IOWA CITY, Iowa — United World Wrestling has notified USA Wrestling with an approved revised schedule for the 2018 Freestyle World Cup, hosted by the University of Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on April 7-8.

With Iran and Russia not in the field, and with Mongolia and India added to the event, there are changes in both the pool competition and the order of the bouts.

The two-day tournament is broken down into three pool-play sessions, in addition to a medal round. Every team will compete during each session.

The new schedule has the United States in Pool A against the nations of Japan, Georgia, and India. Pool B consists of teams from Azerbaijan, Cuba, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.

The times of the U.S. duals have not changed from the previous schedule, but the order of the opponents has changed. The USA will face India first, followed by Japan on Saturday, then will battle on Sunday morning against Georgia to complete its pool competition.

The revised event schedule is as follows:

Saturday, April 7

10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Session I

10:00 a.m – USA vs. India on Mat A, Mongolia vs. Kazakhstan on Mat B

11:15 a.m. – Georgia vs. Japan on Mat A, Azerbaijan vs. Cuba on Mat B

2 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies

2:30 p.m. -7:00 p.m.  Session II

2:30 p.m. – USA vs. Japan on Mat A

4:30 p.m. – Mongolia vs. Cuba on Mat B

5:45 p.m. – Georgia vs. India on Mat A, Azerbaijan vs. Kazakhstan on Mat B

Sunday, April 8

10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Session III

10:00 a.m. – USA vs. Georgia on Mat A, Mongolia vs. Azerbaijan on Mat B

11:15 a.m. – Japan vs. India on Mat A, Cuba vs. Kazakhstan on Mat B

12:30 p.m. – 5th Place Match at Mat A, 7th Place Match on Mat B

2:15 p.m. – Bronze Medal Match on Mat A

4 p.m. – Gold Medal Match on Mat A

Ticket opportunities for the World Cup include standard all-session tickets ($75/$50), single-day tickets ($40/$25), and a “The Eastern Iowa Airport Family Four Pack” ($100). Tickets are now available on the University of Iowa Athletics website hawkeyesports.com.

Visit worldcupiowacity.com for more information on the event.

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An in-state softball contest in Iowa City today (Wednesday), will feature Iowa hosting Northern Iowa. The Panthers are 18-14 overall and coming off a Missouri Valley Conference series that saw them take two of three games from Missouri State. UNI coach Ryan Jacobs who says the Panthers will face an Iowa team that has gone up against a very challenging schedule. Iowa is 15-17 after dropping all three games of a weekend series at Maryland. The first pitch is set for 5-p.m.

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

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich and Ryan Braun hit consecutive homers off Dominic Leone with two out in the ninth, sending the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Leone retired the first two batters, but then lost Yelich on a 2-2 pitch before Braun whacked the next one for his fourth career game-ending homer. Dan Jennings picked up the victory with a perfect ninth.

DETROIT (AP) — Jakob Junis took a shutout into the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0 for their first victory of the season. On a chilly, rainy day, the Tigers and Royals breezed through nine innings in 2 hours, 17 minutes. Jorge Soler drove in the game’s only run with a sacrifice fly in the second.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have placed Jedd Gyorko on the 10-day disabled list and recalled prospect Harrison Bader from Triple-A. Gyorko was placed on the DL before a game against the Brewers. He left Monday’s game in the seventh inning with a strained right hamstring. Greg Garcia will fill in at third base.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Former Missouri State coach Paul Lusk will join the Creighton staff as an assistant coach. Coach Greg McDermott announced Lusk would replace Darian DeVries. DeVries was named head coach at Drake last week. Missouri State fired Lusk last month. He previous was an assistant at Purdue and Southern Illinois.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa guard Isaiah Moss is the second Hawkeyes sophomore to submit paperwork for early entry into the NBA draft. The process is designed to gauge professional interest. Moss joined Tyler Cook by announcing his plans. Moss has not hired an agent and has until May 30 to return to school or remain eligible for the draft.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, will host the USA Track and Field outdoor championships in 2019. Catch Des Moines, the city’s chamber of commerce, says the city has added the event to next year’s calendar. Drake is also hosting the national outdoor championships in June.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, will host the USA Track and Field outdoor championships in 2019. Catch Des Moines, the city’s chamber of commerce, announced on Tuesday that the city has added the event to next year’s calendar. Drake is hosting the national outdoor championships in June for the third time since 2010. USATF also announced the schedule for this year’s four-day meet, which will conclude with the men’s 110-meter hurdles on Sunday, June 24.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — When he wasn’t dribbling behind his back, winking to the TV announcers, stuffing shots or dishing out assists, Villanova guard Donte DiVincenzo was making it rain.

