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Spectator killed by hammer throw during track meet at UCCS fieldhouse
A man was killed Sunday morning during a high school track and field meet at a fieldhouse on the University of Colorado’s Colorado Springs campus, school officials said.
UCCS spokesperson Chris Valentine said in a news release the man, who was watching in the audience at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse, died when a hammer weight thrown by a participant cleared “certified barriers” and struck him.
The hammer throw involves hurling a metal weight — attached to a chain and grip — as far as possible after generating momentum by spinning in a circle.
The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to the accident after the man was struck at about 9:30 a.m., the release said. UCCS and Colorado Springs police officers also responded.
Paramedics provided medical care, but the man was declared dead at the scene, according to the news release.
“We are heartbroken at this horrible accident and are focused on supporting all involved,” UCCS Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet said in the release.
The track meet was one of a three-meet series for club sport high school students across the state, according to the release. The first meet was on Dec. 15, 2024.
The man will be identified at a later date by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office.
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Tragic Accident at UCCS Fieldhouse: Spectator Killed by Hammer Throw during Track MeetIn a devastating turn of events, a spectator was killed during a track meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) Fieldhouse when they were struck by a hammer throw.
The incident occurred during a track and field competition, where athletes were participating in the hammer throw event. The spectator, whose identity has not been released, was in a restricted area near the field when they were hit by the heavy metal ball attached to a wire.
Emergency responders were immediately called to the scene, but unfortunately, the injuries sustained were fatal. The UCCS athletic department expressed their deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victim, and stated that they are cooperating with authorities to investigate the incident.
The hammer throw is a highly technical and dangerous event in track and field, requiring athletes to have a designated throwing area and for spectators to be kept at a safe distance. It is unclear at this time how the spectator ended up in the restricted area.
Our thoughts are with the victim’s loved ones during this difficult time. We hope that this tragedy serves as a reminder of the importance of safety protocols at sporting events, and that steps will be taken to prevent such accidents from happening in the future.
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Preview: Down a starter, KU will welcome K-State to Allen Fieldhouse
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Kansas guard AJ Storr drives up court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Ames, Iowa.
The Kansas men’s basketball team, which had been riding high off three straight wins led by dominant defensive efforts, came back down to earth with a double-digit loss at Iowa State on Wednesday.
By the time center Hunter Dickinson made it to the media room for his postgame press conference, he and his teammates were wasting no time in looking ahead to their next challenge, Kansas State, just two and a half days away.
“We know they’re going to play their tails off,” Dickinson said, “and we got to try to get back on track.”
The ninth-ranked Jayhawks will look to return to their winning ways and maintain an 18-season winning streak in games against their rival at Allen Fieldhouse, as they will welcome the struggling Wildcats to Lawrence on Saturday.
“Not sure if they’re going to make the tournament or not, but if they don’t, this is the type of game that they’re going to talk about in their banquet, if they beat us at our place, so we can’t allow that to happen,” guard Rylan Griffen said on postgame radio. “And we know this is a season-defining type (of) game for them. Their season is going to be pretty much predicated on the two times we play them, so just got to make sure we don’t let them have a great banquet.”
The Jayhawks will have to tackle Saturday’s challenge without senior forward KJ Adams, who suffered a shoulder injury against ISU. On Friday, KU coach Bill Self said Adams had a separated shoulder and would be “week to week.”
Like KU, K-State is trying to get its season back on course, but in the Wildcats’ case they’re working through much more significant setbacks.
After missing the NCAA Tournament last season, K-State revamped its roster with big investments in the transfer portal that have not yet paid off in full. The Wildcats suffered nonconference losses to teams like Liberty, Drake and Wichita State and has since opened Big 12 play 1-4, making them the only team in the Big 12 with a losing record on the season.
Late-game cold spells have been particularly deadly for KSU. At TCU on Jan. 4, the Wildcats went ahead 62-56 on a 3-pointer by Max Jones and didn’t score for the rest of the night in what became a one-point loss. Most recently, hosting Texas Tech on Tuesday, K-State made exactly one shot in the final eight minutes and 17 seconds.
