IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A discrimination complaint alleges that qualified male candidates were repeatedly passed over for an assistant job in the University of Iowa track program after athletic department administrators mandated that a woman be hired. The complaint filed by former Iowa assistant Mike Scott says that track and field director Larry Wieczorek joked during the hiring process that Scott should consider having a sex change operation to improve his prospects.

Scott alleges that, in their quest to hire a woman, administrators rejected a committee’s recommendation to offer the job to a highly qualified male candidate and twice rewrote the position description to try to attract more females. After three postings spanning more than one year, the university hired Molly Jones in September.

A university spokesman declined to respond to Scott’s allegations.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Ally Disterhoft scored 17 points and gathered nine rebounds to pace Number 22 Iowa over Drake 73-51 on Saturday. Iowa (11-2) shot 46 percent from the floor, but was just 4 of 26 from beyond the arc. Melissa Dixon added 13 points for the Hawkeyes while Samantha Logic went 6 of 7 for 12 points, pulled down 17 rebounds and handed out 10 assists. Drake (5-5) was led by Ashley Bartow with 16 points; Lizzy Wendell scored nine points for the Bulldogs and had 11 rebounds in the loss.

Iowa was only up four at intermission and maintained that margin almost five minutes into the second half. But the Hawkeyes went on a 15-0 run — including a trey by Theairra Taylor — to take control of the game. Drake shot just 20 percent from the floor and went 6 of 29 (20.7 percent) on 3-pointers in Iowa City.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Justin Anderson helped Virginia shake off a lethargic start, leading the Cavaliers with 16 points, four rebounds and three assists in a 57-43 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday. Seth Tuttle led Northern Iowa with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Wes Washpun added nine points and five assists in Charlottesville.

Virginia and Northern Iowa misfired early and often, but the Cavaliers (8-3) took control early in the second half. The Panthers (5-6) had to call a timeout only 2:20 into the second half after a Darion Adkins dunk and a London Perrantes jumper pushed Virginia to a 25-16 lead. The win broke a two-game losing streak for Virginia.

The Cavaliers scored only one basket in the first 6:50 of the game and yet never trailed. As much as Virginia struggled to score, Northern Iowa matched their misses, failing to score until Tuttle converted on a drive at the 15:45 mark.

Hawkeye 10:

• Shenandoah 55, Atlantic 48
• Harlan 48, Lewis Central 34
• Kuemper Catholic 61, Creston 39
• Bellevue East, Neb. 64, Red Oak 50
• Glenwood 39, Denison-Schleswig 34

Western Iowa:

• Audubon 70, Logan-Magnolia 24
• Treynor 67, Griswold 30
• Tri-Center 56, Riverside 39
• IKM-Manning 79, A-H-S-T 32
• Missouri Valley 53, Underwood 36

Rolling Valley:

• Exira/EHK 53, CAM 33
• Coon Rapids-Bayard 27, Charter Oak-Ute 19
• Paton-Churdan 63, West Harrison 35
• Woodbine 59, Glidden-Ralston 56

Others:

• Bishop Heelan Catholic 74, Thomas Jefferson 16
• Martensdale-St. Marys 48, Nodaway Valley 41
• Panorama 50, Van Meter 47
• Perry 80, Carroll 17
• Sioux City West 60, Abraham Lincoln 28
• South Page 56, Clarinda Academy 12
• Stanton 58, East Mills 20
• Nishnabotna 44, Sidney 38

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Hawkeye 10:

• Shenandoah 64, Atlantic 60
• Harlan 73, Lewis Central 42
• Kuemper Catholic 64, Creston 45
• Glenwood 49, Denison-Schleswig 35

Western Iowa:

• IKM-Manning 73, A-H-S-T 45
• Treynor 60, Griswold 40
• Underwood 63, Missouri Valley 42

Rolling Valley:

• Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 56, CAM 40
• Boyer Valley 52, Adair-Casey 46
• Coon Rapids-Bayard 58, Charter Oak-Ute 35
• Paton-Churdan 78, West Harrison 68
• Glidden-Ralston 48, Woodbine 39

Others:

• Bishop Heelan Catholic 72, Thomas Jefferson 46
• Carroll 74, Perry 53
• Clarinda Academy 72, South Page 35
• East Mills 53, Stanton 42
• Nodaway Valley 82, Martensdale-St. Marys 63
• Sidney 64, Nishnabotna 48
• Sioux City West 63, Abraham Lincoln 61

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

• West Central Valley vs. Ogden, ppd.
• Van Meter vs. Panorama, ppd.
• Central Decatur vs. Lenox, ppd.
• Orient-Macksburg vs. Moravia, ppd.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will have dangerous punt returner Dexter McCluster back from injury when they play the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. McCluster missed last week’s win at Oakland after developing an infection in his ankle. Chiefs coach Andy Reid also said Friday that linebacker Justin Houston and left tackle Branden Albert could be ready for the Colts. Houston has missed three games after dislocating his elbow against San Diego on Nov. 24, while Albert has missed two games after hyperextended his knee.

Reid also said that tight end Anthony Fasano, who’s been out with a concussion, has been cleared to play against Indianapolis. He’s also missed the last two games.

The Chiefs are tied with the Broncos atop the AFC West, while the Colts have already clinched the AFC South. Their game Sunday could be a preview of a first-round playoff matchup.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Twenty fifth-ranked Iowa is gearing up for the impending return of injured junior guard Josh Oglesby, one of the team’s best outside threats. Now the Hawkeyes just have to find a place to play him.  Oglesby, who missed the first 12 games of the season with a broken foot, is expected to make his season debut when Iowa (10-2) hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-8) on Sunday.

But the Hawkeyes already use at least 10 players a game – and benches typically get shorter once Big Ten play starts. Still, coach Fran McCaffery views Oglesby as an important piece for Iowa with Big Ten play just a week and a half away.  McCaffery says Oglesby is a “full go,” adding that he considers Oglesby one of the team’s better players.

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