(Ames)  Iowa State’s Hilton Coliseum will host an NBA preseason game for the first time since 1999. The game will feature the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, October 7th.

The game will be the Wolves’ first trip to Ames for a preseason game. Their D-League franchise, the Iowa Wolves, are based in Des Moines.

This will be the third NBA preseason game ever held at Hilton Coliseum.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The month of August has been great for rookie pitcher Jack Flaherty and the St. Louis Cardinals.

Flaherty allowed just one run in seventh innings and Jose Martinez and Tyler O’Neill homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Tuesday night in Mike Shildt’s first game since being promoted to full-time manager.

Flaherty (8-6) retired his first 12 batters and gave up one run and four hits with no walks. He is 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA in five August starts.

Flaherty has allowed only 14 hits and three runs in 32 innings, walking nine and striking out 38 batters in those starts.

The recipe for his success is simple, Flaherty said.

“Get ahead and stay ahead. Try not to get into deep counts and try to stay from a 3-2 count,” Flaherty said. “Try to make things happen quick. Move the ball in and out. Trust in my stuff.”

A meeting two weeks ago with Cardinals legend Bob Gibson inspired Flaherty.

“I got the chance to talk to him,” Flaherty said. “I asked him what his mentality was every time he went out. I haven’t talked to him since then but it’s more on me to reach out to him and than the other way around.”

Flaherty improved to 3-1 against the Pirates.

“He’s gotten better the more we’ve faced him I think as this season has shown,” Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. “His stuff has gotten better, the consistency of it, the execution of pitches.”

The Cardinals have won six of seven and are 20-5 in August. Earlier in the day, St. Louis took off the interim tag on Shildt, who was put in charge after Mike Matheny was fired last month a day before the All-Star break.
St. Louis is 27-12 under Shildt. He was rewarded with a contract through 2020 after guiding the Cards back into playoff contention.

“He’s been doing his thing and he hasn’t tried to do too much,” Flaherty said about Shildt. “He hasn’t tried to change anything. It’s just been him. I think the biggest thing is for everybody to be themselves and he’s done the same thing. I’m just happy for him.”

The Pirates have lost eight of 10.

Bud Norris pitched the ninth for his 28th save in 32 opportunities.

Martinez hit a two-run homer in the first off Ivan Nova (7-9). Martinez connected for his 16th homer after Matt Carpenter reached base on an infield single.

“I was trying to drive a ball middle in and he threw it there and I hit it out,” Martinez said.

O’Neill hit a 436-foot homer into the left field bleachers in the fourth inning for a 4-0 lead. Martinez singled ahead of O’Neil’s drive.

“The command, it was not as sharp as it was last time,” Nova said. “I gave up two two-run homers. The first home run, I thought that was a really good pitch that the guy just jumped on. The other one was down the middle of the plate. It’s frustrating.”

Josh Bell scored both runs for the Pirates. He doubled in the fifth and Colin Moran hit an RBI single.
Bell drew a leadoff walk from reliever Jordan Hicks in the eighth, took third on a bloop single by Moran and scored on a double play.

Paul DeJong was hit by a pitch to start the St. Louis eighth and an apparent two-run homer by Jedd Gyorko was overturned in a crew chief review. Gyorko was given a double and he was pulled because of discomfort in his left groin. Greg Garcia’s single made it 5-2.

Gyorko said he hurt himself leaving the batter’s box. He said it’s “tightness” and he will be looked at Wednesday.

“I thought it was a home run,” Gyorko said about his hit. “I ran around the bases. I haven’t looked at it yet.”

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Pirates: RHP Trevor Williams (10-9, 3.44) has allowed just four runs in his last seven starts covering 42 innings. He is 2-4 with a 6.93 ERA in 10 career appearances, including seven starts against St. Louis. He is 1-2 in four starts this year.

Cardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas (13-9, 2.94) allowed a season-high 12 hits and five runs in 4 2-3 innings in last Friday’s start at Colorado. He lost to the Pirates on June 1 at Busch Stadium.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – August 28, 2018 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced Tuesday afternoon that they have named Mike Shildt as the team’s Field Manager, removing his interim title.

Since being named to his position as interim manager on July 15, Shildt has piloted the Cardinals to a 26-12 mark – the most wins amongst all Major League teams during that time period – and he has helped steer the Cardinals into the postseason race, currently holding the top position in the National League Wild Card standings.

“We are pleased to name Mike Shildt as the St. Louis Cardinals manager,” stated Cardinals’ Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Bill DeWitt, Jr. “Mike is a veteran member of the Cardinals organization who has demonstrated strong leadership and coaching traits, formed by his many years of experience in the game, including his 15 years in the Cardinals system.  The team’s focused, high-level style of play under Mike is a standard that his teams consistently displayed during his prior years in the minors, and it has continued here at the Major League level.”

“Mike Shildt has made many stops throughout the Cardinals organization, and today he achieves another position – Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals,” stated Cardinals’ President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak.  “Over the past 15 years, Mike has been mentored by many great baseball men including George Kissell, Tony La Russa and Mark DeJohn.  Now he has an opportunity to share his insights throughout the entire organization.”

Shildt, 50, has been a member of the Cardinals organization since 2004 and had served on the team’s Major League coaching staff the past two (2017-18) seasons.  The North Carolina native managed for eight seasons in the Cardinals farm system where his clubs won league championships in 2010 and 2011 with Johnson City of the rookie Appalachian League and in 2012 with Springfield of the Texas League (AA).  Prior to taking the Cardinals reins in July, Shildt had most recently managed in 2016 with Memphis of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).

Shildt became the 50th manager in franchise history when he was named to the interim position last month.

CAM Triangular

(2-0) ACGC 21-21, Atlantic 4-18
(2-1) ACGC 21-21-15, East Union 23-18-13
(2-1) Atlantic 18-21-15, East Union 21-16-10
(2-1) CAM 19-22-15, ACGC 21-20-12
(2-0) CAM 21-21, Atlantic 17-13
(2-0) CAM 21-21, East Union 17-19

Other Scores

(3-0) Ar-We-Va 25-25-25, Audubon 19-18-17
(2-0) Bedford 27-25, Essex 25-20
(3-0) Carroll 25-25-25, South Central Calhoun 19-22-22
(4-0) Creston 25-25-25-25, ADM 21-13-27-23
(3-1) Denison-Schleswig 25-18-25-25, Harlan 16-25-19-23
(2-0) East Mills 25-25, Griswold 19-18
(2-0) East Mills 25-28, Underwood 23-26
(2-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25, Griswold 19-18
(2-0) Riverside 25-25, Bedford 17-20
(2-0) Riverside 25-25, Essex 22-18
(3-0) Sidney 25-25-25, Johnson Brock 14-11-16
(3-0) South Page 25-26-25, Diagonal 20-24-15
(3-2) Southwest Valley 25-17-23-25-15, Central Decatur 17-25-25-10-9
(2-1) Underwood 16-26-16, Fremont-Mills 25-17-14
(3-0) West Monona 25-25-27, Westwood 21-12-25

