KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Perhaps never before has the final full practice before an NFL game been more important than this season. With the coronavirus pandemic wiping out the offseason and eliminating all four preseason games, the Chiefs and Texans found themselves going through a final workout Tuesday with plenty of things to iron out — from the basics such as pregame stretch and warm-ups to the last-minute tweaks to formations, play calls and the game plan. After all, the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs and the Texans, whom they beat in the divisional round of the playoffs, know that all eyes will be on them as they kick off the season with a Thursday night showdown at Arrowhead Stadium.

(Radio Iowa) – Louisiana takes high expectations into this season as the Ragin’ Cajuns get set for Saturday’s opener at Iowa State. Coach Bill Napier’s (nay-pee-ur) team finished 11-3 a year ago and won the Sun Belt West Division race.

Napier is proud of the way his team has handled practice through the pandemic.

Napier says the Cyclones provide a huge challenge out of the gate.

Napier feels the Cyclones will contend in the Big-12.

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(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State is hoping for a young offensive line to jell as the Cyclones prepare for Saturday’s opener against Louisiana. Colin Newell returns after battling injury for much of last season.

That’s ISU coach Matt Campbell who likes the potential of the offensive line.

Quarterback Brock Purdy says the new starters have been waiting for their chance.

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks went eight innings, and the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs beat the second-place St. Louis Cardinals 5-1. The Cubs got just the sort of start they needed from Hendricks and closed out the five-game series on a winning note after losing three straight. They lead their longtime rivals by 2 1/2 games. Hendricks gave up a run and seven hits in his second straight win. Willson Contreras made it 5-0 with a two-run single against Johan Oviedo in the fifth. St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina left the game because of a bruised left elbow. It was not immediately clear when he was hurt. The nine-time All-Star and nine-time Gold Glove winner was replaced by Matt Wieters in the sixth. Molina was batting .276 after going 0 for 2.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Zach Plesac came up with big pitches over seven innings, Tyler Naquin had two RBIs and the Cleveland Indians beat Kansas City 5-2 to hand the Royals their season-high seventh straight loss. Plesac gave up a hit in each of the first seven innings, including Adalberto Mondesi’s 458-foot homer in the seventh. It was Plesac’s second win in two starts since returning to Cleveland’s rotation after being demoted for breaking team COVID-19 protocols. Naquin drove in both his runs off Royals starter Brad Keller, who hung around until the seventh.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Celtics own a 3-2 lead in the NBA’s Eastern Conference semifinals after Jaylen Brown scored 27 points in a 111-89 blowout over the Toronto Raptors. Kemba Walker scored 21 for the Celtics, whose starters outscored Toronto’s top five by a whopping 93-45. The defending champs shot 2-for-15 during their first 15 possessions to fall behind 18-5.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Paul George scored 32 points, Kawhi Leonard added 23 as they led the Los Angeles Clippers to a 113-107 comeback win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their NBA Western Conference semifinal series. Leonard also grabbed 14 rebounds, dished out six assists and had two blocks, including one late on a shot by Jamal Murray at the rim. The Nuggets led 97-90 with 8:29 left before the Clippers embarked on a 14-4 run.

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams has advanced to the U.S. Open quarterfinals, but fellow American and second seed Sofia Kenin is done. Williams was able to grind out a 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 triumph over Maria Sakkari before No. 16 Elise Mertens knocked off Kenin, 6-3, 6-3. Monday’s other winners were Victoria Azarenka and Tsvetana Pironkova in the women’s bracket, and Dominic Thiem, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Alex de Minaur in the men’s.

ATLANTA (AP) — Dustin Johnson has won the Tour Championship and the $15 million first prize for capturing the FedEx Cup. Johnson closed with a 2-under 68 for a three-stroke win over Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele. Johnson is the first No. 1 seed at the Tour Championship to win the FedEx Cup since Tiger Woods in 2009.

CHICAGO (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has left their game against the Chicago Cubs because of a bruised left elbow. It was not immediately clear when he was hurt. The nine-time All-Star and nine-time Gold Glove winner was replaced by Matt Wieters in the sixth. Molina was batting .276 after going 0 for 2.

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has created a new free online database for sharing venison. Iowa D-N-R Wildlife Bureau chief Todd Bishop, says the deer exchange helps everyone share in the resource. “We have a high availability of deer tags of course — and we know there are a lot of hunters who are willing to share venison once they’ve shot enough to fill their freezer,” Bishop says.

Bishop says there have long been information networks for sharing in counties. He says sheriff departments often have a list of people willing to take a fresh roadkill deer and Bishop says this exchange is an effort to get people together who are willing to donate deer and those who would like to have some venison. It is illegal to sell the deer, the hunters have to donate it. Bishop says the exchange lets those looking for deer provide some details for both parties.

“They can use that application to contact people that are close to their county or community and figure it out from there. It is just an information exchange,” Bishop says. He says the exchange also gives the donors information on what is needed. “You can indicate whether you would take a field-dressed whole deer or if you would prefer to take meat that was bone out or ground already. Donors can also what they would be willing to provide,” Bishop explains.

