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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Appling shows flashes of old self in Iowa victory

There were less than 20 minutes left in Keith Appling’s MSU career at the Breslin Center, and his Spartan team was getting outplayed by Iowa.Having not made a three-point shot in more than a month, Appling hoisted one up and splashed it, much to the delight of the Breslin crowd.?One problem, it didn’t count.?But that didn’t stop Appling. He went on to hit a free throw and two layups in the game.

MICHIGAN

Livingston County judge gives I-96 shooter up to 44 years in prison for terrorism, assault

Convicted I-96 shooter Raulie Casteel was sentenced to 16-40 years for terrorism and 2.5-4 years for felony assault Monday afternoon in Livingston County District Court. Casteel, 44, went on a shooting spree along the I-96 corridor, shooting at motorists across several different counties. In February, the MSU alumnus was sentenced to 6.5 to 10 years in prison in Oakland County for multiple assault and weapons charges after accepting a plea deal. Although Casteel's mental state often was the subject during his trial proceedings, the diminished capacity plea to lessen charges based on mental illness was eliminated in Michigan in 2012.Casteel was found to have delusional disorder following a court-ordered independent evaluation.