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jose Martinez and Tyler O’Neill homered, rookie Jack Flaherty pitched seven innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 in Mike Shildt’s first game since being promoted to full-time manager. The Cardinals have won six of seven and are 20-5 in August. Earlier in the day, St. Louis took off the interim tag on Shildt, who was put in charge after Mike Matheny was fired last month a day before the All-Star break. The Pirates have lost eight of 10.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have removed the interim tag from Mike Shildt’s title, promoting him to manager through 2020 after he led the team into postseason contention since taking over for the fired Mike Matheny. Shildt has guided the Cardinals to a 26-12 record since July 15 and they now hold the top spot in the National League wild card standings. The Cardinals were 47-46 when Matheny was fired.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jakob Junis held scuffling Detroit to six hits in his first career complete game, Adalberto Mondesi homered to spur a five-run frame and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tigers 6-2 to begin their midweek, two-game series. Matthew Boyd allowed five runs in six innings for Detroit.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ defense was humiliated by the Bears in their preseason game last week, and that was with Chicago resting its offensive starters. With one final preseason game left and the start of the regular season on the horizon, defensive coordinator Bob Sutton knows that improvement must be made in a hurry.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Scott Frost says quarterback Tristan Gebbia has been granted a release, freeing him to transfer to another school. Frost made the announcement four days before the Cornhuskers’ opener against Akron. True freshman Adrian Martinez was named the starting quarterback over the weekend. Gebbia on Monday dropped his classes and did not attend practice. Sophomore walk-on Andrew Bunch is in line to be the backup to Martinez.

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State women’s basketball team announced its non-conference schedule for the 2018-19 season Monday. The Cyclones’ season-opener is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 9 against Niagara, which is the first game of the Preseason WNIT Tournament.

“I am very excited about our non-conference schedule for our team and fans,” head coach Bill Fennelly said. “Playing in the Preseason WNIT for the first time is a great way to start the season for this team. Overall the schedule is challenging in every way so we will have to be ready to play every night.”

Iowa State will have four-straight home games for the Preseason WNIT, before hitting the road to take on Eastern Michigan in Canada. The game will be a special one for senior All-American Bridget Carleton, as the Cyclones will take on the Eagles in her hometown of Chatham, Ontario, on Wed., Nov. 21.

Iowa State will continue its road swing in Vermillion, South Dakota, when it takes on South Dakota on Nov. 28. The Cyclones will return home to take on Arkansas on Sun., Dec. 2 for the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The much-anticipated Iowa Corn CyHawk series game will be in Iowa City on Wed., Dec. 5.

The Cyclones will close out their non-conference schedule with a four-game home stand to in the month of December, with visits from North Dakota (Sun., Dec. 9), Drake (Sun., Dec. 16), Prairie View A&M (Wed., Dec. 19) andBucknell (Sat., Dec. 29).

Dates are still subject to change and a complete schedule featuring tip-off times and the Big 12 conference schedule will be announced at a later date.

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team opens the 2018-19 season at home against Alabama State on Nov. 6 and follows up three days later hosting former Big 12 foe Missouri.

The Cyclones and Tigers will meet at Hilton Coliseum for the first time since 2012, highlighting a non-conference slate that features seven home games.

Iowa State’s annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series contest against Iowa will be Thursday, Dec. 6 in Iowa City. The Cyclones have won seven of the last nine meetings in the series.

The Cyclones face Drake Saturday, Dec. 15 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines as part of the Hy-Vee Classic, while another highlight of the non-conference slate comes on Jan. 26 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge game at Mississippi.

As previously announced, Iowa State’s trip to the Maui Jim Maui Invitational (Nov. 19-21) highlights the non-conference schedule. The Cyclones will open the nation’s most prestigious tournament against Arizona, with a second game against either Gonzaga or Illinois. In the third game, ISU will face one of Auburn, Duke, San Diego State or Xavier.

The schedule features a number of regional matchups with North Dakota State, Omaha and Eastern Illinois coming to Hilton Coliseum. For the complete schedule, click here.

Times and television selections, as well as the Big 12 schedule, will be announced at a later date.

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2. Texas (7)
3. Minnesota
4. Florida
5. Nebraska
6. Penn State
7. USC
8. Wisconsin
9. BYU
10. UCLA
11. Illinois
12. Baylor
13. Washington
14. Pittsburgh
15. Creighton
16. Kentucky
17. Northern Iowa
18. Oregon
19. San Diego
20. Purdue
21. Colorado
22. Utah
23. Michigan
24. Cal Poly
25. Colorado State

Others Receiving Votes: Iowa State, Wichita State, Michigan State, Ohio State