He says the deer population promises to provide hunters with a lot of opportunities again this year. “Our harvest has been pretty steady the last several years. We think there will be a lot of deer harvested this fall,” Bishop says. “We see it, and we think Iowans see that as a great resource.” BIshop says anyone interested in the program should go to the Iowa D-N-R website (www.iowadnr.gov) and click on the deer hunting section to learn more. The first youth deer season opens September 19th. The first shotgun deer season opens December 9th.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2020 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. West Des Moines Dowling (12) 2-0 120 1
2. Southeast Polk 2-0 105 4
3. Cedar Falls 2-0 93 5
4. Urbandale 2-0 60 7
5. West Des Moines Valley 1-1 59 2
6. Waukee 1-1 57 9
7. Iowa City West 2-0 55 8
8. Ankeny 1-1 37 3
9. Cedar Rapids Washington 2-0 33 10
10. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1-1 7 6
(tie) Pleasant Valley 2-0 7 NR
(tie) Fort Dodge 2-0 7 NR

Others receiving votes: Dubuque Hempstead 6. Des Moines Lincoln 6. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 4. Council Bluffs Lincoln 2. Des Moines Roosevelt 1. Dubuque Senior 1.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Dallas Center-Grimes (7) 2-0 110 1
2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (1) 2-0 89 2
3. Harlan (1) 2-0 87 4
4. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (1) 2-0 86 5
5. Washington (2) 2-0 78 6
6. Manchester West Delaware 3-0 69 7
7. Davenport Assumption 2-0 37 10
8. Webster City 2-0 21 NR
(tie) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 1-1 21 3
10. Glenwood 2-0 17 NR

Others receiving votes: Eldridge North Scott 16. Epworth Western Dubuque 6. Huxley Ballard 5. Pella 5. Nevada 4. Grinnell 4. Decorah 2. Humboldt 2. Fort Madison 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Monroe PCM (9) 2-0 116 1
2. Williamsburg (2) 2-0 107 2
3. Inwood West Lyon (1) 2-0 95 4
4. Central Lyon-GLR 2-0 70 T7
5. West Liberty 2-0 67 T7
6. Waukon 1-1 58 T5
7. Orange City Unity Christian 2-0 37 10
8. Clear Lake 1-1 30 3
9. Mount Vernon 2-0 20 NR
10. Sioux Center 2-0 18 NR

Others receiving votes: Monticello 12. Estherville-Lincoln Central 11. Des Moines Christian 10. Bloomfield Davis County 2. State Center West Marshall 2. Solon 1. Spirit Lake 1. Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 1. Greene County 1. West Burlington-Notre Dame 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. O-A BCIG (10) 2-0 115 1
2. Van Meter (1) 2-0 98 T3
2. South Central Calhoun (1) 2-0 98 2
4. Underwood 2-0 83 6
5. Sigourney-Keota 2-0 51 8
6. Mount Ayr 2-0 42 10
7. Emmetsburg 2-0 30 NR
8. Dike-New Hartford 1-1 24 T3
9. Durant 2-0 21 NR
10. West Branch 1-1 20 5

Others receiving votes: Panora Panorama 18. Hawarden West Sioux 12. Truro Interstate 35 12. Sioux Rapids Sioux Central 11. Sibley-Ocheyedan 6. Pocahontas Area-Laurens-Marathon 5. Woodward-Granger 5. Pleasantville 4. Jewell South Hamilton 3. Le Grand East Marshall 1. Mediapolis 1.

Class A
Record Pts Prv
1. Grundy Center (7) 2-0 114 1
2. St. Ansgar (3) 2-0 104 2
3. Iowa City Regina (2) 1-1 92 3
4. Edgewood-Colesburg 2-0 82 4
5. Calmar South Winneshiek 2-0 71 5
6. Fairbank Wapsie Valley 2-0 59 6
7. Lisbon 2-0 41 8
8. Logan-Magnolia 2-0 24 NR
9. Monona MFL-Mar-Mac 2-0 18 NR
10. Britt West Hancock 1-1 16 10

Others receiving votes: Southwest Valley 10. Moville Woodbury Central 6. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 6. Lake Mills 5. Oakland Riverside 5. Council Bluffs St. Albert 4. Bellevue 1. Sloan Westwood 1. Wapello 1.

Class 8-Man
Record Pts Prv
1. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (9) 1-0 115 1
2. Audubon (1) 2-0 105 2
3. Anita CAM (1) 2-0 88 3
4. Remsen Saint Mary’s (1) 2-0 86 4
5. Fremont Mills, Tabor 2-0 77 5
6. Newell-Fonda 2-0 54 6
7. Montezuma 2-0 36 7
8. Easton Valley 2-0 35 8
9. Springville 2-0 20 9
10. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 2-0 15 10

Others receiving votes: New London 10. Tripoli 5. Liberty Center SE Warren 4. Coon Rapids-Bayard 3. North English English Valleys 3. Janesville 2. Brooklyn BGM 1. Woodbine 1.

