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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid says outside linebacker Dee Ford showed impressive athleticism during the team’s three-day rookie minicamp. Kansas City selected Ford with the 23rd overall pick in this year’s draft. Ford played his college ball at Auburn, where he had 20½ sacks and 27½ tackles for loss in 52 games.
Ford is transitioning from defensive end with the Tigers to outside linebacker with the Chiefs. Reid says Ford has done a great job of learning the defense and his new position. Ford gives Kansas City another pass rusher after the Chiefs had 47 sacks last season, tied for sixth in the NFL. Reid says Ford “brings a lot of energy.”
The rookie minicamp ended on Monday.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have honored Bob Gibson and other members of their 1964 team that beat the New York Yankees in the World Series. There was a ceremony at Busch Stadium on Monday before the Cardinals hosted the Yankees in the opener of an interleague series. More than a dozen members of that championship team were on hand.
Gibson threw the ceremonial first pitch from halfway between the plate and the mound. Longtime catcher Tim McCarver was on the receiving end. Gibson was the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 1964 World Series. Gibson, outfielder Lou Brock and Red Schoendienst, a coach on that team, are in the Hall of Fame.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have activated outfielder Justin Ruggiano from the 15-day disabled list and optioned outfielder Ryan Kalish to Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs made the move before opening a three-game series at San Francisco on Monday. Ruggiano was not in the starting lineup.
Ruggiano has been on the disabled list since April 24 with a strained left hamstring. In six rehabilitation games with Iowa, Ruggiano went 3 for 21 with three walks and three runs scored. Ruggiano is batting .229 with a home run and six RBIs in 14 games with the Cubs this season. Kalish is hitting .242 with four RBIs in 39 games.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Fishing in Iowa has improved significantly over the past three decades thanks to efforts the state and other groups have made. The Des Moines Register reports the improvement is especially noticeable when it comes to the prized game fish of walleye and trout.
Today, 42 streams in Iowa are sustaining trout populations. Thirty years ago only five streams in the state had self-sustaining trout populations. Officials say a variety of efforts by the state Department of Natural Resources, environmental groups and property owners have helped.
For instance, reducing the amount of soil that gets washed into streams and rivers has helped improve the habitat for fish. The improved fishing conditions will likely be popular in Iowa because 46 percent of the state’s residents say they fish.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Adam Wainwright became the National League’s first eight-game winner by dominating Cincinnati again, and the St. Louis Cardinals pulled away to a 4-0 victory Sunday night that completed another successful series against their division rival. The Cardinals are 6-3 against the Reds this season. They’ve won 10 of their last 11 series together.
Overall, St. Louis has won nine of its last 11 games and moved to within 1 1-2 games of first-place Milwaukee in the NL Central. Wainwright (8-2) beat Johnny Cueto and the Reds on opening day in Cincinnati, allowing only three hits during seven innings of a 1-0 victory. On Sunday, the right-hander gave up five hits in eight innings and matched his career high with 12 strikeouts.
Tony Cruz and Kolten Wong each had a pair of singles and drove in a run off Mike Leake (2-4). Wong also stole a pair of bases.
Saturday’s Games
Iowa 8, Colorado Springs 3
Omaha 9, Round Rock 3
Sunday’s Games
Iowa 7, Colorado Springs 3
Omaha 2, Round Rock 2, tie, 6 innings, susp., rain
Monday’s Games
Omaha 2, Round Rock 2, tie, 6 innings, comp. of susp. game
Round Rock at Omaha, 12:05 p.m.
Colorado Springs at Iowa, 7:05 p.m., 1st game
Iowa at Colorado Springs, 8:35 p.m., 2nd game
A 22-year-old Houston Astros prospect’s first home run of the season was caught by a familiar fan: his father. Quad Cities first baseman Conrad Gregor launched a go-ahead, three-run shot in the sixth inning of the Class-A River Bandits’ 5-2 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, Iowa, on Saturday night. A fan beyond the fence in right-center field caught the ball and proudly waved his arms. Turns out it was Gregor’s father, Marty.
The Quad City Times reported that Gregor’s parents made the five-hour drive from Carmel, Indiana, to attend the River Bandits’ weekend series. “When I got back to the dugout,” Gregor said, “I heard he made a pretty good catch.”
CHICAGO (AP) — Guess who is back in organized baseball? If you said Manny Ramirez, you would be correct. The Cubs have announced that Ramirez is coming back to baseball as a player-coach for the team’s Triple-A club in Iowa. Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said in a statement that Ramirez “is not and will not” be on the Cubs’ major league roster, but that he will serve as a mentor to Chicago’s minor-league hitters in Des Moines, Iowa.
