LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have signed free agent forward Wes Johnson, who played for the Lakers last season. He averaged 9.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 76 games, including 59 starts for the other NBA team that plays in Staples Center. Johnson’s five-year NBA career includes stints with Minnesota and Phoenix.

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Atlantic 9-7, Sioux City West 4-3
Exira/EHK 17, Orient-Macksburg 0
CAM 1, East Union 0
Guthrie Center 8, Audubon 1
Stanton 6, Adair-Casey 2
Treynor 14, West Central Valley 4 (6 innings)
Treynor 18-21, Riverside 1-5
Underwood 6, A-H-S-T-W 4
Underwood 7, Fremont-Mills 1
Shenandoah 4, Nishnabotna 2
Creston 10, Red Oak 4
Dallas Center-Grimes 9, Harlan 6
Abraham Lincoln 2, Glenwood 1
Carroll 4, Kuemper Catholic 3 (8 inn)
Denison-Schleswig 9, North Fayette Valley 3
Ar-We-Va 8, Boyer Valley 1
Coon Rapids-Bayard 7, IKM-Manning 0
Hinton 10, West Harrison 0 (6 innings)
Logan-Magnolia 11, Westwood 7
Missouri Valley 14, Woodbine 3 (5 inn.)
Twin River Valley 7, Glidden-Ralston 6

Class 3-A, Region 8
Atlantic 12, Clarinda 2
Shenandoah 12, Red Oak 0
Kuemper Catholic 21, East Sac County 17
Greene County 10, Pocahontas Area 2

Class 2-A, Region 8
IKM-Manning 9, A-H-S-T-W 0
Nodaway Valley 10, Southwest Valley 0
Missouri Valley 9, Tri-Center 0
Treynor 21, St. Albert 4

Class1-A, Region 7
Exira/EHK 15, Lenox 9
Glidden-Ralston 9, Griswold 3
Stanton 14, Essex 13
Logan-Magnolia 13, Fremont-Mills 1

Class 1-A, Region 8
Newell-Fonda 11, Adair-Casey 0
Charter Oak-Ute 10, Riverside 2
Westwood 9, Boyer Valley 5
Woodbury Central 17, Woodbine 0

Friday’s Schedule (July 10) (7-p.m. start unless otherwise noted)

Class 3-A, Region 8
Greene County vs. Kuemper Catholic (at Jefferson)
Atlantic vs. Shenandoah (at Atlantic)

Class 2-A, Region 8
IKM-Manning vs. Nodaway Valley (at Irwin)
Missouri Valley vs. Treynor (at Missouri Valley)

Class 1-A, Region 7
Glidden-Ralston vs. Exira/EHK (5:30-p.m., at Glidden)
Logan-Magnolia vs. Stanton (at Logan)

Class 1-A, Region 8
Woodbury Central vs. Westwood (at Moville)
Charter Oak-Ute vs. Newell-Fonda (at Charter Oak)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals, bitter cross-state rivals, have forged an unlikely alliance to get their final vote candidates into the All-Star Game. Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas and Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez are among the five candidates in their respective league. Fan voting will determine who makes the roster.

The regional sports networks for each team are promoting the alliance, and Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Wednesday that fans should vote “so there is as much Royals blue and Cardinals red on the field next week in Cincinnati as possible.” The Royals already have six players on the American League roster, including four starters. The Cardinals have five on the National League roster, two of them starters.

CHICAGO (AP) — What do you do if you’re a major league team and you’re dragging a little the morning after a late-night, rain-delayed game? The St. Louis Cardinals sent their rookies to bring back some caffeine from the Starbucks right across the street from Wrigley Field — in full uniform. Relievers Miguel Socolovich, Mitch Harris and Marcus Hatley and bullpen catcher Kleininger Teran made the run Tuesday for the NL Central leaders.

Socolovich says the store workers “didn’t even say anything” while the Cardinals stood in line wearing their hats, jerseys and pants. He says a lot of customers laughed and took pictures. The four were given a list of what players and staff wanted and handed it to the barista, Harris said. “We definitely needed some caffeine, for sure,” Harris said.

The Cardinals and Chicago Cubs had played late Monday night after a rain delay of more than an hour. The Dodgers have sent rookies to the same coffee shop in the past two years.

CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted first baseman Dan Johnson from Triple-A Memphis and optioned two relievers to the minor league team. The NL Central leaders sent lefty Tyler Lyons and righty Marcus Hatley to Memphis on Wednesday.

The 35-year-old Johnson has played in nine major league seasons with five American League clubs. He was hitting .265 with 11 home runs and 42 RBIs in 61 games for Memphis.

Manager Mike Matheny said the Cardinals wanted to add a left-handed hitting option at first base while first baseman Matt Adams is on the disabled list with a strained right quad. The Cardinals signed Johnson in early May as a minor league free agent.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals jolted the Chicago Cubs 6-5 Wednesday night. The Cardinals trailed 5-4 and Cubs reliever Pedro Strop (1-4) quickly retired the first two batters in the ninth. Matt Carpenter followed with a four-pitch walk and Peralta connected on a 1-2 pitch, hitting a drive that barely cleared the wall in left field for his 12th home run.

Miguel Socolovich (3-1) got two outs for the win. Trevor Rosenthal gave up a two-out double to Addison Russell in the ninth, but struck out Dexter Fowler for his 25th save in 26 chances. The Cubs took a 5-4 in the sixth on Miguel Montero’s three-run double. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny and catcher Yadier Molina were ejected after Montero’s hit, arguing that the pitch before the double should’ve been called a strike instead of a ball.

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Class 3-A, Region 8 Quarterfinals
Clarinda @ Atlantic (7:00)
Red Oak @ Shenandoah (7:00)
East Sac County @ Kuemper Catholic (7:00)
Pocahontas Area @ Greene County (7:00)

Class 2-A, Region 8 Quarterfinals
A-H-S-T-W @ IKM-Manning (7:00)
Southwest Valley @ Nodaway Valley (7:00)
Tri-Center @ Missouri Valley (7:00)
St. Albert @ Treynor (7:00)

Class 1-A, Region 7 Quarterfinals
Lenox @ Exira/EHK (5:30)
Griswold @ Glidden-Ralston (5:30)
Stanton vs. Essex (@ Sidney 7:00)
Fremont-Mills @ Logan-Magnolia (7:00)

Class 1-A, Region 8 Quarterfinals
Adair-Casey @ Newell-Fonda (7:00)
Riverside @ Charter Oak-Ute (7:00)
Boyer Valley @ Westwood (7:00)
Woodbine @ Woodbury Central (7:00)