Iowa takes a 1-3 Big Ten mark into a match-up at home against Wisconsin, tonight (Saturday). The Badgers lead the Big Ten with a 4-0 record after a stunning victory at second ranked Indiana but Iowa coach Fran McCaffery is not surprised by the Badgers early success. He says with Wisconsin, “It almost doesn’t matter who’s there. It’s a system in-place, a mentality that they have, that are going to compete, they’re going to play well. They have guys that can shoot, defend and execute.” McCaffery says “They’re going to be hard to beat.”

Iowa officials will honor the 20th anniversary of the death of former Hawkeye Chris Street at Saturday’s game. McCaffery says Street’s legacy is still a big part of the program. He says there’s  a golf outing and a foundation in Street’s name, and people still talk about him and how he played the game. McCaffrey says “It’s important that his legacy be remembered, and that the connection is maintained.” He thinks tonight’s game will be an emotional time for a lot of people.

Pre-game coverage of tonight’s game begins at 6 o’clock, here on KJAN.

(Radio Iowa)

ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to terms with pitchers Mitchell Boggs and Edward Mujica on one-year contracts, avoiding salary arbitration.  Boggs gets $1,475,000 after earning $506,000 last season. Mujica got a $3.2 million deal after making $1,625,000 a year ago.

Boggs appeared in a career-high 78 games last season and his 2.21 ERA ranked sixth among NL relievers. Mujica had a 1.03 ERA in 29 games after arriving in a trade-deadline deal from Miami, shoring up the St. Louis bullpen and not allowing a run in his first 18 games with the Cardinals.

The club also exchanged arbitration figures Friday with third baseman David Freese and pitchers Jason Motte and Marc Rzepczynski.  Freese, the MVP of the 2011 World Series and NLCS, asked for $3.75 million and was offered $2.4 million. Motte submitted $5.5 million and was offered $4.5 million. Rzepczynski requested $1.3 million while the Cardinals proposed $900,000.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10:

• Creston 79, Shenandoah 51
• Kuemper Catholic 50, Harlan 48
• Red Oak 61, Glenwood 55
• Clarinda 47, Auburn, NE 32

Western Iowa:

• Riverside 68, A-H-S-T 38
• Treynor 66, Griswold 51
• Tri-Center 69, Audubon 33
• Underwood 57, Missouri Valley 32

Rolling Hills:

• Adair-Casey 68, CAM 63
• Exira/EHK 61, Paton-Churdan 58
• Iowa Christian Academy 45, Orient-Macksburg 33
• Ankeny Christian 66, Glidden-Ralston 47

Others:

• Ar-We-Va 66, Woodbine 42
• Boyer Valley 68, Whiting 48
• Abraham Lincoln 43, Thomas Jefferson 37
• Des Moines Christian 62, Panorama 18
• Guthrie Center 71, West Central Valley 45
• IKM-Manning 78, West Monona 53
• Nodaway Valley 75, Central Decatur 29
• Omaha Concordia, NE 55, St. Albert 51
• Van Meter 71, Coon Rapids-Bayard 28
• Westwood 51, Charter Oak-Ute 45

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10:

• Clarinda 79, Clarinda Academy 11
• Glenwood 52, Red Oak 33
• Harlan 54, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 31
• Creston 54, Shenandoah 31
• Lewis Central 43, Denison-Schleswig 23

Wesstern Iowa:

• Missouri Valley 57, Underwood 47
• Treynor 50, Griswold 23
• Tri-Center 48, Audubon 36

Rolling Hills:

• Adair-Casey 55, CAM 24
• Iowa Christian Academy 44, Orient-Macksburg 28
• Paton-Churdan 45, Exira/EHK 40

Others:

• Ar-We-Va 80, Woodbine 35
• Bedford 56, Interstate 35 25
• Central Decatur 45, Nodaway Valley 30
• Abraham Lincoln 49, Thomas Jefferson 19
• IKM-Manning 70, West Monona 13
• Kingsley-Pierson 87, West Harrison 66
• Omaha Concordia, NE 46, St. Albert 25
• Panorama 43, Des Moines Christian 32
• Southeast Warren 60, Lenox 46
• Van Meter 57, Coon Rapids-Bayard 39
• Westwood 35, Charter Oak-Ute 33

 Corner Conference Tournament

• Championship – Villisca 45, Stanton 32
• Third Place – Fremont Mills 53, Nishnabotna 46