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Midwest/Regional Sports Headlines: Friday, 1/12/18

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January 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Jordan Bohannon scored 29 points as Iowa rallied from a 20-point deficit for a 104-97 overtime win over Illinois. It was Iowa’s second-largest comeback win in school history.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — USA Track and Field announced that this year’s outdoor championships will be held in Des Moines. USATF said the event will be held from June 21-24 at Drake Stadium, site of the annual Drake Relays. It’ll be the third time since 2010 that Iowa’s capital city hosted the outdoor finals.

HONOLULU (AP) — Iowan Zach Johnson, and Chris Kirk from Georgia, kept clean cards on a gorgeous day, and each shot 7-under 63 to share the lead after the first round of the Sony Open. Jordan Spieth, from Texas, wasn’t as fortunate.

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Lamar Wofford-Humphrey and Zach Jackson each scored 18 points and Omaha won a battle of previously winless Summit League teams with an 87-66 win over Western Illinois. Omaha had its five-game home win streak snapped by South Dakota State last week has now won three of its last five.