Class 4A
1. Dowling Catholic (2-0), LW #3 @ Johnston
2. Southeast Polk (2-0), LW #4 @ DSM East
3. Cedar Falls (2-0), LW #5 @ C.R. Prairie
4. WDM Valley (1-1), LW #1 Idle
5. Urbandale (2-0), LW #7 vs C.B. Abraham Lincoln
6. Cedar Rapids Washington (2-0), LW #8 vs Iowa City High
7. Waukee (1-1), LW #10 @ Ankeny Centennial
8. Ankeny (1-1), LW #3 @ Fort Dodge
9. Iowa City West (2-0), LW (X) @ Waterloo West
10. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (1-1), LW #6 vs C.R. Jefferson

Class 3A
1. Dallas Center-Grimes (2-0), LW #1 vs Perry
2. Harlan (2-0), LW #2 vs #7 Glenwood
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier (2-0), LW #3 vs Clear Creek-Amana
4. Lewis Central (2-0), LW #4 vs Creston
5. West Delaware (3-0), LW #5 @ Decorah
6. Davenport Assumption (2-0), LW (X) vs Marion (Thur)
7. Glenwood (2-0), LW (X) @ #2 Harlan
8. Grinnell (1-1), LW #8 @ Newton
9. Washington (2-0), LW #10 vs Fort Madison
10. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (1-1), LW #6 vs Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley

Class 2A
1. PCM (Monroe) (2-0), LW #1 @ Chariton
2. Williamsburg (2-0), LW #2 @ Davis County
3. West Lyon (2-0), LW #4 VS MOC-Floyd Valley
4. Waukon (1-1), LW #6 @ New Hampton
5. West Liberty (2-0), LW #7 vs Maquoketa
6. Sioux Center (2-0), LW #10 vs Sheldon
7. Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (2-0), LW (X) @ #8 Unity Christian
8. Unity Christian (2-0), LW #9 vs #7 Central Lyon/GLR
9. Clear Lake (1-1), LW #3 vs Iowa Falls-Alden
10. Monticello (2-0), LW (X) vs Anamosa

Class 1A
1. OABCIG (2-0), LW #1 vs Missouri Valley
2. South Central Calhoun (2-0), LW #2 vs Clarion-Goldfield-Dows/CAL
3. Van Meter (2-0), LW #5 @ Panorama
4. Underwood (2-0), LW #7 vs MVAOCOU
5. Emmetsburg (2-0), LW #10 vs Hinton
6. Sigourney-Keota (2-0), LW (X) @ Louisa-Muscatine
7. West Branch (1-1), LW #4 vs Cascade
8. Mount Ayr (2-0), LW (X) @ Pleasantville
9. Dike-New Hartford (1-1), LW #3 vs South Hamilton
10. Woodward-Granger (2-0), LW (X) @ ACGC

Class A
1. Grundy Center (2-0), LW #1 vs North Mahaska
2. Saint Ansgar (2-0), LW #2 @ Nashua-Plainfield
3. Iowa City Regina (1-1), LW #3 @ North Cedar
4. Edgewood-Colesburg (2-0), LW #4 @ Alburnett
5. Wapsie Valley (2-0), LW #5 @ #9 MFL-Mar-Mac
6. South Winneshiek (2-0), LW #7 @ Clayton Ridge
7. Lisbon (2-0), LW #8 vs Columbus Jct.
8. West Hancock (1-1), LW #9 vs Algona Garrigan
9. MFL-Mar-Mac (2-0), LW (X) vs #5 Wapsie Valley
10. Logan-Magnolia (2-0), LW (X) @ Westwood

8-player
1. Don Bosco (1-0), LW #1 @ Central City
2. Remsen St. Mary’s (2-0), LW #2 Idle
3. Audubon (2-0), LW #3 @ West Harrison/Whiting
4. Montezuma (2-0), LW #4 @ New London
5. Fremont-Mills (2-0), LW #5 @ East Mills
6. Newell-Fonda (2-0), LW #6 vs West Bend-Mallard
7. CAM (2-0), LW #7 vs East Union
8. Springville (2-0), LW #8 vs Clarksville
9. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (2-0), LW #9 @ BGM
10. Easton Valley (2-0), LW #10 @ Lansing Kee

The Riverside Bulldogs (2-0) will play host to the St. Albert Falcons (0-2) this week to open up Class A District 9 play and we’ll have coverage on KJAN and KJANTV. The Bulldogs are off to a great start to the season with two convincing wins over Red Oak and West Monona. The Falcons are looking for their first win after losses to tough opponents Lewis Central and Logan-Magnolia.

We’ll start the broadcast night Friday with our weekly pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:00 p.m. The Dvorak Tire and Service Pregame Show starts at 6:30 p.m. and kickoff at 7:00 p.m. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call from Oakland on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com. You’ll also be able to watch the live video feed on KJANTV.