRFAX, Va. (7News) — Virginia State Police have identified the man who was shot and killed by a trooper after a crash ended in a stabbing attack on Interstate 495 Sunday afternoon.
Jared Llamado, 32, of McLean, died at the hospital on Sunday after he was shot.
RELATED | 2 dead, dog killed after stabbing spree, trooper shooting on I-495 in Fairfax County
Investigators said Llamado was confronted by the trooper who opened fire around 1:17 p.m. The trooper was responding to a report of a road rage incident and found Llamado with a knife, according to a news release.
Four stabbing victims, all women, were also found at the scene, along with a dog that was also stabbed.
Michelle Adams, 39, died from her injuries. The dog also did not survive. The three other women were all taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to VSP. 7News is not identifying the surviving victims.
Investigators said the stabbings stemmed from a crash in the southbound lanes of I-495.
The trooper who opened fire was not hurt and is on leave pending the outcome of the investigation into the use of force.
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Investigators said they do not believe the attack is connected to terrorism.
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Two dead after I-495 road rage incident leads to stabbing, Virginia State Police shooting – WTOP News
A road rage incident led to a shooting involving the Virginia State Police on Sunday on Interstate 495. Four individuals were also stabbed.
Two people are dead Sunday in Annandale, Virginia, after a road rage incident led to a shooting involving Virginia State Police on Interstate 495.
A release issued by the Virginia State Police said a trooper fatally shot a man after responding to a report of a road rage incident on the southbound lanes of I-495 just before 1:30 p.m. at exit 52, near the Little River Turnpike.
The man, transferred to a hospital with serious injuries, has been pronounced dead. VSP said the trooper shot in self-defense after the man confronted him with a knife.
The trooper did not suffer any injuries during the altercation.
Officials found four stabbing victims at the scene, but only identified a 39-year-old woman and a dog. Both the woman and the dog died.
Early findings suggest the stabbings took place after a crash on the Capital Beltway. The crash remains under investigation.
The VSP’s release comes after the main lanes of the Capital Beltway Outer Loop, before Little River Turnpike, were closed to traffic for several hours, only recently opening the express lanes. Main lanes between Arlington Boulevard and the Little River Turnpike remain closed.
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