KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Former Alabama standout Reggie Ragland reported to the Chiefs but was not on the practice field Tuesday, one day after the Buffalo Bills shipped the linebacker to Kansas City for a fourth-round draft pick.

Ragland was injured all of last season and had fallen out of favor in Buffalo, which is in the midst of switching from a 3-4 to a 4-3 defense. The Chiefs play a 3-4 similar to what the Bills ran with Rex Ryan when they chose Ragland in the second round of the 2016 draft.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid would not say when he expects Ragland to make it on the field. The Chiefs play their preseason finale Thursday night against Tennessee. Reid did say that kicker Cairo Santos, who has missed most of training camp with a groin injury, could try field goals against the Titans. But backup Sam Ficken would continue to handle kickoffs.

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer and Luke Voit drove in four runs, backing Luke Weaver’s 10-strikeout night in a 10-2 win Tuesday over the Milwaukee Brewers. Carpenter’s shot to right in the fifth had added importance for the third baseman after he had pledged $10,000 for every home run that he hit the rest of the season to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The Galveston, Texas native looked up and pointed two fingers toward the night sky as he touched the plate to extend the Cardinals’ lead to 9-1.

St. Louis chased Matt Garza (6-8) with one out in the fourth. The right-hander walked five and allowed six runs, though only three were earned after the Brewers committed two errors in the third.

The loss dropped the second-place Brewers to 3 1/2 games back of the NL Central-leading Cubs, who won on Tuesday.

Hawkeye Ten Conference

(3-0) A-D-M, Adel 25-25-25, Creston 20-20-23
(3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 20-15-11

Western Iowa Conference

(2-0) Ar-We-Va 25-25, Audubon 19-18
(2-0) ACGC 25-17, Audubon 17-15

Rolling Valley Conference

(2-0) ACGC 26-25, Ar-We-Va 24-20
(3-1) Woodbine 25-23-25-26, Whiting 22-25-11-24

Corner Conference

(3-1) Diagonal 25-25-23-25, South Page 15-21-25-19
(2-0) Essex 21-21, East Mills 19-15
(2-0) Essex 21-21, Underwood 9-16
(2-0) Fremont-Mills 21-22, Griswold 17-20
(2-0) Griswold 21-21, East Mills 18-17

Pride of Iowa Conference

(3-0) East Union 25-25-25, Pleasantville 19-12-13
(2-0) Lenox 25-25, Interstate 35, Truro 22-14
(3-1) Southwest Valley 25-21-25-25, Central Decatur 18-25-20-19
(2-0) Winterset 25-25, Lenox 16-16
(2-0) Winterset 25-25, Interstate 35 8-10

Other Scores

(3-2) Carroll 21-26-27-16-15, South Central Calhoun 25-24-25-16-9
(3-2) Ogden 25-23-25-11-15, Earlham 18-25-17-25-12
(3-1) Westwood, Sloan 25-25-24-25, West Monona 18-23-26-12
(3-0) Woodbury Central 25-25-25, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 9-23-11
(3-0) Woodward-Granger 25-25-25, West Central Valley, Stuart 15-13-7

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa State University and NFL player has been arrested, accused of shoplifting ammunition and other items from an Ankeny store. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that 26-year-old Jake Knott was arrested Saturday at the Sportsman’s Warehouse. Police say Knott was stopped outside the store and nearly $800 in ammunition and gun accessories he had not bought were found concealed on Knott.

Knott has been charged with third-degree theft. He was released from the Polk County Jail after posting bond. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney and a phone number could not be found for him Tuesday.

Knott was a linebacker at ISU before signing with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2013. He was released by the Eagles in 2014 and was briefly with the Miami Dolphins before being cut in 2015.

