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

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Nick Ward made all 10 of his shots, scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead No. 10 Michigan State to a 90-68 win over No. 18 Iowa. The Spartans trailed for more than six minutes in the first half and were behind by as much as six before a Ward-led surge gave them a 43-33 lead at halftime. The Hawkeyes had no hope for a comeback because they missed 18 of 19 shots to open the second half.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Marial Shayok scored 20 points, Michael Jacobson had 15 with 10 rebounds and Iowa State rolled past North Dakota State 81-59 for its fourth straight win. Nick Weiler-Babb scored 11 points with eight rebounds for the Cyclones (7-1), who shot 50 percent from the floor.

UNDATED (AP) — The NFL’s handling of violence accusations against Kareem Hunt shows the league still reacts heavily based on public perception. The league and Chiefs quickly changed their approach toward the star running back after video was released showing Hunt pushing and kicking a woman at a Cleveland hotel. The league has tried to shift following its mishandling of the Ray Rice domestic violence case in 2014.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kareem Hunt went unclaimed on NFL waivers three days after he was released by the Kansas City Chiefs. The star running back was cut Friday after TMZ released a video showing him pushing and kicking a woman during a February incident at a Cleveland hotel. Police did not charge Hunt with a crime, but the Chiefs released him for being untruthful with them about what happened.

UNDATED (AP) — The NFL took a break from record-breaking offensive explosions and soaring television ratings with a speedbump of bad officiating and bad looks in Week 13. Numerous bad calls affected several games. And the league had to defend itself and its investigation after TMZ released video of Kareem Hunt hitting a woman.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Michigan’s impressive wins against ranked opponents have pushed the Wolverines to No. 5 in the latest AP Top 25 poll. The top four of the poll remained unchanged with Gonzaga at the top, followed by Kansas, Duke and Virginia. The poll also added three new teams in No. 20 Arizona State, No. 24 Nebraska and No. 25 Furman. It is Furman’s first appearance in the AP poll.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs could have been sidetracked by the controversy that engulfed now-departed running back Kareem Hunt. Instead, they seemed galvanized in a 40-33 victory in Oakland that kept them in the race for the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs. Spencer Ware and a host of others filled in admirably as the Chiefs hardly missed an offensive beat.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens are still fighting to end a three-year playoff drought even though they are riding their longest winning streak of the season. The Ravens hold a one-game lead for the sixth and final postseason spot in the AFC. Baltimore is within a half-game of the first-place Pittsburgh Steelers and rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson has emerged as a playmaker. He has led Baltimore to three straight victories since taking over for injured starter Joe Flacco.