First, 3-pointers.

Later on, confetti.

The redhead kid with the nickname Big Ragu came off the bench to make five 3s and score 31 points Monday to lift ‘Nova to another blowout victory in the NCAA Tournament — this time 79-62 over Michigan for its second national title in three seasons.

The sophomore guard had 12 points and an assist during a first-half run to help the Wildcats (36-4) pull ahead, then scored nine straight for Villanova midway through the second to snuff out the Wolverines. He capped the second shooting skein with a 3-pointer from a step behind the arc. He punctuated it with a knowing wink over to the sideline, where TV announcers Jim Nantz and Bill Raftery were sitting.

Yep, he knew he could do it. And his teammates were more than willing to let him steal the show.

“If someone’s hot, feed ’em,” said Jalen Brunson, the national Player of the Year, who finished with nine points and was perfectly fine with playing a supporting role on this night.

In taking the program’s third overall title, Villanova won all six games by double digits over this tournament run, joining Michigan State (2000), Duke (2001) and North Carolina (2009) in that rare air.

The last team to win its two Final Four games by 16 or more: UCLA in 1968. During the dynasty.

Girls Soccer

Kuemper Catholic 3, Atlantic 0
Sioux City East 3, CB Thomas Jefferson 1
St. Albert 8, Creston 0
Tri-Center 6, Riverside 0

Boys Soccer

St. Albert 1, Creston 0
Tri-Center 6, Riverside 1

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pitcher Miles Mikolas hit a home run and got the win in his return from a three-year stint in Japan, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Milwaukee 8-4 on Monday to spoil the Brewers’ home opener.

Paul DeJong connected for the second straight game, hitting his third homer this season to boost the Cardinals. The Brewers had opened the season with a three-game sweep at San Diego.

Mikolas (1-0) gave up a two-run homer to Eric Thames and solo shots to Lorenzo Cain and Manny Pina. But the 29-year-old righty benefited from the Cardinals’ own outburst at hitter-friendly Miller Park.

Mikolas (1-0) got in on the fun in the fifth with his first major league hit — a two-run homer off Zach Davies (0-1) that broke a 2-2 tie.

It was a memorable return to the majors for Mikolas. He gave up seven hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings in his first big league start since Aug. 25, 2014, when he pitched eight innings for the Texas Rangers in a 2-0 win over Seattle.

Mikolas played 37 games for San Diego and Texas in 2012-14. He was 4-6 on the mound and 0 for 4 at the plate.

DeJong’s two-run shot, highlighted a four-run sixth that gave St. Louis an 8-2 lead.

The Brewers threatened in the bottom of the sixth. After Thames homered, they put runners on the corners, but reliever Bud Norris struck out Orlando Arcia on a 2-2 slider to end the threat.

Davies allowed eight hits and seven runs — six earned — over 5 1/3 innings in his season debut. The 25-year-old right-hander is coming off a career-best 17-win season in 2017.

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Cardinals: RHP Jack Flaherty makes his first start of the season against the team he faced in the 2017 season finale. He allowed four runs on five hits over five innings on Oct. 1, his only career outing against Milwaukee.

Brewers: RHP Chase Anderson takes the hill in his first turn since tossing six shutout innings to start the 2-1 win in extra innings on opening day in San Diego. He is 2-2 with a 2.72 ERA in nine career starts against the Cardinals.

Atlantic boys basketball Head Coach Alan Jenkins is leaving the program to become the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill.

Jenkins has been the Head Coach for the Trojans since the Winter of 2013 which he took over for Steve Blazek. Jenkins came to Atlantic for his first Head Coaching job from an Assistant Coach position at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln High School.

In 2017 he led the Trojans to their first appearance at the State Basketball tournament since his playing days in 2002.

Jenkins had a record of 70-45 in his time with the Trojans.

The Southeast Polk Rams finished the 2017-18 season with a record of 6-15.