LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired infielder-outfielder Skip Schumaker from St. Louis for minor league infielder Jake Lemmerman on Wednesday. Schumaker hit .288 with 23 home runs and 211 RBIs in 810 games from 2005-12 with the Cardinals, where he had spent his entire career. The left-handed hitter has a .305 career batting average against right-handers.

The 32-year-old Schumaker, from Torrance, Calif., has split time between second base (412 games) and the outfield (389 games) in his career, appearing at all three outfield positions. Last season, he played 61 games at second base, 15 games in center field, 10 games in right field, and one game in left field. He played for the Cardinals’ winning World Series teams in 2006 and 2011. The 23-year-old Lemmerman batted .233 with seven home runs and 46 RBIs in 116 games with Double-A Chattanooga last season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jamaal Charles is carrying the football these days with a heavy heart. The Chiefs’ running back was friends with linebacker Jovan Belcher, and helped introduce Belcher to his wife Tiffany’s cousin, Kasandra Perkins. Two weeks ago Saturday, Belcher fatally shot Perkins and then killed himself. Charles hasn’t spoken publicly since the incident, but he’s still turning out big performances on the field. He leads the AFC with 1,220 yards rushing, and his four carries of 40-plus yards this season are tied for second-most in the NFL.That makes Charles a bright spot in a bleak season for the 2-11 Chiefs, who play at Oakland this weekend.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Freshman Mike Gesell was Iowa’s future point guard long before he joined the Hawkeyes. Yet just seven games into what many thought would be a four-year stint, Gesell has moved over in favor of Anthony Clemmons, a fellow freshman. Clemmons has been a revelation as the primary ball handler for the Hawkeyes (8-2).

Clemmons has 21 assists against just two turnovers in three starts, all wins. Clemmons will again start alongside Gesell, for now a shooting guard, when Iowa plays Northern Iowa (6-3) on Saturday in Des Moines in the inaugural Big 4 Classic.

ROME, Ga. (AP) — There’s a new look to the NAIA championship. Morningside, of Iowa, and Marian, of Indiana, will both be playing in the title game for the first time when they face off Thursday night in north Georgia.

Marian founded its football program just six years ago and has reached the NAIA playoffs three times. Now, the Knights are just one victory away from winning it all. Coach Ted Karras Junior says his players have shown “a sense of urgency since we started the program, and this year it came together.”

Morningside (13-0) knocked off defending national champion Saint Xavier of Illinois 47-19 in the semifinals. Perennial power Carroll (Mont.) had appeared in eight of the last 10 championship games — winning six times — but failed to make the playoffs this season.

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@ Kuemper Catholic:

• Atlantic 46, Shenandoah 16
• Atlantic 48, Kuemper Catholic 33
• Shenandoah 45, Kuemper Catholic 36

@ Griswold:

• Griswold 48, Missouri Valley 18
• Griswold 38, Nodaway Valley 30
• Missouri Valley 39, Nodaway Valley 33

@ SE Webster:

• Audubon 73, East Sac County 3
• South Central Calhoun 45, Audubon 34
• Audubon 73, SE Webster 6

@ Creston:

• Creston-OM 72, Denison-Schleswig 9
• Glenwood 34, Creston-OM 30
• Glenwood 63, Denison-Schleswig 15

@ Southwest Iowa:

• St. Albert 42, Southwest Iowa 39
• Southwest Iowa 45, A-H-S-T 30

Also:

Riverside 52, Red Oak 24

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10:

• Atlantic 60, Clarinda 33
• Denison-Schleswig 49, Lewis Central 45
• Glenwood 55, Red Oak 41

Western Iowa:

• Riverside 72, A-H-S-T 49
• Treynor 70, Griswold 36
• Tri-Center 81, Audubon 32
• Underwood 63, Missouri Valley 52

Rolling Hills:

• Ankeny Christian Academy 56, Adair-Casey 48
• Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 50, Orient-Macksburg 33
• Grandview Park Baptist 60, CAM 36
• Glidden-Ralston 45, Iowa Christian 39

Others:

• Bedford 69, East Union 46
• Boyer Valley 74, Woodbine 50
• Carroll 67, ADM 42
• East Mills 54, Fremont Mills 49
• Guthrie Center 53, Coon Rapids-Bayard 41
• Lenox 62, Corning 25
• Logan-Magnolia 77, River Valley 71
• Nishnabotna 67, Heartland Christian 55
• Nodaway Valley 58, Mount Ayr 26
• Sidney 62, Clarinda Academy 52
• Sioux City North 85, Abraham Lincoln 60
• Sioux City West 66, Thomas Jefferson 64
• South Page 49, Essex 38
• Villisca 72, Stanton 36
• Woodward-Granger 45, Panorama 36

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10:

• Atlantic 54, Clarinda 45
• Harlan 59, Kuemper Catholic 50
• Glenwood 49, Red Oak 47
• Lewis Central 54, Denison-Schleswig 46

Western Iowa:

• Riverside 48, A-H-S-T 44
• Treynor 56, Griswold 27
• Missouri Valley 51, Underwood 36
• Tri-Center 48, Audubon 38

Rolling Hills:

• Adair-Casey 59, Ankeny Christian Academy 31
• Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 48, Orient-Macksburg 28
• Grandview Park Baptist 52, CAM 45
• Iowa Christian 42, Glidden-Ralston 23

Others:

• Carroll 57, ADM 56
• Coon Rapids-Bayard 41, Guthrie Center 37
• Corning 60, Lenox 31
• Abraham Lincoln 48, Sioux City North 44
• Logan-Magnolia 52, River Valley 22
• Nishnabotna 72, Heartland Christian 63
• Nodaway Valley 38, Mount Ayr 32
• Panorama 41, Woodward-Granger 25
• Sioux City West 56, Thomas Jefferson 12
• Villisca 56, Stanton 38
• Woodbine 62, Boyer Valley 58

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