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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Jamaal Charles, the Kansas City Chiefs’ all-time rushing leader, has signed with the AFC West rival Denver Broncos.
“Excited to have Jamaal Charles join the Broncos,” general manager John Elway tweeted Tuesday afternoon upon signing Charles to a one-year, incentive-laden deal. “A great addition to our backfield, and we’re thrilled we won’t have to play against him!”
The Chiefs cut the 30-year-old running back in a cost-cutting move this winter. He played in just eight games over the last two seasons after tearing his right ACL in October 2015.
Charles ran for 7,260 yards and 43 touchdowns in nine seasons with the Chiefs, who ended Denver’s five-year run as division champs last year.
The Rolling Valley Conference held their conference championship track meet on Monday in Woodbine.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The U.S. Olympic swim trials will be held in Omaha in 2020, the fourth straight time Nebraska’s largest city will host the event. USA Swimming interim executive director Mike Unger made the announcement at the CenturyLink Center on Monday during a news conference that included Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert.
Fueled by the rise of superstar Michael Phelps, the swim trials have evolved into a major arena spectacle since first coming to Omaha in 2008. All 15 sessions of the 2016 trials sold out, and attendance topped 200,000 for the first time.
About 1,800 swimmers qualify for the trials, where they compete for spots on the U.S. Olympic team.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Travis Shaw and Jonathan Villar each hit a tape-measure home run, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 in 10 innings on Monday night.
Shaw’s three-run shot off Seung Hwan Oh (0-2) traveled an estimated 451 feet and broke a 4-all tie with two outs in the top of the 10th. Villar’s two-run drive in the third soared 450 feet to right-center and gave the Brewers a 2-0 lead.
Jedd Gyorko hit two late homers for the Cardinals and finished with four hits. Aledmys Diaz and Matt Carpenter connected for back-to-back homers in the fifth.
Oliver Drake (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth and Neftali Feliz earned his seventh save.
Former Audubon Wheeler and Iowa State Cyclone Nick Fett has signed an Undrafted Free Agent Contract with the Minnesota Vikings. The Audubon native started all 12 games at three different positions on the Offensive Line for the Cyclones last year. Fett was named a second team All-Big 12 player and received the team’s outstanding offensive lineman award.
Multiple outlets began reporting the signing on by mid-day on Monday and we caught up with Nick and asked him how the draft process went.
Fett said he knew he would at least have options to try out at mini-camp for a team but was glad it worked out to sign a deal with the Vikings.
Fett wasn’t recruited much out of high school and went from a walk-on at Iowa State to a scholarship starter.
Aside from his own hard work Fett had a number of people he wanted to thank for their help along the way.
Fett explained the structure of his contract with Minnesota.
Listen to KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ full inteview with Nick Fett below.
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The Kansas City Chiefs turned some heads over the weekend by trading up four times to make selections. The biggest surprise was obviously the first round move to take Texas Tech Quarterback Patrick Mahommes II at number 10. The Chiefs made plays later to get a third round, fourth round, and fifth round pick. Below is a recap of the players selected and the trades made by the Chiefs during the draft.
Rd. | Overall | Pos. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | College
1 | 10 | QB | Patrick Mahomes II | 6-3 | 230 | Texas Tech
2 | 59 | DL | Tanoh Kpassagnon | 6-7 | 289 | Villanova
3 | 86 | RB | Kareem Hunt | 5-11 | 216 | Toledo
4 | 139 | WR | Jehu Chesson | 6-2 | 204 | Michigan
5 | 183 | LB | Ukeme Eligwe | 6-2 | 239 | Georgia Southern
6 | 218 | DB | Leon McQuay III | 6-1 | 195 | USC
The Chiefs also have signed an extensive list of Undrafted Free Agents after the draft:
The 2017 NFL draft wrapped up over the weekend and 4 former Iowa Hawkeyes heard their name called along with one Drake Bulldog. A number of players from the state also sign Undrafted Free Agent contracts after the draft as well.