Class 1A
1) Mount Ayr 77 2) Madrid 58
3) Lynnville-Sully 49 4) W Lyon, Inwood 46
5) Wapsie Val, F 44 6) AGWSR 32
7) Underwood 31 8) Belle Plaine 26
9) Lisbon 22 10) WACO, Waylnd 17
10) Denver 17 10) Alta/Aurelia 17
10) Pleasantville 17 14) Gladbrk-Reinbk 16
15) BCLUW 15 15) Lawton-Bronson 15
17) Turkey Val, JJ 14 18) GMG, Garwin 12
18) Audubon 12 20) Pekin 11
20) Woodward-Grangr 11 20) Highland, R 11
23) Central, Elkader 10 23) Danville 10
25) East Mills 9 26) George-Little Rk 8
26) Nwood-Kensett 8 26) Newman Catholic 8
26) Nodaway Vall 8 30) N Linn, TM 7
30) Postville 7 32) N Tama, Traer 6
33) Lone Tree 5 34) Adair-Casey 4
34) Fremont-Mills 4 34) North Iowa, BC 4
34) South Page, CS 4 34) Boyer Valley 4
39) A-H-S-T, A 3 39) Easton Valley 3
39) Marquette Cath 3 39) Grundy Center 3
43) Bishop Garrigan 2 43) Janesville 2
43) Melcher-Dallas 2 43) Jesup 2
43) Lamoni 2 48) W Harrison, M 1
48) Marc-Meri-Cleg 1 48) Logan-Magnolia 1
Class 2A
1) Monticello 92 2) W Burlington/ND 45
3) Sioux Center 41 4) North Polk, A 32
4) Cascade, WD 32 6) Camanche 31
7) Dike-NH 27 7) CMB, Baxter 27
9) Panorama, P 26 10) Hinton 21
10) Woodward Acad 21 12) Albia 20
12) Beckman, D 20 14) KP-WC 19
15) St. Albert, CB 18 16) Northeast, GL 15
16) Hudson 15 18) South Cent Cal 14
19) Clarion-Goldfd 13 20) S Hamilton, J 12
20) W Marshall, SC 12 22) Manson NW Web 11
22) Applntn-Parksbg 11 24) South Hardin 10
25) Columbus Cath 9 26) W Christ, Hull 8
26) South O'Brien, P 8 28) Saint Ansgar 7
28) Estherville-LC 7 28) Okoboji, Milford 7
31) New Hampton 6 31) Ridge View 6
31) Mt Vernon 6 34) Tipton 5
35) DSM Christian 4 35) MO Valley 4
35) Emmetsburg 4 35) S Winn, Calmar 4
39) Clayton Ridge 3 39) Louisa-Musc 3
39) Mediapolis 3 39) West Fork, S 3
39) N Fayette Val 3 39) Cardinal, Eldon 3
45) Bellevue 2 45) Roland-Story 2
45) Forest City 2 45) Treynor 2
45) OA-BCIG 2 50) Van Meter 1
50) Alburnett 1 50) Columbus, CJ 1
Class 3A
1) Solon 50 2) Center Point 42.25
3) Algona 40 4) Gilbert 37
5) DC-Grimes 34 5) Fort Madison 34
7) Bishop Heelan 33 8) Boone 32
9) Waverly-SR 26 9) Knoxville 26
11) Pella 23 12) S Tama Cty, Tama 22
13) Mt Pleasant 21 14) Waukon 20
15) Creston 19 16) Clear Lake 18
17) Boy-Hul/Rock Val 16 18) Williamsburg 14.25
19) LeMars 14 20) ADM, Adel 12
20) Spencer 12 22) Carlisle 11
22) Greene County 11 22) Glenwood 11
25) Epworth, WD 10 25) Centerville 10
25) Wahlert, Dub 10 25) Oskaloosa 10
29) W Delaware 9.75 30) Spirit Lake Park 7
30) Vinton-Shellbrg 7 32) Carroll 6.50
33) Washington 6 33) Webster City 6
33) Decorah 6 36) Marion 5
37) Perry 4 37) Charles City 4
39) SB-Luton 3.25 40) Clear Crk-Amana 3
40) Atlantic 3 40) Xavier, CR 3
43) Crestwood 2 43) Harlan 2
43) Bond-Farrar 2 43) Nevada 2
47) Assumption 1
Class 4A
1) Waukee 80 2) Linn-Mar 68
3) CR Kennedy 51.50 4) Dowling C, WDM 43
5) IC, West 39 6) Johnston 36
7) DSM, Roosevelt 34 8) Prairie, CR 32
9) DSM Lincoln 29 10) Clinton 28
11) Cedar Falls 24 12) IC, City High 23
13) SC, East 22 13) Ames 22
15) Lewis Central 20 16) CR Jefferson 14
16) WAT West 14 18) Ankeny Cent 13
19) DUB Senior 11 19) Bettendorf 11
21) DUB Hempstead 9 21) DVPT, Central 9
23) Pleasant Valley 8 23) CB, A Lincoln 8
25) Urbandale 7 25) SC, North 7
27) SE Polk 6 27) CR Washington 6
27) Valley, WDM 6 30) Indianola 4
31) CB, T Jefferson 3 31) Norwalk 3
31) Muscatine 3 31) Newton 3
35) Marshalltown 2.50 36) Ankeny 2
37) Mason City 1
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