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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs were back to forcing turnovers in their Monday night win over the Broncos. They had struggled to take the ball away through their first seven games, but picked off Trevor Siemian three times and recovered two fumbles in a 29-19 victory. It was a positive sign for a Chiefs defense that had been underperforming much of the season.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — At 5-3 overall and just 2-3 in the Big Ten, Iowa hasn’t lived up to its annual expectation of competing for the West division title. Just imagine where the Hawkeyes might be if it wasn’t for their defense. The Hawkeyes are ranked 12th nationally at just 17.4 points allowed per game, and they’ve held their last four opponents below that. They host third-ranked Ohio State on Saturday.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa freshman point guard Connor McCaffery has decided to play this season instead of redshirt. The star recruit and son of Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery had planned to sit out as a freshman and play baseball for Iowa in the spring. But backup point guard Christian Williams left the program last week, leaving Iowa thin at that position.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Brian Hardin has been hired as Drake’s athletic director at Drake. He will replace Sandy Hatfield-Club in early December. Hardin is a native of Des Moines and was a deputy athletic director at Marquette. He also worked at Ball State and Notre Dame.