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Midwest Sports Headlines: 12/13/2018

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December 13th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL won’t pay for video evidence in cases involving domestic violence and defended the league’s handling of those investigations. Goodell said the NFL’s approach to dealing with domestic violence is “extraordinary.” The league came under scrutiny again when surveillance video showed former Kansas City running back Kareem Hunt shoving and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel in February. Hunt wasn’t disciplined before the video was released by TMZ.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs can clinch their third straight AFC West title and a first-round playoff bye with a victory over the Chargers on Thursday night. Meanwhile, Los Angeles can forge a tie in the division and clinch its first postseason berth since 2013 with a win at Arrowhead Stadium. The matchup features the two teams with the AFC’s best records.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Cornhuskers are a hungry and humble basketball team. Hungry because they just missed out on making the NCAA Tournament last season despite winning 22 games, setting a school record with 13 conference wins and finishing fourth in the Big Ten. Humble because for all the success they’ve had getting out to an 8-2 start, they still have a couple disappointing losses to remind them they aren’t good enough to win most nights unless they bring their best effort.

UNDATED (AP) — It will be a classic mentor-mentee matchup when defending national champion Nebraska and Illinois meet in the NCAA volleyball semifinals in Minneapolis on Thursday night. John Cook has coached the Cornhuskers to their fourth straight final four. Chris Tamas has led the Illini to the semifinals in his second year after serving as an assistant to Cook. Top-seeded Stanford plays BYU in the other semifinal. The winners will play for the championship on Saturday night.