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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals clinched the NL Central on the final day of the regular season, using Jack Flaherty’s arm and Matt Carpenter’s bat to win their first division title since 2015 with a 9-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs lost on Joe Maddon’s day as their manager. It was announced before the game that he won’t return next year. St. Louis starts the NL Division Series beginning Thursday at Atlanta. Second-place Milwaukee plays at Washington in the NL wild-card game Tuesday night.

DETROIT (AP) — Darrel Williams ran for a go-ahead, 1-yard touchdown with 23 seconds left for his second score in the fourth quarter to lift the Kansas City Chiefs to a 34-30 win over the Detroit Lions. Detroit drove to the Kanas City 44 on the final drive and Matthew Stafford heaved two passes toward the end zone that were incomplete. The Chiefs went ahead for the first time early in the third quarter when Bashaud Breeland recovered Kerryon Johnson’s fumble and returned it 100 yards.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jorge Soler locked up the AL home run crown with his 48th homer, Brett Phillips drove a game-ending sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 in manager Ned Yost’s final game. Phillips’ first career walk-off RBI gave Yost a celebratory send-off on the final day of the regular season. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli turned over coaching duties to infielder Ehire Adrianza.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dairon Asprilla converted a penalty kick in the 85th minute to give Portland a contentious 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City, keeping the Timbers in line for a playoff spot. Asprilla was given the opportunity for his first goal after Ilie Sanchez fouled Jeremy Ebobisse in the penalty area.

UNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma State’s Chuba Hubbard turned in his third 200-yard game, running for 296 yards against Kansas State in the top rushing performance of the season. The sophomore from Canada has 938 rushing yards. That’s the third-best five-game total to open a season since 2010. All three quarterbacks who passed for 400 yards over the weekend were on Alabama’s roster last year. SMU smashed its school record with 10 sacks against South Florida.