AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State’s season opener against Tulsa has been moved from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Cyclones say the time change was made at the behest of Fox Sports Net and the Big 12. The move is expected to give the Sept. 1 matchup at Jack Trice Stadium more exposure on Fox Sports Net, which is broadcasting the game. Iowa State will also play at 2:30 p.m. the following week at Iowa. The Cyclones will then host Western Illinois at 7 p.m. on Sept. 15.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright matched his career high with 12 strikeouts in a five-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals punished rookie Lucas Harrell with six runs in the first three innings, getting over an excruciating 19-inning loss two days earlier with a 7-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Skip Schumaker and Yadier Molina had two RBIs apiece for the Cardinals, who got six hits the first seven at-bats in a four-run first and then capitalized on a pair of walks to open a two-run third. Jon Jay had three hits and an RBI. Wainwright (12-10) threw his second shutout and third complete game of the season. Two of the complete games have come during a string of six consecutive victories at home with a 1.42 ERA. He pitched a five-hitter on Aug. 4, a 6-1 victory over the Brewers.
Carlos Beltran, the National League’s RBIs leader, missed his second start in three games because of a right hand injury. St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said the hand has been bothering Beltran for a while. Beltran was 0 for 8 in a 19-inning loss to the Pirates on Sunday, and Matheny said the injury has flared up, but that he didn’t think he’d be out long. Beltran is hitting .278 with 28 homers and 85 RBIs Regular first baseman Allen Craig moved to right field for Tuesday night’s game against the Houston Astros, with Matt Carpenter replacing Craig at first. Matheny said Craig is more comfortable in the outfield.
In other Cardinal’s news…
The Redbirds have agreed to a one-year contract with pitcher Jake Westbrook with a mutual option for 2014. The 34-year-old Westbrook is 12-9 with a 3.50 ERA in 24 starts this season, leaving him three shy of 100 career victories. The sinkerballer leads the National League with 22 double plays induced and is also the best in the league at getting ground balls at 73 percent. Westbrook is in his second full season with the Cardinals, who acquired him in a deal with the Indians at the 2010 trade deadline. The Cardinals announced the contract on Tuesday.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa freshmen Barkley Hill and Ruben Lile will redshirt the 2012 season because of injuries. Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz says Hill, a running back, tore the ACL in his left knee during practice on Saturday and will have surgery later this week. Hill was in the mix for playing time as a true freshman because of Iowa’s lack of depth at back. But his absence for the upcoming season means that Damon Bullock and freshman Greg Garmon will likely occupy the top of the depth chart. Ferentz says that Lile, a freshman defensive back from Detroit, suffered a similar injury to Hill’s without getting into further details. The Hawkeyes open the season on Sept. 1 against Northern Illinois in Chicago.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — New Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby views the league as healthy and stable, with its 10 members committed to each other. Now he’s trying to get everyone else to see it that way too. Bowlsby says one of the Big 12’s biggest immediate challenges is in changing public perceptions of the league. Many of those who saw the league brought to the brink of extinction more than once still look at it as a shaky alliance of disjointed institutions. Bowlsby acknowledged during a visit to Iowa State that even he was skeptical of how dedicated the Big 12’s members were to each other. But Bowlsby says those concerns were alleviated by the leadership of the member institutions. Bowlsby left one of the nation’s top athletic director jobs, Stanford, for the Big 12 in May.
One person was sent to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash late Tuesday night, in Atlantic. A dispatcher with the Cass County Communications Center told KJAN News the crash happened at around 11:30-p.m., at the intersection of 7th and Hazel Streets. One person was transported by Medivac Ambulance to CCMH, but no other details were available early this morning. The Atlantic Police Department is expected to release more information, later today.