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(3-0) ACGC 25-25-25, Panorama 19-21-13
(3-2) Essex 25-24-25-19-15, Mount Ayr 22-26-17-25-12

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals extended their scoreless streak to a franchise-record 43 innings, getting shut out for a fourth straight game in a 12-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. The Royals haven’t scored since the second inning of a 3-2 loss to Colorado last Thursday.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Linebacker Reggie Ragland will get a fresh start in Kansas City after the Chiefs acquired the second-year player in a trade with the Buffalo Bills. In exchange, the Bills acquired a fourth-round pick in the 2019 draft. The Chiefs land a player with the potential of being an upgrade for Josh Mauga, who was released earlier in the day.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa quarterback Nathan Stanley has been listed as the starter for Saturday’s opener against Wyoming. Stanley, a sophomore, spent the offseason competing with junior Tyler Wiegers for the opening left by C.J. Beathard’s graduation. Stanley was 5 of 9 passing in 2016 as a true freshman.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Tanner Lee hasn’t taken a snap in a game for Nebraska, yet the fan base has already deemed him the quarterback who can return the Cornhuskers to national relevance. The hype has been fueled by the words of a couple former NFL personnel men, one of whom predicted the transfer from Tulane would be a top NFL draft prospect.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State’s restructured defense will be considered a liability until it can prove otherwise. The Cyclones will look to counter a defense in flux with what could be one of the best offenses in school history. Iowa State might finally be built to hang in a league where even teams with strong defenses often find themselves in shootouts.

The Cyclones have arguably the deepest group of wide receivers in the Big 12, a pair of talented backs in David Montgomery and Mike Warren and a quarterback, Jacob Park, coming off his first full offseason in the program. Iowa State (3-9 in 2016) opens its second season under coach Matt Campbell on Saturday against Northern Iowa.

Class 4A
1. Dowling Catholic (1-0), LW #1
2. Iowa City West (1-0), LW #3
3. WDM Valley (1-0), LW #4
4. Cedar Rapids Prairie (1-0), LW #8
5. Johnston (1-0), LW (X)
6. Lewis Central (1-0), LW #6
7. Waukee (1-0), LW #7 @ #3
8. Pleasant Valley (1-0), LW #9
9. Cedar Falls (1-0), LW #10
10.Ankeny Centennial (0-1)

Class 3A
1. Pella (1-0), LW #1
2. West Delaware (1-0), LW #2
3. Sioux City Heelan (1-0), LW #3
4. Cedar Rapids Xavier (1-0), LW #5
5. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (1-0), LW #6
6. Solon (1-0), LW #9 vs 1A-#2
7. Webster City (1-0), LW #8
8. Storm Lake (1-0), LW #10
9. Boone (1-0), LW (X)
10.Washington (1-0), LW (X)

Class 2A
1. Williamsburg (1-0), LW #1
2. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (1-0), LW #2
3. Carroll Kuemper (1-0), LW #3
4. Aplington-Parkersburg (2-0), LW #8
5. Waukon (1-0), LW #9
6. Cascade (1-0), LW (X)
7. Mount Vernon (0-1), LW #6
8. Sheldon (1-0), LW (X)
9. Union (LaPorte City) (0-1), LW #4
10.South Central Calhoun (0-1), LW #7

Class 1A
1. West Lyon (1-0), LW #2
2. Iowa City Regina (0-1), LW #1
3. Denver (1-0), LW #4
4. Western Christian (0-1), LW #3
5. Panorama (1-0), LW #6
6. Bellevue (1-0), LW #7
7. Van Meter (1-0), LW #5
8. Pella Christian (1-0), LW (X)
9. Pleasantville (1-0), LW #10
10.AHSTW (Avoca) (1-0), LW (X)

Class A
1. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (1-0), LW #1
2. Council Bluffs St. Albert (1-0), LW #2
3. Lynnville-Sully (1-0), LW #3
4. West Sioux (1-0), LW #4
5. Lisbon (1-0), LW #5
6. Algona Garrigan (1-0), LW #6
7. Hudson (1-0), LW #8
8. East Buchanan (1-0), LW #9
9. Earlham (0-1), LW #10
10.Pekin (2-0), LW (X)

8-man
1. Harris-Lake Park (1-0), LW #1
2. Don Bosco (1-0), LW #2
3. Audubon (1-0), LW #3
4. Fremont-Mills (1-0), LW #4
5. Newell-Fonda (1-0), LW #5
6. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (1-0), LW #7
7. Turkey Valley (1-0), LW #6
8. East Union (1-0), LW #10
9. Remsen St. Mary’s (1-0), LW (X)
10.AGWSR (1-0), LW (X)