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

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Luka Garza had 24 points and 11 rebounds as No. 9 Iowa bounced back from a midweek loss to take down No. 4 Ohio State 73-57. Dominated by No. 3 Michigan 79-57 on Thursday, the Hawkeyes pulled away in the second half. Joe Weiskamp added 19 points for Iowa, including 5-for-9 shooting from 3-point range. The Hawkeyes have won five of six with two games remaining in their regular season. E.J. Liddell had 15 points and Justice Sueing added 10 for the Buckeyes. Recently being projected as a No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed, they’ve lost three games in eight days.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals and third baseman Hunter Dozier have agreed to a $25 million, four-year contract that includes a fifth-year option, a person with knowledge of the agreement has told The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Sunday because the deal was pending a physical. ESPN.com was first to report the deal, which buys out two years of free agency and includes several escalators and bonuses. The 29-year-old Dozier has long been considered a cornerstone of the Royals rebuild, especially after a breakthrough 2019 season in which he hit 26 homers, tied for the American League lead with 10 triples and drove in 84 runs.

UNDATED (AP) — All over spring training, baseball enjoyed a bevy of reassuring signs Sunday on the opening day of Grapefruit and Cactus league play. Including people in the seats, albeit in numbers limited by COVID-19 protocols. The Toronto-Yankees game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, drew 2,637, close to its permitted maximum of 2,800 in a park that holds over 10,000. A little farther south in Sarasota, the Pittsburgh-Baltimore opener crowd of 1,705 was officially listed as a sellout. Orioles slugger Trey Mancini got a socially distanced standing ovation in his first game since surgery for colon cancer.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jasmine Franklin scored 12 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds off the bench and No. 23-ranked Missouri State fought off a sluggish start to beat Loyola Chicago 59-45. Franklin came off a career-high 25 points set in a win against the Ramblers on Saturday. The Bears extended their win streak to 17 straight in conference and 14 overall, the eighth-best overall streak in school history and longest since the 2018-19 team won 13 straight. The Bears needed an 11-0 run to start the fourth to establish their first double-digit lead of the game at 45-33. Allison Day scored 14 for the Ramblers.