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Midwest Sports Headlines: 4/2/19

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April 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Lauren Cox had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Baylor earned its first Final Four berth since 2012 by beating Iowa 85-53 in the Greensboro Regional final. Didi Richards added 16 points and 10 rebounds, Chloe Jackson had 14 points and the top overall seed Bears won their 27th straight game by shooting 53%, clamping down on All-American Megan Gustafson and her supporting cast and holding the nation’s best shooting team to a season-worst 32%.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State freshman Talen Horton-Tucker intends to declare himself eligible for the NBA Draft after just one season with the Cyclones. Horton-Tucker announced his decision on Twitter, saying that it’s in his best interests to “start the next chapter” of his life. Horton-Tucker, a 6-foot-4 guard from Chicago, averaged 11.8 points and 4.9 rebounds a game for Iowa State in 2018-19.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul DeJong scored on a passed ball in the top of the 11th inning as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past Pittsburgh 6-5 to spoil the Pirates’ home opener. The Cardinals came back twice against Pittsburgh’s erratic bullpen, tying it in the eighth and again in the ninth. DeJong singled off Steven Brault with two outs in the 11th, moved to third after a hit by pitch and a walk and then raced home when Nick Kingham’s fastball squirted past Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired edge rusher Emmanuel Ogbah from Cleveland in a swap for safety Eric Murray. Murray was originally drafted by current Browns general manager John Dorsey. Ogbah is expected to fit in new defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s 4-3 scheme, while Murray became expendable after the Chiefs signed Tyrann Mathieu.

NEW YORK (AP) — Napheesa Collier has had an incredible senior year so far, leading UConn back to the Final Four for a 12th consecutive year. The senior forward is the leading vote-getter on The Associated Press women’s basketball All-America team. She is joined on the team by Iowa’s Megan Gustafson, Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu, Louisville’s Asia Durr and Mississippi State’s Teaira McCowan. Voting was done before the NCAA Tournament by the 28-member national media panel that votes for the poll each week.

UNDATED (AP) — TCU tries to beat Texas for a third time this season to advance to the NIT championship game. Wichita State plays Lipscomb in the other seminal Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Tennessee wants to talk to Missouri State coach Kellie Harper about its coaching vacancy. The Lady Vols are looking for a coach to replace Holly Warlick, who was fired last week after going 172-67 in seven seasons. Harper played at Tennessee from 1995-99 and is coming off a surprising run to the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament with 11th-seeded Missouri State.