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Midwest Sports Headlines: 5/4/2019

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May 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks needed 81 pitches for a four-hitter, Anthony Rizzo homered for his third straight game and the Chicago Cubs beat the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals 4-0. The second-place Cubs won their season-high fifth in a row while cutting St. Louis’ lead to 1½ games. The Cardinals have back-to-back losses after five consecutive victories. Hendricks pitched his third career shutout and fourth complete game

DETROIT (AP) — Shane Greene got his major league-leading 13th save in the Tigers’ 14th win, closing out Detroit’s 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals. Matthew Boyd struck out nine in another solid outing, and Detroit scored three runs in the first inning. It was the sixth straight quality start for Boyd, who allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings.

GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas community college has released a summary of its internal review into the heatstroke death last year of a football player who collapsed after the first day of practice. Garden City Community College says the players were provided water. But some players told public radio station KCUR that they were denied water during conditioning drills.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — University of Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz and his wife have won another round in a neighborhood fight. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that a judge’s ruling issued Wednesday affirms the Ferentzes do not owe neighbors around $9,600 for road maintenance and don’t have to remove landscaping that affords them privacy from intrusive football fans.