Iowa Quarterback C.J. Beathard was taken in the third round by the San Francisco 49ers. Iowa Defensive Tackle Jaleel Johnson was taken in the fourth round by the Minnesota Vikings. Two former Hawkeyes were selected in the 5th Round: Tight End George Kittle by the San Francisco 49ers and Cornerback Desmond King by the Los Angeles Chargers.
Drake Tight End Eric Saubert was taken in the 5th round by the Atlanta Falcons. Saubert is the first Drake player taken in the draft since 1983.
4 other former Iowa Hawkeyes signed free agent contracts. Offensive Lineman Cole Croston and Running Back LeShun Daniels with the New England Patriots. Wide Receiver Riley McCarron with the Houston Texans. Cornerback Greg Mabin with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
3 former Iowa State Cyclones have inked free agent deals. Cornerback Jomal Wiltz with the Philadelphia Eagles, Defensive End Jhaustin Thomas with the Indianapolis Colts, and Cornerback Nigel Tribune with the New York Giants.
Former Creston Orient-Macksburg Panther and Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Collin Bevins signed a deal with the Arizona Cardinals. Bevins played Defensive Tackle for the Bearcats and won three D-II National Championships.
Former Northern Iowa Panther Defensive End Karter Schult signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns.
2017 FOURTH Iowa Girls High School Soccer Rankings
Friday, April 28
Class 1A
| School | Record | LW | |
| 1 | Davenport Assumption | 8-1 | 1 |
| 2 | North Polk | 5-2 | 6 |
| 3 | Nevada | 7-3 | 7 |
| 4 | Waterloo Columbus Catholic | 6-4 | 2 |
| 5 | Iowa City Regina | 1-3 | 4 |
| 6 | Center Point-Urbana | 6-1 | 8 |
| 7 | Gilbert | 7-3 | 3 |
| 8 | Tri-Center | 9-1 | 9 |
| 9 | Denver | 6-0 | 10 |
| 10 | Council Bluffs St. Albert | 4-5 | 5 |
| 11 | Solon | 7-3 | 11 |
| 12 | Underwood | 6-2 | 14 |
| 13 | Central DeWitt | 6-3 | 13 |
| 14 | Fairfield | 8-1 | 12 |
| 15 | Pella Christian | 5-3 | NR |
Dropped Out: Beckman Catholic (15)
Class 2A
| School | Record | LW | |
| 1 | North Scott | 6-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Pella | 10-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Lewis Central | 6-3 | 3 |
| 4 | ADM/Van Meter | 6-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Union | 7-1 | 8 |
| 6 | Spencer | 4-1 | 6 |
| 7 | Waverly-Shell Rock | 5-2 | 9 |
| 8 | Norwalk | 8-2 | 13 |
| 9 | Bishop Heelan | 6-2 | 5 |
| 10 | Newton | 7-0 | 10 |
| 11 | Cedar Rapids Xavier | 5-2 | 11 |
| 12 | Clear Creek-Amana | 9-2 | 7 |
| 13 | Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson | 6-2 | 12 |
| 14 | Perry | 7-1 | NR |
| 15 | Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln | 7-3 | 15 |
Dropped Out: Winterset (14)
Class 3A
| School | Record | LW | |
| 1 | Waukee | 6-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Iowa City West | 9-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ankeny Centennial | 4-2 | 3 |
| 4 | West Des Moines Valley | 5-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Bettendorf | 9-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Johnston | 5-1 | 6 |
| 7 | Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 5-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Dowling Catholic | 5-0 | 9 |
| 9 | Muscatine | 5-1 | 10 |
| 10 | Ames | 6-1 | NR |
| 11 | Pleasant Valley | 6-3 | 8 |
| 12 | Sioux City East | 7-3 | 13 |
| 13 | Linn-Mar | 4-2 | 14 |
| 14 | Iowa City High | 5-4 | 11 |
| 15 | Ankeny | 4-3 | NR |
Dropped Out: Dubuque Hempstead (12), Cedar Rapids Washington (15)
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