The Wildcats’ biggest-name transfer, Coleman Hawkins, formerly played at Illinois and is a versatile 6-foot-10 forward averaging 10.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.2 steals per game, who forms a potent frontcourt duo with 6-foot-9 returnee David N’Guessan (12.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, a league-leading 64.3% field-goal percentage). Junior guard and Villanova transfer Brendan Hausen provides a contrasting style as one of the league’s best and highest-volume outside shooters — he’s 50-for-124 (40.3%) from deep on the year and has taken just 20 shots within the arc.
“To me they’re a scary team offensively, because they can shoot and haven’t shot it well consistently,” Self said.
K-State’s rotation has fluctuated quite a bit from game to game. Most recently, head coach Jerome Tang has opted for a starting lineup of Hausen, Hawkins and N’Guessan joined in the backcourt by transfers Dug McDaniel, a former teammate of Dickinson’s at Michigan, and Jones, from Cal State Fullerton.
Stats don’t flatter the Wildcats this season. They rank 14th in the Big 12 in scoring offense and 13th in scoring defense and have been particularly deficient on the glass, where despite the efforts of Hawkins and N’Guessan they are last in the league in rebounding (33.9 per game) and defensive rebounding (23.2, 308th in the nation).
“They’re going to be desperate because they’re under .500, but we’re going to be desperate too because we’re in the middle of the pack of Big 12 rankings right now,” Griffen said on Friday. “We don’t have any room for error right now either. It’s going to be two desperate teams playing, and we’re going to be on our home floor, so we have to be even more desperate than them.”
Tang has split his four matchups with KU since taking over. The rivals will face off a second time in Manhattan on Feb. 8.
No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks (12-4, 3-2 Big 12) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (7-9, 1-4 Big 12)
• Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, 12 p.m.
• Broadcast: CBS
• Radio: Jayhawk Radio Network (in Lawrence, KLWN AM 1320 / K269GB FM 101.7 / KMXN FM 92.9)
Keep an eye out
The most salient storyline entering Saturday’s game for KU is the impending absence of Adams.
Adams has been a fixture in KU’s starting lineup for so long that it’s hard to conceive of one without him. (Self said on Friday he hasn’t decided whom to start yet.) Adams hasn’t missed a game since the Jayhawks played Providence in the Sweet 16 in 2022, meaning he has appeared in 89 in a row, and he has started 84 of them, including every game this season.
“He’s played so well the last four games,” Self said. “He’s been without question our best and most consistent performer. I think that’s a blow, but it’s also a great opportunity … Hopefully somebody can develop through this as well.”
One of the main assets Adams provides KU is his versatility on defense as an extremely physical and athletic 6-foot-7 forward, allowing him to guard all five positions. That would have been useful against Hawkins and N’Guessan. Freshman center Flory Bidunga has shown flashes of being able to do the same and will be a likely candidate to occupy some of Adams’ minutes, especially given the Wildcats’ athleticism in the frontcourt. He and Dickinson will need to stay out of foul trouble, which has been a challenge at times for Bidunga in particular.
KU could also miss Adams’ intangibles.
“We have to pick up for his energy,” Griffen said. “He always has great energy on the court. You always know he’s on the court.”
The other players who can expect to stay on the floor longer in Adams’ absence are transfers Rylan Griffen and AJ Storr, who have both struggled to establish a rhythm this season on either side of the ball, Storr in particular.
Freshman wing Rakease Passmore, who acquitted himself well in spot minutes at ISU to the point Self said he was second to Adams in “production per minute,” might also find his way into the rotation, particularly if Griffen and Storr aren’t living up to expectations.
“AJ, Flory, Rylan (and) Rakease will have significantly bigger roles than what they’ve had thus far,” Self said. “So I see that certainly being different, and can we play small? Are we tough enough, can we rebound well enough to actually play small? Could we even play Rylan or Rakease at the 4 some — and AJ’s going to certainly have to play there some.”
One possible silver lining could be improved spacing for the Jayhawks. Opposing defenses have been known to sag off Adams in order to clog the paint, both preventing opportunities for guards to drive and denying possible paint touches for Dickinson. Especially against lineups with wings like Griffen, Passmore or Storr, opponents will have to respect the possibility of 3-pointers a bit more.
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Written By Henry Greenstein
Preview: Down a starter, KU will welcome K-State to Allen FieldhouseThe Kansas Jayhawks will be facing off against their in-state rivals, the Kansas State Wildcats, in a highly anticipated matchup at Allen Fieldhouse. However, the Jayhawks will be without one of their key starters due to injury, which could potentially impact the outcome of the game.
