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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Barring a turnaround that doesn’t seem like it’s coming, Iowa’s 2017 season is tending toward forgettable. The Hawkeyes have scored 19 points or less in three of its first four league games and lost all three. Iowa hosts Minnesota on Saturday in a game that’s crucial for bowl eligibility instead of the Big Ten West title.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby believes the federal investigation into corruption in college basketball has brought to light a seedy underbelly of the sport that people have known about all along. He also thinks the investigation that has brought down Louisville coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich is not going away soon.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Fourth-ranked TCU can likely solidify its playoff positioning with a win at No. 25 Iowa State on Saturday. The surprising Cyclones are ranked for the first time in 12 years. TCU is the Big 12’s only undefeated team going into the last weekend before the initial College Football Playoff rankings of this season are released. When TCU last played Iowa State before CFP rankings, the Frogs won by 52 points in the 2014 regular season finale. But they dropped out of the top four and missed the playoff.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a drag racer from Kansas has died following a crash at a California track. The Kern County coroner’s office says Brett Henry struck a wall during a race Saturday at Auto Club Famoso Raceway north of Bakersfield. KBAK-TV reports the 50-year-old died the next day at a hospital.