LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A former Nebraska volleyball player and eight other women have sued the university. They allege the school did not properly respond or investigate complaints of sexual assault and harassment. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court. The complaint outlines a pattern of unresponsiveness, sloppiness and indifference by university employees in charge of investigating allegations of sexual misconduct. Seven of the women allege they were victims of rape or sexual assault. The university declined to comment on the lawsuit but said it has a strong Title IX process.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL Players Association has agreed to the league’s plan to drop all preseason games for the 2020 season. That’s what a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The union also agreed to an 80-player roster limit for training camp, instead of the usual 90. The players’ union plan came during a conference call on Tuesday.

UNDATED (AP) — The NFL is planning to allow players to have decals on the back of their helmets bearing names or initials of victims of systemic racism and police violence. The league has been in talks with individual players and their union since June about somehow honoring such victims. The initiative will be done league-wide, with each team deciding who it will honor and how to display the names.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s players met Tuesday with owner Paul Dolan to discuss a potential name change for the team, which has been called the Indians for the past 105 years. Manager Terry Francona said the group had an “honest” conversation and he came away proud of how it was handled by all involved. Francona stressed that nothing has been resolved over the controversial topic. The Indians’ move coincided with the recent decision by Washington’s NFL team to drop the name Redskins, which had been decried as being racist for decades.

UNDATED (AP) — Veteran defensive end and three-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is retiring after 11 NFL seasons. The 34-year-old Bennett played for five teams and was an integral part of the Seattle Seahawks’ 2013 NFL championship. He said Tuesday on Instagram that the 2019 season, which he split between New England and Dallas, was his last. He also played for Tampa Bay and Philadelphia.

CLASS 4A

Region 3 Final: Winterset 10, Norwalk 1
Region 4 Final: Carlisle 12, Harlan 0 (3 innings)

CLASS 1A

Substate 6 Final @ Creston: Martensdale-St. Marys 11, Mount Ayr 3
Substate 7 Final @ Clarinda: St. Albert 9, CAM 5
Substae 8 Final @ Carroll : Kingsley-Pierson 9, Logan-Magnolia 5

CLASS 2A

Substate 7 Final @ North Polk, Alleman: Des Moines Christian 3, Panorama 2
Substate 8 Final @ Tri-Center, Neola: Treynor 3, Kuemper Catholic 1

The CAM Cougars jumped on top early but a 6-run 5th inning swung the game in favor of St. Albert in the Class 1A Substate 7 Final on Tuesday in Clarinda. The Falcons went on to win 9-5 and will head back to the State Tournament after a 1-year hiatus.

The Falcons scored a run in the top of the 1st on an RBI ground-out by Cy Patterson. The Cougars answered right back with 2 runs in the bottom of the frame. Colby Rich had an RBI sac-fly to center and Lane Spieker scored on a wild pitch. The Cougars added another run in the 3rd on another sac-fly from Rich to lead 3-1 until the 5th.

The Falcons then found some offense in the 5th. St. Albert sent the entire order to the plate and brought home 6 runs on 5 hits. The bases loaded up with no out and Jeff Miller drove in a run with a single. Ryan Generaux scored 2 on a double, Jeff Miller got home on a wild pitch, and Isaac Sherrill brought home 2 more with a single. The Falcons built on that momentum and loaded the bases again in the 6th with no out and eventually plated 2 runs on 2 hits.

CAM tried to inch back with a run in the 6th on an RBI double by Ben Tibken. Joe Kauffmann came in and struck out the side for the Falcons in the top of the 7th and the Cougars headed to the final half inning trailing 9-4. A couple of walks got Connor McKee and Jacob Holste on board. Kolby Nelson then grounded one towards second that turned into a double play. Lane Spieker dribbled an infield single that brought home McKee to make it 9-5. Cy Patterson was then able to strikeout Colby Rich to end the game.

CAM ends another phenomenal season with a record of 15-3. Cougars Head Coach Dan Daugherty said they were right there in the game and one bad inning cost them.

Coach Daugherty said the future is still bright with a lot of talent back for the Cougars, but he will also miss a Senior class that has meant a lot to CAM baseball.

St. Albert improved to 21-1 on the season and they will now wait to see who and when they will play in the State Tournament. One of the 1A Substate Final games was pushed to Wednesday night due to rain so they’ll have to wait for pairings until that game is played.

The CAM Cougars will try to earn a trip to the State Tournament tonight with a Substate Final meeting with the St. Albert Falcons. CAM (15-2) will be aiming for their second trip to the State Tourney in the past four seasons. St. Albert (20-1) will be trying to reach State for the second time in the past three seasons. The Falcons came up a run shy in of State trips in 2019 and 2017. That 2017 Substate Final was a 4-3 loss to CAM.

The Cougars and Falcons haven’t met again since that game in 2017 so it will surely stick in the mind of at least a few players that were part of that meeting. After the District win over Bedford, CAM Head Coach Dan Daugherty shared his thoughts on what it will take against a tough Falcons squad.

CAM Sophomore Cade Ticknor said the team is really excited for the opportunity to play in the Substate Final.

We’ll have coverage of the game on KJAN with pregame at 6:45 p.m. and first pitch at 7:00 p.m. Chris Parks will have the call from Clarinda on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at KJAN.com

The IGHSAU has released the State Softball brackets for Class 1A, 2A, and 3A. Here is a look at each bracket.

Attendance at Principal Park in Des Moines will be limited to around two thousand fans for the state baseball tournament. The tournament begins Friday with two first round games in 1A and Iowa Cubs general manager Sam Bernabe says there will be no general admission ticket sales.

Bernabe says there could be some games where the demand exceeds the number of available tickets.

Bernabe says each game will be treated like a separate session.

Bernabe says masks are not mandatory but are strongly recommended.

Principal Park has hosted the state tournament since 2005.

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.

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Class 4A and 5A schools will play for trips to State tonight in Regional Finals. Here is a look at the area contests.

CLASS 4A

Region 3 Final: Winterset @ Norwalk
Region 4 Final: Harlan @ Carlisle

Tickets to the state baseball tournament will be punched in Class 1A and 2A tonight with Substate Finals being contested. We’ll have the Class 1A Substate 7 Final in Clarinda between CAM and St. Albert with pregame at 6:45 p.m. and first pitch at 7:00 p.m. Here is a look at the area match-ups that are all set to start at 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 1A

Substate 6 Final @ Creston: Martensdale-St. Marys vs. Mount Ayr
Substate 7 Final @ Clarinda: CAM vs. St. Albert
Substae 8 Final @ Carroll : Logan-Magnolia vs. Kingsley-Pierson

CLASS 2A

Substate 7 Final @ North Polk, Alleman: Des Moines Christian vs. Panorama
Substate 8 Final @ Tri-Center, Neola: Treynor vs. Kuemper Catholic