Despite this setback, KU is still expected to put up a strong fight against K-State, as they look to maintain their dominance on their home court. With a talented roster and a passionate fan base behind them, the Jayhawks will be looking to secure a victory and continue their winning streak.
On the other hand, the Wildcats will be eager to pull off an upset and come out on top against their rivals. With a competitive mindset and a desire to prove themselves, K-State will be looking to take advantage of KU’s missing starter and capitalize on any opportunities that come their way.
Overall, this matchup promises to be an exciting and intense game between two fierce rivals. Both teams will be giving it their all on the court, and fans can expect a thrilling showdown at Allen Fieldhouse. Stay tuned for what is sure to be a memorable game between these two powerhouse programs.
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West Virginia Looks to End Allen Fieldhouse Hex
Tale of the Tape 
Points Per Game 79.2 77.5
Scoring Margin +13.2 +13.6
Field Goal Percentage .498 .442
OPP Field Goal Percentage .386 .373
3-PT Field Goal Percentage .355 .354
Opp 3-PT Field Goal Percentage .303 .287
Free Throw Percentage .716 .778
Rebounds Per Game 38.2 37.2
Assists Per Game 18.8 14.5
Turnovers Per Game 10.5 11.7
Steals Per Game 7.2 8.2
Blocks Per Game 4.9 6.0
Streak W2 W5
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Coach Darian DeVries‘ Mountaineers are going to try and do something Tuesday afternoon that no West Virginia men’s basketball team has ever done – win a game at Allen Fieldhouse.
Eleven times WVU has played games in The Phog and 11 times it has left there in a fog.
There have been some blowouts, like the 26-point loss in 2013 and the 26-point defeat two years ago, and there have been some real nailbiters that could have gone the Mountaineers’ way if they made more plays down the stretch or got a couple of breaks.
On March 3, 2015, “Press Virginia” had the Jayhawks down 40-22 with 1:22 left in the first half and led by 14 at intermission, but KU limited West Virginia to just 19 second-half points to tie the game with 11.5 seconds remaining.
Jevon Carter missed a 3, Nathan Adrian’s putback try was swatted away by Landon Lucas on the final possession of regulation, and the Jayhawks outscored the Mountaineers 17-10 in overtime to pull out a 76-69 victory.
Two years later, on Feb. 17, 2017, West Virginia was leading third-ranked Kansas by 14 points with less than three minutes remaining when the wheels came off. KU scored an amazing 34 points in a span of eight minutes – the three final minutes of regulation and five minutes of overtime – to win 84-80.
Kansas got two free throws from Frank Mason III with 21.6 seconds left to tie it – two of 16 the guard made for the game. The Jayhawks cashed in on 33 of their 44 free throw attempts to overcome a miserable 21 of 61 shooting effort from the floor.
Incidentally, that was the game when Kansas established a Guinness World Record for the loudest noise ever recorded at an indoor sporting event.
Speaking of free throws, Kansas took 35 compared to West Virginia’s two the following year in a 77-69 victory in Lawrence.
The game was tied 34-34 at halftime, and WVU led 66-58 with 3:47 to go, but a key sequence occurred with 28 seconds left when Daxter Miles Jr. passed up a 3-point try that could have given the Mountaineers the lead. Instead, he turned the ball over, which led to a pair of game-sealing free throws.
By then, WVU coach Bob Huggins had seen enough and was ejected.
Free throws were not the determining factor in West Virginia’s most recent visit to Allen Fieldhouse on Feb. 25, 2023, a 76-74 Jayhawk victory.
West Virginia battled back from a seven-point deficit and trailed 75-74 with 33 seconds to go on Emmitt Matthews Jr.’s steal and dunk.
Ten seconds later, Jalen Wilson missed the first of two free throws, opening the door for West Virginia to either tie the game or win it with a 3. However, the Mountaineers were unable to get a clean look at the basket as Joe Toussaint turned the ball over with one second left. KU inbounded the ball, and the game ended.
So, that’s four out of 11 games that went right down to the wire.
West Virginia also lost by seven in 2020 and by 10 in 2016, meaning several of the games there have been very competitive.
