NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Craig hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals found a bit of missing pop, beating the New York Mets 5-4 Monday and stopping their season-worst losing streak at five. The Cardinals have never been swept in a four-game series in New York. The World Series champions had been outscored 19-1 by the Mets and no-hit by Johan Santana before salvaging the finale at Citi Field. Pinch hitter Scott Hairston and Lucas Duda homered for the Mets, who missed a chance to move all alone into the NL East lead. Craig connected one out after Matt Holliday hit a leadoff single against Jon Rauch (3-5) for a 5-3 lead. The Mets got closer in the bottom half when Andres Torres hit a long sacrifice fly, but closer Jason Motte retired David Wright on an inning-ending liner to right field with a runner at third base. Motte finished for his ninth save in 12 chances. Marc Rzepczynski (1-3) wound up with the win despite allowing Hairston’s eighth career pinch-hit homer in the seventh, a two-run shot with two outs that made it 3-all.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Stanford Routt is growing accustomed to life on the other side of Arrowhead Stadium. The former Oakland Raiders cornerback has fit in seamlessly with his longtime division rival as the replacement for Brandon Carr, who left in free agency. Routt has been working out with the first team during the opening weeks of offseason workouts. He said it’s helped that he spent seven seasons playing against the Chiefs twice a year. It’s also helped that another ex-Raider, tight end Kevin Boss, is a newcomer with Kansas City. Routt was among the most penalized defensive backs in the NFL last season, but he’s also started 30 games over the past two years and was routinely put on the opposition’s best wide receiver. That’s why Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel appears so comfortable with him.

IHSBCA  Rankings for June 3, 2012:
Class 4-A
1.   Cedar Rapids Kennedy
2.   Ankeny
3.   Iowa City West
4.   Dowling Catholic
5.   Johnston
6.   Waukee
7.   SE Polk
8.   West DM Valley
9.   Indianola
10.   Cedar Rapids Xavier

Class 3-A
1.  Sioux City Heelan
2.  Harlan
3.  Western Dubuque
4.  Dallas Center-Grimes
5.  Seargent Bluff-Luton
6.  Maquoketa
7.  Clear Lake
8.  Marion
9.  Waverly-Shellrock
10.  Vinton-Shellsburg

Class 2-A
1.  Davis County
2.  Dyersville-Beckman
3.  Carroll Kuemper
4.  St. Edmond, Ft. Dodge
5.  PCM
6.  North Polk
7.  Ogden
8.  Iowa City Regina
9.  Wilton
10.  Van Buren

Class 1-A
1. Martensdale-St. Mary’s
2. Council Bluffs St. Albert
3. Mason City Newman
4. Preston
5. Lawton-Bronson
6. Pleasantville
7. Algona Garrigan
8. Van Meter
9. Lisbon
10. Coon Rapids-Bayard

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Class 1-A Semifinals

Waterloo Columbus Catholic 9,  Red Oak 0

Camanche 9, Dubuque Wahlert 0

1-A Championship

Camanche 5, Waterloo Columbus 4

1-A Third Place

Dubuque Wahlert 5, Red Oak 3

Class 2-A Semifinals

Ames 8, Clinton 1

Cedar Rapids Washington 5, Urbandale 4

Class 2-A Championship

Ames 5, Cedar Rapids Washington 2 (Ames wins fourth-straight Class 2A team title)

Class 2-A Third Place

Urbandale 5, Clinton 3

Class 1-A

Championship:  Waterloo Columbus Catholic 2, Nevada 0

Consolation:  Iowa City Regina 2, West Liberty 1 (2OT/PK)

