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Midwest Sports Headlines: 2/28/19

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February 28th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Catcher Matt Wieters has agreed to a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. If added to the 40-man roster, the 32-year-old would get a one-year contract calling for a $1.5 million salary while in the major leagues. A four-time All-Star with Baltimore from 2009-16, Wieters will compete with Francisco Pena for the backup job behind Yadier Molina. He spent the past two seasons with Washington.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has suspended coach Fran McCaffery for two games for yelling at an official in a hallway heading to the locker room following a loss at Ohio State. Hawkeyes athletic director Gary Barta announced the move, which will sideline McCaffery for upcoming games against Rutgers and Wisconsin.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa play-by-play announcer Gary Dolphin, who was suspended last week for likening Maryland’s Bruno Fernando to “King Kong” during a game, will be reinstated after the end of the season. Hawkeye Sports Properties says Dolphin will return to cover Iowa’s spring football practice. Meanwhile, Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery has been suspended for yelling at an official in a hallway following a 90-70 loss at Ohio State.

UNDATED (AP) — No. 9 Michigan will go for its second win over No. 17 Maryland in two weeks when the teams meet Sunday in College Park. The Wolverines clamped down defensively while beating the Terrapins in Ann Arbor on Feb. 16. Michigan is one game behind Michigan State heading into a Thursday home game against Nebraska. Ohio State and Minnesota have work to do to secure NCAA Tournament bids. The Maryland women wrapped up their fourth Big Ten regular-season championship in their five years in the league.

UNDATED (AP) — Baylor plays at Kansas State to headline Big 12 play. The Wildcats will win a share of the league title if they win out, despite falling at Kansas on Monday night. Baylor will be looking to secure an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, and beating K-State in Manhattan would go a long way in achieving that goal.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator Jovan Dewitt has been throat cancer and won’t work full-time during spring practice. Cornhuskers coach Scott Frost said on his statewide radio show that Dewitt’s prognosis is pretty good and that he’s fighting a good fight. Dewitt is entering his fourth season on Frost’s staff after serving as associate head coach, linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Central Florida in 2016-17.