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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — The Kansas City Royals hit three homers and got two spectacular defensive plays in a 7-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday afternoon. Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez and Alcides Escobar homered for the Royals.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Carlos Martinez threw a three-hitter and struck out 10, Yadier Molina hit a two-run single and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 Monday for their fourth victory in five games. The Cardinals remained three games behind Colorado in the race for the NL’s second wild card.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — One of Iowa State’s biggest questions heading into 2017 was whether it could overcome its deficiencies by leaning heavily on its playmakers. The Cyclones got the answers they were looking for in their opener. Iowa State turned two interceptions into touchdowns and got two more TDs from running back David Montgomery in last weekend’s win over Northern Iowa. The Cyclones host rival Iowa on Saturday.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says the knee injury he suffered against Kansas City in New England’s season opener in 2008 isn’t on his mind as he prepares to host the Chiefs on Thursday. Brady said Monday that he’s happy to only be thinking about football a year after sitting out the first four games of 2016 as part of his “Deflategate” punishment.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Carlos Martinez threw a three-hitter and struck out 10, Yadier Molina hit a two-run single and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 Monday for their fourth victory in five games. The Cardinals remained three games behind Colorado in the race for the NL’s second wild card.
It was the second career shutout and complete game for Martinez (11-10). He got his first of each on June 10 when he threw a four-hitter and struck out 11 in a 7-0 victory against Philadelphia. He also pitched nine scoreless innings against San Francisco on May 20 in a game the Cardinals lost 3-1 in the 13th.
Martinez allowed only three singles and walked three. The Padres didn’t get a runner into scoring position the whole game and never had two runners on in any inning. Luis Perdomo (7-9) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings.
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2017 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 (10) | 2-0 | 108 | 1 |
| 2. West Des Moines Valley | 2-0 | 99 | 2 |
| 3. Iowa City West (1) | 2-0 | 84 | 3 |
| 4. Johnston | 2-0 | 77 | 5 |
| 5. Cedar Rapids Prairie | 2-0 | 40 | 7 |
| 6. Council Bluffs Lewis Central | 2-0 | 39 | 6 |
| 7. Waukee | 1-1 | 37 | 4 |
| 8. Bettendorf | 1-1 | 33 | 8 |
| (tie)Cedar Falls | 2-0 | 33 | NR |
| 10. Ankeny Centennial | 1-1 | 23 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Pleasant Valley 18. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 11. Cedar Rapids Washington 3.
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Solon (4) | 2-0 | 96 | 4 |
| 2. Dallas Center-Grimes (1) | 2-0 | 89 | 7 |
| 3. Sioux City Heelan (2) | 2-0 | 82 | 3 |
| 4. Cedar Rapids Xavier (4) | 2-0 | 59 | 2 |
| 5. Webster City | 2-0 | 58 | 6 |
| 6. Pella | 1-1 | 54 | 1 |
| 7. Storm Lake | 2-0 | 37 | 9 |
| 8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 2-0 | 36 | 10 |
| 9. Carlisle | 2-0 | 24 | NR |
| 10. Glenwood | 2-0 | 14 | NR |
| (tie)Waverly-Shell Rock | 2-0 | 14 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Washington 12. Boone 9. Norwalk 7. Manchester West Delaware 4. Carroll 3. Harlan 2. Huxley Ballard 2. Davenport Assumption 1. Oskaloosa 1. Spirit Lake 1.
| Class 2A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Williamsburg (7) | 2-0 | 105 | 2 |
| 2. Waukon (2) | 2-0 | 91 | 3 |
| 3. Aplington-Parkersburg | 3-0 | 63 | 8 |
| 4. Boyden-Hull-RV (1) | 1-1 | 61 | 1 |
| 5. Sioux Center | 2-0 | 60 | 6 |
| (tie)Mount Vernon (1) | 1-1 | 60 | 9 |
| 7. Sheldon | 2-0 | 41 | NR |
| 8. Cascade | 2-0 | 35 | NR |
| 9. Monroe PCM | 1-1 | 21 | NR |
| 10. Clear Lake | 1-1 | 19 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Carroll Kuemper 15. Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 10. Union, La Porte City 9. Dyersville Beckman 6. South Central Calhoun 5. State Center West Marshall 2. Central Lyon-GLR 1. Saydel 1.
| Class 1A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Inwood West Lyon (10) | 2-0 | 109 | 2 |
| 2. Van Meter (1) | 2-0 | 92 | 4 |
| 3. Pella Christian | 2-0 | 91 | 5 |
| 4. Iowa City Regina | 0-2 | 51 | 1 |
| 5. Hull Western Christian | 1-1 | 49 | 6 |
| 6. Pleasantville | 2-0 | 36 | 10 |
| 7. Bellevue | 2-0 | 32 | T7 |
| 8. A-H-S-T-W, Avoca | 2-0 | 29 | 9 |
| 9. Panora Panorama | 2-0 | 26 | T7 |
| 10. Denver | 1-1 | 18 | 3 |
| (tie) West Branch | 2-0 | 18 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Jewell South Hamilton 10. O-A-BCIG 9. Truro Interstate 35 8. Hinton 8. Wilton 6. Logan-Magnolia 5. Missouri Valley 4. Leon Central Decatur 3. Eagle Grove 1.
