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Midwest Sports Headlines; 2/23/2019

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February 23rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jordan Bohannon hit three 3s in overtime, including one with 20.2 seconds left, and 21st-ranked Iowa rallied to Indiana 76-70 in overtime for its fifth win in six games. Tyler Cook had 18 points and Bohannon added 17 for the Hawkeyes (21-6, 10-6 Big Ten) _ all of them in the second half and overtime.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa play-by-play announcer Gary Dolphin has been suspended for the rest of the season for referring to Maryland’s Bruno Fernando as “King Kong” during the broadcast of a game against the Terrapins. Dolphin said the 6-foot-10, 240-pound African-American “was King Kong at the end of the game.” The Terrapins beat Iowa on Tuesday night and Fernando had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sara Rhine scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds and No. 24 Drake used a big third quarter to pull away from Evansville in a 66-39 victory. The Bulldogs (20-5, 12-1 Missouri Valley Conference) outscored the Purple Aces 25-3 in the third quarter with 10-of-17 shooting while Evansville (3-22, 1-13) was going 1 of 8 with seven turnovers, five coming off steals.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Adalberto Mondesi says he is ready to be the starting shortstop for the Kansas City Royals. Mondesi showed a glimpse the last two months of last season how good he can be. He stole 32 bases in 75 games. He is the fourth American League player since 1900 to steal at least 30 bases in 75 games or less. He says he tries not to put any pressure on himself and just focuses on playing.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Dexter Fowler is taking the best piece of hitting advice he’s ever received and applying it to his entire approach this spring. He says it is important to have a short memory and last season is definitely worth forgetting. A career .262 hitter with an on-base percentage of .360, Fowler hit only .180 with an on-base percentage below .300 while battling nagging injuries much of the year. Fowler is entering the third season of a five-year, $82 million contract.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has spent the better part of the past 15 years presiding over the Big 12. Whether that streak continues could come down to 48 hours. The No. 12 Jayhawks and No. 14 Texas Tech are each a game behind Kansas State heading into a showdown Saturday in Lubbock, Texas. Should they win what essentially amounts to an elimination game in the conference race, Kansas welcomes the No. 23 Wildcats to Allen Fieldhouse on Monday night.