Can the Mountaineers finally overcome their Allen Fieldhouse woes on Tuesday afternoon?
Does DeVries, coaching his first Big 12 game in Lawrence, believe in an Allen Fieldhouse mystique?
“No, not at all,” he laughed. “It’s a hard place to play. I don’t think West Virginia is the only team that’s had a hard time going into Allen Fieldhouse and winning. They are very good there. They have a great home-court advantage; they are well coached, and they have good players. That has more to do with it than anything.”
With seventh-ranked Kansas, now 9-2 after its recent blowout victory against Brown, you just change the names each year.
Instead of Udoka Azubuike, it’s now 7-foot-2 center Hunter Dickinson.
Instead of Frank Mason III, it’s now Dajuan Harris.
Instead of Devonte’ Graham, it’s now Zeke Mayo.
DeVries is more concerned about figuring out a way of slowing them down rather than any supernatural happenings taking place in the arena.
“Typically, when you put together a game plan you can’t take away everything,” he explained. “A lot of times, when you try to you end up taking away nothing, so you have to be willing to live with something, whatever that is.”
Meanwhile, the health and well-being of DeVries’ team is still a matter of conjecture.
Tucker DeVries missed his third straight game against Mercyhurst with an undisclosed upper body injury.
Forward Amani Hansberry left the floor 18 seconds into West Virginia’s Mercyhurst victory with a sprained ankle and didn’t return, while senior guard Jayden Stone has missed all 11 games with an upper body injury he suffered during preseason practice.
DeVries said the status of all three remains the same as it was when they left for Christmas break a week ago.
When West Virginia (9-2) has been close to full strength, it has performed well enough to earn a spot in ESPN’s latest bracketology, but it’s not something DeVries is celebrating with his team.
“There are just too many games left, and conference play is coming up, but the one thing we did talk to our team about was you have different portions of the season and nonconference play is one of them,” he noted. “For our guys to be in this position, to have some quality wins to be where you need to be in the NET, those are important. But none of that means anything if you don’t line up in conference play and you’ve got to continue to stack up quality wins.”
In WVU’s last three home wins against North Carolina Central, Bethune-Cookman and Mercyhurst, freshman guard Jonathan Powell came off the bench to lead the team in scoring against North Carolina Central, while Javon Small was the top point-producer against Bethune-Cookman and Mercyhurst.
Small leads the Big 12 in scoring, averaging 19.7 points per game, and has topped 20 or more in five of his last eight games. He scored eight against Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse last year when he played for Oklahoma State.
The only other Mountaineer player with experience in that arena is guard Joseph Yesufu, who actually played two seasons at Kansas before transferring to Washington State last year.
That’s it.
Therefore, what happens inside there on Tuesday will be new to almost everyone on the team, including its coach.
What’s not new is playing a difficult opponent on the road in a hostile environment. West Virginia has already done that once this year at Pitt, and the results were less than desirable.
The Mountaineers are hoping Tuesday’s outcome will be different. If it is, they will have done something no other team in school history has ever accomplished.
The game tips off at 2 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN+ (Mark Neely and Kevin Lehman). Mountaineer Sports Network radio coverage with Tony Caridi, Brad Howe and David Kahn will get things started at 1 p.m. on stations throughout West Virginia, online via WVUsports.com and the Varsity Network and WVU Gameday apps.
Overall, Kansas leads the series 21-7 and has won 11 out of the last 13 meetings.
Last year, West Virginia upset third-ranked Kansas 91-85 in Morgantown.
The West Virginia Mountaineers are gearing up to face off against the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse, a venue that has been a house of horrors for many visiting teams. With a daunting 14-0 record at home this season, the Jayhawks have proven to be nearly unbeatable on their home court.However, the Mountaineers are determined to break the curse and come out victorious in this crucial matchup. Armed with a talented roster and a strong team chemistry, West Virginia is ready to give it their all and put an end to the Allen Fieldhouse hex.
Fans are buzzing with excitement and anticipation for the game, as they hope to witness history being made with a Mountaineers’ win. Will West Virginia be able to overcome the odds and emerge victorious, or will the Jayhawks continue their dominance at home? Stay tuned to find out as the Mountaineers take on the challenge of breaking the Allen Fieldhouse hex.
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