| Class A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Council Bluffs St. Albert (10) | 2-0 | 107 | 1 |
| 2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (1) | 2-0 | 94 | 2 |
| 3. Hawarden West Sioux | 2-0 | 83 | 3 |
| 4. Algona Garrigan | 2-0 | 57 | 5 |
| 5. Lisbon | 2-0 | 53 | 4 |
| 6. Fairbank Wapsie Valley | 2-0 | 43 | NR |
| 7. St. Ansgar | 3-0 | 37 | 8 |
| 8. Lynnville-Sully | 2-0 | 34 | 10 |
| (tie)Packwood Pekin | 3-0 | 34 | 7 |
| 10. Le Mars Gehlen Catholic | 2-0 | 22 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Hudson 13. Akron-Westfield 11. New London 8. Earlham 6. Winthrop East Buchanan 3.
| Class 8-Man | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (4) | 2-0 | 99 | 2 |
| 2. Harris-Lake Park (6) | 2-0 | 97 | 1 |
| 3. Audubon (1) | 2-0 | 89 | 3 |
| 4. Remsen Saint Mary’s | 2-0 | 72 | 7 |
| 5. Newell-Fonda | 2-0 | 64 | 5 |
| 6. Graettinger-Terril-Ruthven-Ayrshire | 2-0 | 62 | 6 |
| 7. Lone Tree | 3-0 | 35 | 10 |
| 8. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley | 2-0 | 25 | 9 |
| 9. Kingsley-Pierson | 2-0 | 11 | NR |
| 10. Ackley AGWSR | 2-0 | 10 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Afton East Union 6. Wyoming Midland 6. West Bend-Mallard 5. Sidney 5. Lenox 4. Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira 4. Stanton 3. Fremont Mills, Tabor 2. Westside Ar-We-Va 2. Lamoni 2. Anita CAM 1. Moravia 1.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The owner of the Kansas City Chiefs is being accused in a lawsuit of improperly receiving hundreds of millions in state investment money through a kickback deal with New Mexico officials.
The Kansas City Star reports Sunday the New Mexico State Investment Council filed the lawsuit late last month against Clark Hunt and HFV Asset Management over the politically influenced investment deals. Hunt didn’t comment to the newspaper on the lawsuit Sunday morning. Hunt’s father, Lamar, founded the Chiefs franchise and is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The lawsuit says Hunt made a deal 12 years ago with two men with political connections who promised to steer New Mexico investment money to a hedge fund in exchange for payments. Hunt was a partner in the hedge fund.
New Mexico awarded $300 million to the hedge fund and paid millions in management fees. The lawsuit said one of the investment funds lost $13 million during the period. “Hunt sought to gain unfair advantage by paying for influence over the process,” New Mexico officials said in the lawsuit.
The accusations are tied to the pay-to-play scandal that took place during administration of former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. New Mexico has already negotiated more than $30 million in settlements related to the pay-to-play investment scandal.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Harrison Bader hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the sixth after Madison Bumgarner homered in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3 on Sunday to gain ground again in the wild-card race.
Paul DeJong hit a solo homer in the fourth for the first St. Louis hit and Jose Martinez followed with a drive to nearly the same spot over the left-field fence. It was the seventh time the Cardinals hit consecutive homers this year.
Luke Weaver (4-1) struck out nine over seven innings to just miss a third straight start with double-digit Ks, helping St. Louis move within three games of Colorado for the NL’s second wild card.
The Denison-Schleswig girls and Thomas Jefferson boys took titles at the Abraham Lincoln 49th Annual Lynx Cross Country Invitational on Saturday in Council Bluffs.
Girls Individual
Girls Team
Boys Individual
Boys Team
Clarinda Tournament
Round Robin
Semifinals
Final
Iowa City Tournament
Coon Rapids-Bayard Tournament
Red Pool
Black Pool
Semifinals:
3rd Place: Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-21 Panorama 14-18
Final: Atlantic 21-21 CAM, Anita 16-16
Sioux City North Tournament
Missouri Valley Tournament
South Central Calhoun Tournament
Omaha North Tournament
Quarterfinals: Thomas Jefferson 19-25-25 Mercy 25-21-23
Semifinals: Lincoln High 25-25 Thomas Jefferson 19-16
Third Place: Omaha Central 25-25 Thomas Jefferson 21-22
The Atlantic Trojans volleyball team went 5-0 on the day and took home the championship at the Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusader Volleyball Tournament on Saturday. Atlantic next prepares for their home Trojan Tournament next Saturday, September 9th.
Coon Rapids-Bayard Tournament
Red Pool
Black Pool
Semifinals
3rd Place Match
Championship Match
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