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Midwest Sports Headlines: 2/2/2019

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February 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 19 points, Joe Wieskamp added 16 and Iowa stunned fifth-ranked Michigan 74-59, handing the Wolverines just their second loss of the season. Ryan Kriener scored 15 points with 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes, who snapped a two-game losing streak with by far their biggest win of the season.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Deja Church and Akienreh Johnson both had career scoring highs of 19 points, Michigan dominated the boards and the Wolverines took a 90-81 victory over No. 13 Iowa. Church was 9-of-11 shooting and Johnson 6 of 9 with three 3-pointers for the Wolverines (13-9, 4-6 Big Ten), who lost to the Hawkeyes (16-5, 7-3) by 14 on Jan. 17.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas is open to discussing a long-term deal with the St. Louis Cardinals rather than wait to go on the open market after the season. The 30-year-old right-hander returned to the major leagues last year after three seasons in Japan, agreeing to a $15.5 million, two-year contract with the Cardinals. He became a first-time All-Star, going 18-4 with a 2.83 ERA in 32 starts. His deal allows him to become a free agent after the 2019 World Series.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Just as they did 17 years ago, St. Louis football fans will watch the Rams and New England Patriots play in the Super Bowl. This time, the rooting interest has flipped. Many fans in St. Louis will be pulling for the Patriots and not their former team. The franchise’s success is salt in the wound for fans still bitter three years after owner Stan Kroenke moved the team back to Los Angeles.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Rams moved from St. Louis to Los Angeles, had seven head coaches and used 20 starting quarterbacks since losing to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl 17 years ago. Meanwhile, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are still here and they’re going for their sixth NFL title in the rematch Sunday.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The NCAA has declared Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa ineligible for the remainder of this season and next season after his name surfaced in the FBI probe into college basketball corruption. Kansas said it intends to appeal the decision. The Jayhawks had withheld the 6-foot-9 De Sousa from competition this season, pending the results of the investigation.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has lost three of four heading into Saturday’s showdown with Texas Tech, and what happens over the next four days could decide whether the No. 11 Jayhawks remain in the hunt for a 15th straight Big 12 title. They also have a trip to Kansas State on Tuesday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri plans to appeal soon what it called “unjust” penalties levied by the NCAA in an academic misconduct case. The school acknowledged that a former tutor did work for 12 student-athletes in football, baseball and softball, but it disputed the severity of the penalties after it self-reported the violations and assisted in the investigation. The appeals process could take six months or more.