The Iowa State Patrol reports an Anita man was injured, but was not transported to the hospital, following an accident Tuesday afternoon east of Anita. Officials say a 2000 Ford Excursion driven by 45-year old Richard Hansen II, of Anita, was traveling north on 770th Street when the vehicle went out of control, slid across the road about one-quarter of a mile east of Eastland Road, and came to rest in the west ditch, facing west. The Patrol says Hansen was not wearing a seatbelt. The accident happened at around 4:50-p.m.
The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday some additions to the static displays which will be on hand for the “Fly Iowa” event September 15th, at the Atlantic Airport.
Douglas A-26 Invader “Lady Liberty.”
The A-26 “Lady Liberty” Invader bomber will be the highlight of the ground displays. Rick Pellett, Static Show Chair, says the bomber will be available for free cockpit tours when it is sitting on the ground, and, it will provide a flying demonstration. Her crew will available at the airshow to answer questions and help people get a feel for the history of the unique plane, which was the 130th Invader produced.
This particular aircraft was assigned to the 410th Bomb Group and began combat operations in early 1945. Each squadron was given one aircraft. They were painted completely black and initially used as night interdiction aircraft ranging all over Germany. This plane still has patches in the tail that were attributed to encounters with German night fighters. Pellett said “It is the only airshow A-26 that is in stock configuration, and has operable bomb bay doors.”
Other static displays at the air show will include many different military ‘warbirds,’ WWII tanks and other ground military vehicles, such as ambulances and radio trucks. Air museums will have displays at Fly Iowa, such as the Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum from Ankeny, and the Iowa Aviation Museum from Winterset. There will also be military art and jewelry vendors bringing displays that people can browse through and make purchases.
Pellett says a big draw at the event, will be the US Air Force’s black race car called “Vapor.”
U-S Air Force’ Dodge Challenger, “Vapor”
The fully customized Dodge Challenger showcases the cyber, space and technology aspects of the Air Force. It comes with an interactive touch-screen booth where air show attendees can get more information about how the car was modified, and information about the US Air Force and different technologies that are used in its jets and equipment.
In addition, a local group, the Atlantic RC Hawks…a remote controlled airplane club…will have their planes on display, and someone to answer questions and give information.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Military officials say fighter jets intercepted two small planes during President Barack Obama’s visit to Des Moines last week for violating the temporary flight restricted area. The Des Moines Register reports both planes were escorted to nearby airfields during Obama’s visit on Aug. 13. Officials say neither incident posed a danger to Obama, but flight space is restricted during presidential visits
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Waterloo say the mother of one of two Iowa cousins missing for more than a month was taken to a hospital after police found her unresponsive at a relative’s home. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (http://bit.ly/SOdkkJ) cites a police report that says 34-year-old Misty Morrissey was taken Monday to Allen Hospital. Morrissey is the mother of 10-year-old Lyric Cook, who was reported missing last month along with her cousin, 9-year-old Elizabeth Collins.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A lawyer says the son of Peregrine Financial CEO Russ Wasendorf Sr. is not a target of a federal investigation and doesn’t expect to be charged. The lawyer says Russ Wasendorf Jr. wasn’t involved with the finances of the company and feels betrayed by his father, who has been indicted in connection with a massive fraud scheme.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of firebombing a Des Moines apartment complex last year has pleaded guilty and faces up to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors say Robert Bell helped two other suspects use Molotov cocktails to damage the Deer Ridge Apartments in an attempt to cover up a burglary.
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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State senior quarterback Steele Jantz will open the season as the Cyclones starter.
Coach Paul Rhoads announced Tuesday that Jantz will start for Iowa State against Tulsa on Sept. 1, ending the competition between Jantz and sophomore Jared Barnett.
Jantz started seven games for Iowa State in 2011, but he was pulled in favor of Barnett after a foot injury and increasing ineffectiveness.
Barnett led the Cyclones past then-No. 2 Oklahoma State in late November, but he struggled in a 27-13 loss to Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl.
Jantz threw 10 touchdown passes and was picked off 11 times last season. Still, Rhoads says Jantz’s skill set is ideal for Iowa State’s spread offense.
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