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Midwest Sports Headlines: 3/27/2019

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March 27th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State and coach Steve Prohm have agreed to a three-year contract extension that will run through the 2024-25 season. Prohm’s new deal ends speculation that Prohm might leave for Alabama, his alma mater. The Crimson Tide and Avery Johnson recently agreed to part ways after four seasons. Prohm has taken Iowa State to three NCAA Tournaments in four seasons since taking over for Fred Hoiberg. The Cyclones won the Big 12 tournament before being knocked out of the NCAAs by Ohio State.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Cam Lard’s career at Iowa State has come to an end after two up-and-down seasons with the Cyclones. Iowa State announced that Lard will be leaving the program to pursue other basketball opportunities. Off-court issues led the Cyclones to send Lard to a treatment facility last offseason. Lard was suspended for seven games to start this season. The 6-foot-9 Louisiana native averaged 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds off the bench.

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt’s $144.5 million, six-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals includes a $20 million signing bonus to be paid over the next five years. He gets signing bonus payments of $2.25 million each Jan. 15 and July 15 in 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024, and $1 million on Jan. 15 and July 15 in 2022. Goldschmidt keeps the $14.5 million salary this season and gets $22 million annually from 2021-24.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kouat Noi had 25 points with six 3-pointers as TCU beat Creighton 71-58 in the NIT quarterfinals. TCU advanced to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York for the second time in three seasons.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn basketball first got a new arena, then finally got a coach to fill it. Eventually, wins and titles came, too. Now, the Tigers have made the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2003 and are set to face North Carolina. Not even a couple of high-profile off-court incidents have been able to derail the Tigers during Auburn’s best two basketball seasons in years.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Markis McDuffie had 21 points as Wichita State got past Indiana 73-63 in the quarterfinals of the NIT. Wichita State will play in the semifinals at Madison Square Garden, becoming just the sixth team to reach New York after three road wins.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dominique Reid scored 12 of his 14 points in a deciding first half, Chris Coffey had 10 points and 16 rebounds and Georgetown College (Ky.) eased past Carroll College (Mont.) 68-48 for its third NAIA Division I national championship. Georgetown (33-4) also won the title in 1998 and 2013 before falling in 2016 on a last-second shot in overtime by Mid-America Christian University.