Class 1-A Semifinal

• Burlington Notre Dame 65, Janesville 58

Class 2-A Semifinals

• Hudson 45, Cascade 33
• Western Christian 69, North Linn 52

 Class 3-A Semifinals

• MOC-Floyd Valley 64, Mediapolis 51
• Unity Christian 50, Crestwoodo 41

Class 4-A Semifinals

• Western Dubuque 30, Ballard 23
• Harlan 45, Carlisle 42

Friday Schedule

Class 5-A Semifinals

• Noon – Waterloo West (22-2) vs. Southeast Polk (17-6)
• 1:45 p.m. – Iowa City High (24-0) vs. Dowling Catholic (21-3)

Class 1-A Championship

• 6:00 p.m. — Newell-Fonda (25-1) vs. Burlington Notre Dame (23-3)

Class 2-A Championship

• 8:00 p.m. — Hudson (25-1) vs. Western Christian (26-1)

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Keith Appling scored in double figures for the first time in more than five weeks and No. 22 Michigan State looked healthier than it had in months in an 86-76 victory over No. 24 Iowa on Thursday night. Appling showed his old aggressiveness before hip and wrist injuries and scored 12 points for the Spartans (23-7, 12-5 Big Ten).  Travis Trice, Appling’s backup, was 3 for 4 from 3-point range and had 16 points, while Adreian Payne added 14 points in his final home game.

Denzel Valentine had 13 points and nine assists for Michigan State, which looked a lot like the team that is 19-2 with a healthy Branden Dawson in the lineup.  Roy Devyn Marble had 24 points for Iowa (20-10, 9-8).

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Chiefs released linebacker Robert James and tight end Dominique Jones on Thursday as they prepare for the start of free agency next week. James was signed near the end of last season when James Michael-Johnson went on injured reserve. Jones spent time on the practice squad before making the 53-man roster at the tail end of the season, but he did not have a catch with the Chiefs.

The Chiefs were already in the market for a linebacker to provide depth, either through the draft or free agency. Jones was expendable with the anticipated return of tight end Travis Kelce, their third round pick last year who missed the season with a knee injury.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – The exhibition game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins scheduled for Thursday was rained out.   The game was called off before it started. Ricky Nolasco was set to start for the Twins. With rain in the forecast, he pitched a simulated game instead.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State senior guard Bubu Palo says he might petition the NCAA for a hardship waiver that would allow him to transfer to another school and play one more season. Palo missed much of 2013-14 after being dismissed from the team following sexual assault charges that were later dropped. Palo was reinstated by a district court judge in January, but he hasn’t played this season.

Palo says he and coach Fred Hoiberg have discussed the possibility of a waiver, adding that he might sit out Saturday’s home finale against Oklahoma State to aid those efforts. Palo redshirted as a freshman in 2009-10 and was suspended for 18 games in 2012-13. He will be honored in pre-game festivities for Iowa State’s seniors on Saturday.