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

UNDATED (AP) — Iowa sophomore Luka Garza started this season in recovery after a nine-pound benign cyst was removed from his abdomen. He might end it as one of the best players in the Big Ten. The 6-foot-11 Garza has been on a tear of late and it has helped the 20th-ranked Hawkeyes. Iowa visits Indiana today, on Thursday.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Barry Brown scored 18 points, Xavier Sneed hit a crucial 3-pointer with a minute to go, and Kansas State roughed up No. 13 Kansas 74-67 to snap a frustrating eight-game losing streak against its biggest rival. Sneed finished with 14 points and Dean Wade added 12 for the Wildcats, who maintained their place atop the Big 12. The Jayhawks fell to 1-6 in true road games this season.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Admiral Schofield and Grant Williams scored 13 points each as No. 1 Tennessee defeated Missouri 72-60 to extend its school-record winning streak to 17 games. Tennessee has the longest active winning streak of any Division I team. This latest victory also enabled Rick Barnes to match the longest winning streak of his 32-year head coaching career.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — After missing postseason play for the past three seasons, the St. Louis Cardinals believe they’ve struck gold with Paul Goldschmidt in their quest to play into October. St. Louis acquired the slugging first baseman from the Arizona Diamondbacks in December for pitcher Luke Weaver, catcher Carson Kelly, minor league infielder Andy Young and a 2019 draft pick.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Blake Seiler has been hired as an assistant coach on defense at West Virginia. Coach Neal Brown announced Seiler’s hiring Tuesday. Seiler spent 10 seasons at Kansas State, including last season as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Brown says staff assignments will be announced later.