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

CINCINNATI (AP) — Tommy Edman snapped a sixth-inning tie with his first career grand slam and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 for their fifth win in six games. All-Star Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer in the fifth, and Edman broke it open an inning later. The slam came one pitch after the Reds just missed what would have been an inning-ending double play.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cheslor Cuthbert and Jorge Soler homered in a five-run third inning and the Kansas City Royals stayed hot, completing a four-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 6-5 win. Ian Kennedy gave up a run in the ninth, but struck out A.J. Reed looking with the tying run on second base to clinch the win and earn his 16th save in 19 opportunities.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been fined $500 for pointing a laser at New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during the AFC championship with the Kansas City Chiefs in January. KMBC reports Dwyan Morgan pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, disturbing the peace. He will pay the fine with no jail time. Footage of the game showed a green light flashing on Brady late in the Patriots’ 37-31 overtime win at Arrowhead Stadium. Prosecutors say Brady was unaware of the laser.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV offensive coordinator Barney Cotton is awaiting a heart transplant and won’t coach this on the field this season. Rebels coach Tony Sanchez says the 62-year-old Cotton is in Omaha, Nebraska, and currently on a waiting list to receive a transplant. Cotton is an Omaha native and former University of Nebraska assistant coach.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — At just 20, Sage Karam had already landed his dream gig; a seat in the powerhouse Chip Ganassi Racing’s IndyCar program. Four years later, Karam is hoping to prove that he deserves another shot at a full-time seat in the series. Karam and fellow American Conor Daly will fill in at Iowa Speedway for Carlin, a British-based team that joined IndyCar in 2018 after three years in Indy Lights, the series’ feeder circuit.

CHICAGO (AP) — It’s never too early for some Ohio State-Michigan sniping. Hours after Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh took a swipe at former Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer’s legacy, Ohio State defensive end Jonathon Cooper played along. Cooper was asked about new co-defensive coordinator Greg Mattison, who spent 13 seasons under different coaches at Michigan, including Harbaugh. Cooper said Mattison is great and has a great legacy “with the team up north.”

CHICAGO (AP) — Michigan State and Ohio State each placed two players on the preseason all-Big Ten team. Junior running back J.K. Dobbins and defensive end Chase Young were the Buckeyes and linebacker Joe Bachie and defensive end Kenny Willekes, two seniors, were named for the Spartans.