Class 2-A

Championship:  Dubuque Wahlert 1, Norwalk 0

Consolation:  Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji 3, ADM 1

Class 3-A

Championship:  Iowa City West 1, Johnston 0

Consolation:  WDM Valley 3, Ames 0

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathon Niese struck out a career-high 10 in six scoreless innings and the New York Mets shut down the slumping St. Louis Cardinals for the third straight game, getting a homer and three RBIs from rookie Kirk Nieuwenhuis in a 6-1 victory Sunday night. Andres Torres added a two-run triple and finished a homer shy of the cycle. Nieuwenhuis, batting leadoff, also had three hits. Niese (4-2) became the latest New York pitcher to dominate the Cardinals, following Johan Santana’s no-hitter in the series opener Friday night — the first in Mets history — and knuckleballer R.A. Dickey’s seven-hit shutout Saturday. The only thing that prevented the Cardinals from being blanked in three consecutive games for the first time since October 1976 was a two-out RBI single by Adron Chambers in the eighth off Elvin Ramirez, who was making his major league debut.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jay Haas finished with a 16-under 197 total to win the Principal Charity Classic by five strokes on Sunday, becoming the first golfer to win the Champions Tour event in Iowa three times. Haas, the winner at Glen Oaks Country Club in 2007 and 2008, led by three shots heading into Sunday and made it stand up with a final round 5-under 66. Haas’s 16-under tied the tournament mark set by Gil Morgan in 2006 and matched the largest victory of the season in the Champions Tour. Kirk Triplett set the course record with a 9-under 62 and finished second at 11-under 202 along with Larry Mize.

(AP) — Shawn Johnson is calling it a career, ending her attempts at making a second Olympic team because of a lingering knee injury.  The Olympic gold medalist and 2007 world champion announced her retirement Sunday, four days before the start of the U.S. gymnastics championships. Johnson says her left knee, injured in a January 2010 ski accident, continued to slow her down, and she worried about the long-term damage if she kept competing.

The 20-year-old from West Des Moines, Iowa, was one of the biggest stars at the Beijing Olympics. Along with her gold on balance beam, she won silvers in the all-around, team competition and floor exercise. At the 2007 world championships, Johnson won the all-around, led the Americans to their third team title and took gold on floor.

ATLANTIC TROJANN TOURNAMENT:

1st Round:
Abraham Lincoln 7, A-H-S-T 2
Glenwood 15, Tri Center 4
Atlantic 7,- Audubon 3
Carroll 10, Red Oak 9
Second Round:
Creston 4, Abraham Lincoln 0
Tri Center 8, Walnut 1
Atlantic 6, Treynor 4
Underwood 8, Red Oak 0
Third Round:
Creston 11, A-H-S-T 3
Glenwood 16, Walnut 1
Treynor 10, Audubon 3
Carroll 16, Underwood 4
Championship Games:
Glenwood 7, Creston 0
Carroll 7, Atlantic 0
Consolation Games:
Tri Center 5, Abraham Lincoln 0
Underwood 11, Treynor 3
Walnut 11, A-H-S-T 6
Red Oak 5, Audubon 1
All Tournament Team:
Angelene Enke-9-AHST, Marissa Berns-12-Atlantic, Brittany Bauman-11-Carroll, Lauren Janning-10-Carroll, McKenna Henze-11-Glenwood, Lisa Nebel-11-Glenwood, Bailey Starner-10-Glenwood, Alex Snyder-12-Treynor, Katelynn Dilts-11-Underwood, Lauren Nahnsen-9-CBAL, Lacey Vokt-12-Audubon, Madison Frain-12-Creston, Gabrielle French-12-Red Oak, Malory Christiansen-11-Tri Center, Alyssa Becerra-10-Walnut.

MISSOURI VALLEY TOURNAMENT

1st Round:
Missouri Valley 12, West Harrison 0 (3 inn.).
West Monona 4, Thomas Jefferson 3.
Lewis Central 11, Woodbine 1 (5 inn.).
Logan-Magnolia 11, St. Albert 4.

Consolation Semi-Finals:
West Harrison 3, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Woodbine 10,  St. Albert 6.

Championship Semi-Finals:
Missouri Valley 13, West Monona 3 (6 inn.).
Lewis Central 8, Logan-Magnolia 4.

Finals:

• 7th Place: C.B. Thomas Jefferson 10, C.B. St. Albert 3
• 5th Place: West Harrison 7, Woodbine 4
• 3rd Place: Logan-Magnolia 16, West Monona 6 (5 inn.)
• 1st Place: Missouri Valley 10, Lewis Central 3

Other scores:

• Albia 11, Clarinda 6
• Denison-Schleswig 14, Storm Lake 2
• Emmetsburg 6, Denison-Schleswig 2
• Van Meter 13, IKM-Manning 2