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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Reliever Jordan Walden and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a $6.6 million, two-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. The 27-year-old right-hander gets a $350,000 signing bonus and salaries of $2.5 million next year and $3.5 million in 2016 as part of Tuesday’s deal. The Cardinals have a $5.25 million option for 2017 with a $250,000 buyout.
Walden was obtained by the Cardinals from Atlanta with outfielder Jason Heyward on Nov. 17 for pitchers Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins. Walden made $1.49 million last season, when he was 0-2 with a 2.88 ERA and three saves as a setup man for closer Craig Kimbrel.
Walden has appeared in 50 or more games in three of the past four seasons and has a 12-13 career record with a 3.10 ERA, 38 saves and 254 strikeouts in 211 2-3 innings. He was an AL All-Star in 2011, when he had 32 saves for the Los Angeles Angels.
BOYS BASKETBALL
MOC-Floyd Valley 60, Sioux Center 57
Rock Valley 54, West Lyon, Inwood 45
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Sioux Center 90, MOC-Floyd Valley 60
West Lyon, Inwood 74, Rock Valley 57
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg has announced the addition of Marquette transfer Deonte Burton to the roster.
Burton, a consensus top-100 recruit out of high school, will attend Iowa State starting in January and sit out until the end of the first semester in 2015-16. Burton, who signed a financial aid agreement, will have one and a half seasons to play for the Cyclones when he becomes eligible next December.
A strong and athletic 6-4 wing, Burton was named to the BIG EAST All-Rookie team in 2013-14. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, native averaged 6.9 points and posted a team-high 35 steals as a freshman. This season, Burton averaged 6.4 points and shooting 47.2 percent from the field in eight games. Off the court, Burton was recognized with Marquette’s Academic Excellence Award for his efforts in the classroom.
“We are excited to add Deonte to our program,” Hoiberg said. “Deonte is an elite athlete and a great student as well. He’s got the ability to stretch the defense and knock down shots on the perimeter. He’ll be a good fit for our program and what we like to do offensively.”
Burton played his high school ball at Vincent High School in Milwaukee, the same high school as former Cyclone standout Diante Garrett. Burton was ranked as high as 39th by ESPN.com.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Aaron White tied his season-high with 23 points to lead Iowa to an 80-70 win over North Florida on Monday in the Hawkeyes’ final game before Big Ten play. Peter Jok scored 12 points in his first career start and Jarrod Uthoff added 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (9-4), who snapped a two-game losing skid. Iowa’s 16-point lead late in the first half quickly melted down to five points. The Hawkeyes used a 9-0 run keyed by a White dunk and Uthoff 3-pointer to hold on to the win.
Trent Mackey scored all 18 of his points in the first half to lead the Ospreys (7-6). Mackey shot 6 of 8 on 3-point shots. The Hawkeyes made 26 of 28 free throws. White made all eight of his foul shots and finished with nine rebounds and five steals. North Florida shot 46 percent but had 20 turnovers.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jordan Daniels scored 24 points and Reed Timmer added another 19 as Drake ran away from Division III Simpson, 84-62 on Monday night. The Storm, from neighboring Indianola, nursed a lead through the early going of the second half and tied the game at 17-17 on Ryan Skaar’s 3-pointer with 11:01 left. Jordan Daniels converted a three-point play and by intermission the Bulldogs held a 20-point lead, 46-26.
Drake shot a torrid 63.8 from the field, knocking down 30 of 47 field goal attempts, including 7 of 15 from long range, and was 17 of 23 from the line. Charles Swain scored 21 points to lead Simpson, with Skaar adding another 17, but the pair were the only shooters to reach double figures for the Storm. Simpson shot 39.6 percent from the field, converting 19 of 48 attempts and 11 of 24 from behind the arc.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Carroll 69, Norwalk 59
Denison-Schleswig 59, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 45
OA-BCIG 78, Storm Lake 44
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 32, Denison-Schleswig 16
1. Kentucky (65) 12-0 1,625 1
2. Duke 10-0 1,548 2
3. Arizona 12-0 1,502 3
4. Louisville 10-0 1,344 4
5. Virginia 11-0 1,336 6
6. Wisconsin 10-1 1,322 5
7. Villanova 11-0 1,214 7
8. Gonzaga 11-1 1,170 8
9. Texas 10-1 1,149 9
10. Kansas 9-1 1,096 10
11. Wichita St. 8-1 966 11
12. Iowa St. 9-1 821 13
13. Washington 10-0 798 16
14. Utah 8-2 796 14
15. Maryland 11-1 678 17
16. Notre Dame 11-1 536 21
17. St. John’s 9-1 517 20
18. West Virginia 10-1 464 22
19. Oklahoma 7-3 436 15
20. North Carolina 8-3 414 24
21. Ohio St. 9-2 411 12
22. Baylor 9-1 203 —
23. N. Iowa 10-1 162 —
24. Colorado St. 11-0 144 —
25. TCU 11-0 120 —
Others receiving votes: Georgetown 857-3, San Diego St. 72, VCU 70, California 32, Miami 27, Arkansas 22, Indiana 11, LSU 7, Old Dominion 7, Florida 4, Penn St. 4, Oklahoma St. 3, Seton Hall 3, Butler 2, Minnesota 2, Davidson 1, Valparaiso 1.
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