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July 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

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

UNDATED (AP) — Jordan Burroughs, the face of U.S. wrestling for nearly a decade, plans to compete another four years with the hope of finishing his career at the Paris Olympics in 2024. Burroughs laid out his future in a statement, saying he will leave his longtime training headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska, and join the Pennsylvania Regional Training Center in Philadelphia as a resident athlete in September 2021. Burroughs competed as a collegian at Nebraska and has trained under coach Mark Manning the past 14 years.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa basketball player CJ Fredrick is expected to be ready for preseason practices after having surgery on his right foot. The school says Fredrick had a screw inserted to alleviate a stress fracture. He is expected to recover within six weeks. Fredrick says the timing for the surgery was ideal and that he’ll be able to play pain free. He started all 25 games as a freshman last season. He led the Big Ten in 3-point percentage and averaged 10 points per game.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Eli Drinkwitz has been the head coach at Missouri for just over seven months, yet he already has taken a leadership role in the community. First, it was supporting his new players as they pushed for equality amid the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, it is encouraging folks to wear masks when they are out in public, which health experts insist is among the best ways to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus — even though, much like social justice, it has become a highly politicized issue.

UNDATED (AP) — Reigning NFL rushing champ Derrick Henry was one of just two franchised players to work out a contract before Wednesday’s deadline. The Tennessee Titans announced only that they worked out a multiyear package with Henry, but ESPN.com says it’s a four-year package worth up to $50 million with $25.5 million guaranteed. Kansas City defensive end Chris Jones was the only other player to work out a pact before the deadline.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns have signed LSU safety Grant Delpit to his rookie deal, meaning all of Cleveland’s 2020 draft class is under contract. The second-round selection was the last of the team’s seven draft picks to sign. Delpit’s deal is worth about $7.5 million, including a $3 million signing bonus. The signing came shortly after the Browns finalized a record-setting five-year, $125 million contract extension with defensive end Myles Garrett.