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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Just as they did 17 years ago, St. Louis football fans will watch the Rams and New England Patriots play in the Super Bowl. This time, the rooting interest has flipped. Many fans in St. Louis will be pulling for the Patriots and not their former team. The franchise’s success is salt in the wound for fans still bitter three years after owner Stan Kroenke moved the team back to Los Angeles.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The NCAA has sanctioned Missouri’s football, baseball and softball programs after an investigation revealed academic misconduct involving a tutor. Among the penalties were three years of probation and one year of postseason bans for all three programs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A state panel in Missouri has ruled that the Kansas City Chiefs owe $930,000 in back tax plus interest on the decade-old Arrowhead Stadium renovation. The Kansas City Star reports the team argued it didn’t owe taxes on hundreds of items it bought to outfit the new stadium. But that argument was dismissed Tuesday by a state commission. An attorney says the team will likely appeal. The case stems from a 2014 audit in which the state challenged sales tax exemptions on $23 million in purchases.