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Midwest Sports Headlines: 12/7/2018

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December 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyler Cook had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Isaiah Moss added 20 points and 18th-ranked Iowa cruised past Iowa State 98-94, snapping a two-game losing streak. Nicholas Baer had 11 of his 14 points in the second half for the Hawkeyes, who shot 57.4 percent from the floor and outrebounded the Cyclones 44-24.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nick McGlynn and Nick Norton combined for 29 points to lead Drake to its fifth straight win, a 75-61 victory over Milwaukee on Thursday night. McGlynn had 15 points and Norton drained 4 of 7 from deep to total 14 points.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The NFL’s highest-scoring offense will face the league’s top-ranked defense when the Kansas City Chiefs welcome the Baltimore Ravens to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. The Chiefs are averaging nearly 40 points per game behind their young star quarterback, Patrick Mahomes. The Ravens are allowing fewer than 20 points per game on the other side of the ball.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Ravens are among the best teams in the NFL when it comes to controlling the ball. The Chiefs prefer to score in a hurry. So when the two playoff contenders meet at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, expect Baltimore to try everything possible on offense to keep Kansas City’s high-flying attack on the sideline.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self is hopeful injured center Udoka Azubuike will be back on the floor by the time the second-ranked Jayhawks open Big 12 play against Oklahoma on Jan. 2. The 7-footer sustained a severe high ankle sprain against Wofford on Tuesday night. He was still not putting much weight on the ankle Thursday. Kansas plays New Mexico State on Saturday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Owings has agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, five days after the utilityman was cut loose by Arizona. The 27-year-old Owings hit .206 in 106 games this year.

SEATTLE (AP) — Delante Jones and Matej Kavas scored 26 points apiece and Seattle shot 61 percent from the floor in the second half to pull away for a 90-71 victory over Omaha. Jones made 9 of 14 shots from the floor, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, on his way to a career-high total.