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

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have hired Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as their new head coach. The Bears hope he can help fix a franchise that is just 14-34 over the past three seasons. The Bears announced the move a week after firing coach John Fox. The 39-year-old Nagy spent the past 10 seasons working under Andy Reid in Philadelphia and Kansas City. In Chicago, he will be trying to develop No. 2 overall draft pick Mitchell Trubisky.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Skiers with prosthetic limbs and braces took to the slopes in eastern Iowa this weekend for an annual adaptive skiing event. The Telegraph Herald reports that about 30 individuals attended the event at Sundown Mountain Resort in Dubuque on Sunday. The event was organized by Clark & Associates Prosthetics and Orthotics. Kaily Ramage spent all afternoon on the slopes. The 9-year-old has had a prosthetic left leg since she was a baby.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Left-hander Zach Duke is guaranteed $2.15 million as part of his one-year contract with the Minnesota Twins and can earn an additional $1.5 million based on pitching appearances. Duke can earn $200,000 each for 40 and 50 games as a pitcher under the deal. He could earn $300,000 apiece for 55 and 60, and $500,000 for 65. The 34-year-old was 1-1 with a 3.93 ERA in 27 relief appearances last year for St. Louis.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 84, Orient-Macksburg 22
IKM-Manning 75, Riverside, Oakland 51

Corner Conference

Bedford 74, Clarinda Academy 62

Other Scores

West Monona, Onawa 82, Whiting 31

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning 65, Riverside 21

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses, win-loss record and total points:

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have hired Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as their new head coach, hoping he can help lift a foundering NFL franchise emerge from one of its worst runs in history.

The Bears announced the move Monday, a week after firing coach John Fox. The Bears are just 14-34 record in the past three years for a .292 winning percentage that ranks as the second-lowest in their history. They Bears were 5-11 this past season.

The 39-year-old Nagy spent the past 10 seasons working under Andy Reid in Philadelphia and Kansas City. He did not call plays until late this season, but drew praise for his work with Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith. In Chicago, he will be trying to develop No. 2 overall draft pick Mitchell Trubisky.

The Chiefs won the AFC West, only to blow an 18-point halftime lead in a playoff loss to Tennessee on Saturday. The Bears met with Nagy in Kansas City on Sunday and wasted little time hiring him.

Chicago also interviewed Philadelphia quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, Minnesota and New England offensive coordinators Pat Shurmur and Josh McDaniels, Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards and Chicago defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.

Three-time DII National Champion Coach Mel Tjeerdsma has been selected as a member of the 2018 College Football Hall of Fame class. Tjeerdsma had a career record of 183-43 at Northwest and a coaching career record of 242-82-4. He began his career at Austin College in Texas.

Tjeerdsma became the school’s Athletic Director in 2013 after stepping down from the Head Football Coach position after the 2010 season. The Bearcats have won three more National Championships since he took over as AD.

Tjeerdsma is joined in the hall of fame class by coaches Mack Brown of Texas and Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech.  Ten players also are part of the class: Michigan defensive back Charles Woodson, Miami Hurricanes defensive back Ed Reed, Nebraska offensive lineman Aaron Taylor, Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson, Rice running back Trevor Cobb, Penn State quarterback Kerry Collins, Montana quarterback Dave Dickenson, Illinois linebacker Dana Howard, Georgia offensive lineman Matt Stinchcomb, and Temple running back Paul Palmer.

The 2018 class will be inducted at the National Football Foundation annual awards dinner on December 4th in New York.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 7, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 121, Florida 85, Texas A&M 62, Ohio St. 29, Rhode Island 7, Michigan 5, Nevada 2, Baylor 2, New Mexico St. 1, Georgia 1, Arkansas 1.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Skiers with prosthetic limbs and braces took to the slopes in eastern Iowa this weekend for an annual adaptive skiing event. The Telegraph Herald reports that about 30 individuals attended the event at Sundown Mountain Resort in Dubuque on Sunday. The event was organized by Clark & Associates Prosthetics and Orthotics.

Kaily Ramage spent all afternoon on the slopes. The 9-year-old has had a prosthetic left leg since she was a baby. Kaily says using adaptive equipment to ski feels easy. Waterloo resident Adam Weber says he began snowboarding with adaptive modifications last year. He uses a piece of foam in his boot and a different bracket that allows his prosthetic to be bent.

Weber says inspirational young skiers like Kaily are often the future of winter sports.

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Freshman Bruno Fernando scored a career-high 21 points, Anthony Cowan Jr. added 15 and Maryland beat Iowa 91-73 Sunday night to keep the Hawkeyes winless in the Big Ten. Rebounding from a 30-point loss to No. 1 Michigan State just three days earlier, the Terrapins (14-4, 3-2) used a second-half surge to secure their eighth win in nine games.

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was ejected 45 seconds before halftime after receiving two straight technical fouls for animatedly arguing a traveling call on sophomore guard Jordan Bohannon. The Hawkeyes (9-9, 0-5) hung in there without McCaffery, but faded in the latter stage of their third game in six days. Isaiah Moss led Iowa with a career-high 25 points and Bohannon had 17.

UP NEXT: Iowa Continues three-game road trip at Illinois on Thursday night.