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Midwest Sports Brief: 10/23/17

Sports

October 23rd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

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

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. overcame two early mistakes to win a wild playoff elimination race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday. It was an emotional victory for his Furniture Row Racing team following the death of a crew member. Kurt Busch was second while playoff contenders Kyle Larson, Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. were eliminated.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas and Missouri finally got back together on the basketball court, teaming to raise money for hurricane relief in a “Showdown for Relief” exhibition. Devonte’ Graham scored 25 points in the Jayhawks’ 93-87 victory.

UNDATED (AP) — Iowa State is off to its best start in 15 years and on Sunday entered The Associated Press poll for the first time since 2005 at No. 25. This week the Cyclones play fourth-ranked TCU on homecoming for a share of first place in the Big 12. The resurgence comes after Iowa State has finished no higher than ninth in four of the six years since the Big 12 ended its divisional alignment.

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Luis Silva scored in the opening minutes and Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday in their regular-season finale. Real Salt Lake, which was winless in its first five games of the season and won just two of its first 11, finished one point out of the Western Conference playoffs