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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs chose versatile defensive tackle Chris Jones from Mississippi State with the sixth pick in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday night. The Chiefs had traded their first-round choice to San Francisco on Thursday night for a package that included the No. 37 overall pick, plus selections in the fourth and sixth rounds.
The 6-foot-6, 308-pound Jones provides depth along the defensive line after the retirement of veteran Mike DeVito this offseason. He also gives the Chiefs some bargaining leverage with defensive tackle Dontari Poe, whose contract expires after next season.
Chiefs general manager John Dorsey had expressed his admiration of UCLA linebacker Myles Jack on Thursday night, but Jacksonville moved up to take him one pick ahead of Kansas City.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stephen Strasburg struck out nine including seven of eight in one stretch and the Washington Nationals got home runs from Michael Taylor and Danny Espinosa in a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. Taylor’s second leadoff homer of the year ended a 22-inning scoreless drought for the Nationals. Espinosa’s first of the season was a two-run shot that capped a four-run fourth against Mike Leake (0-3).
Strasburg (4-0) gave up two runs on eight hits in seven innings with one walk. He has 29 strikeouts in 22 1-3 innings his last three outings. Jonathan Papelbon earned his eighth save in nine chances for Washington, which is 5-0 in Strasburg’s starts.
GIRLS
Lewis Central 9, Atlantic 0
Singles
1. Ally Bergsten 10 (LC) def Jena Brosam 11 (A) 8-1
2. Hannah Moen 10 (LC) def Olivia Davis 11 (A) 8-0
3. Heather Henderson 11 (LC) def Heather Freund 10 (A) 8-3
4. Marie Johnson 9 (LC) def Carly Westphalen 11 (A) 8-0
5. Maddie Davis 10 (LC) def Alexis Boes 11 (A) 8-1
6. Montana Johnson 11 (LC) def Ashley Freund 11 (A) 8-2
Doubles
1. Bergsten/Moen (LC) Brosam/Davis (A) 8-1
2. Henderson/Davis (LC) HFreund/Westphalen (A) 8-6
3. Johnson/Johnson (LC) Boes/AFreund (A) 8-0
BOYS
Atlantic 7, Lewis Central 2
Singles
1. Grant Podhajsky 10 (A) def Colton Lear (LC) 8-0
2. Cooper McDermott 10(A) def Cole Schindle (LC) 8-4
3. Cory Lear (LC) def Kaleb Flory 10 (A) 8-2
4. Caleb Williams 11 def Grant Rodenburg (LC) 8-0
5. Luke Hohenberger 10 def Calvin Ficke (LC) 8-3
6. William Weppler 12 def Justin Reynolds (LC) Retired injury
Doubles
1. Podhasky/McDermott (A) def Lear/Lear (LC) 8-1
2. Scheidle/Rodenburg (LC) def Flory/Weppler 8-6
3. Williams/Hohenberger (A) def Fricke/Reynolds (LC) 8-3
GIRLS
Coon Rapids-Bayard 255, West Central Valley 278, Exira-EHK 281, CAM no team score. (Medalist: Morgan Ferguson, CAM 54. Runner-Up: Jorrie Esslinger, Coon Rapids-Bayard 55.)
Creston 193, Clarinda 219 (Medalist: Madison Hance, Creston 44)
Griswold 232, Riverside no team score (Medalist: Mateya Peters, Griswold 52)
Tri-Center 221, Underwood 232 (Medalist: Jordan Ollie, Underwood 52)
BOYS
Exira-EHK 191, CAM 206, West Central Valley no team score (Medalist: Chris Paulsen Exira-EHK 45. Runner-Up: Gage Lauritsen, Exira-EHK 46)
Griswold 177, Riverside 210 (Medalist: James Reynolds, Griswold 40)
Underwood 186, Tri-Center 189 (Medalist: Connor Fink, Underwood 42)
Click here to see the latest High School Girls Soccer rankings released Friday, April 29, 2016.
GIRLS
Atlantic 4, Harlan 3 (Double OT, Winning score with one minute left)
Papillion LaVista South 6, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 0
BOYS
Atlantic 1, Harlan 0 (Atlantic 7-4 on the season)
Underwood 1, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 0
Finals results and prelim qualifiers for area high school athletes Friday at the Drake Relays. Follow the link at the bottom to see where teams that did not make finals finished in the prelim events.
Girls Discus
11th Konfrst, Linnaea SR Glenwood 124-01 37.82m
FOUL 124-01 122-09
Girls Long Jump
2nd Thomas, Darby FR CB Abraham Lincoln 17-10.50 NWI 5.44m
17-03(-1.9) FOUL 17-10.50(-0.0) FOUL 17-03.50(-1.5) 17-06.75(-0.8)
Boys High Jump
2nd Durbin, Cody SR OA-BCIG 6-05.00 1.95m
6-01 6-03 6-05 6-07
7th Rupiper, Miles SO Kuemper Cath J6-05.00 1.95m
6-01 6-03 6-05 6-07
15th Hayes, Alec SR Atlantic J6-03.00 1.90m
6-01 6-03 6-05
Girls Sprint Medley
11th CB Abraham Lincoln 1:49.88 2
1) Damgaard, Kalyn JR 2) Fichter, Rylee SO
3) Hart, Merzedes SR 4) Thomas, Darby FR
Boys Sprint Medley
14th Mount Ayr 3:35.75 1
1) Taylor, Jacob SR 2) Daughton, Cal JR
3) Anderson, Trevor SR 4) Dolecheck, Kyle SR
Girls 4x200m Relay
20th CB Abraham Lincoln 1:47.60 2
1) Damgaard, Kalyn JR 2) Fichter, Rylee SO
3) Thomas, Darby FR 4) Hart, Merzedes SR
Boys 4x200m Relay
11th Lewis Central 1:30.01 1
1) Owens, Brantley SR 2) McMahan, Kenneth JR
3) Main, Ryan SR 4) Fidone, Sal SR
Boys 4x400m Relay Prelims
5th Lewis Central 3:21.45q 1 (Qualified for Finals)
1) Owens, Brantley SR 2) McMahan, Kenneth JR
3) Teply, Bailey SR 4) Fidone, Sal SR
Find all results from the Drake Relays here.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has rehired the son-in-law of football coach Kirk Ferentz to a staff position three years after he departed following questions of nepotism.
Iowa announced Friday that Tyler Barnes would be the team’s new director of recruiting. The 30-year-old Barnes had been working as an assistant at Vanderbilt since 2013.
Barnes was hired in 2012 to work as an entry-level assistant for the Hawkeyes when he was dating Ferentz’s daughter, Joanne.
Ferentz pushed to extend Barnes’ temporary position for a second year without disclosing to athletic director Gary Barta or others that Barnes was his future son-in-law. That avoided a public search for the position.
The university later moved the supervision of Barnes outside the football program, and he left Iowa for Vanderbilt months later.
Ferentz’s son, Brian, also is an assistant.
AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State guard Naz Mitrou-Long has been granted a hardship waiver by the Big 12, making him eligible to play as expected in 2016-17.
Mitrou-Long played eight games as a senior last year before lingering pain from offseason hip surgeries became too much to overcome. Mitrou-Long, who averaged 12 points a game in 2015-16, ended his season at the eight-game point so he’d be eligible for the hardship waiver.
Mitrou-Long’s return will bolster one of the nation’s deepest backcourts. Star point guard Monte Morris made the somewhat surprising decision to return to Iowa State, and Matt Thomas emerged as a key player last season in Mitrou-Long’s absence. The Cyclones are also expected to bring in coveted junior college point guard Donovan Jackson.
AMES, Iowa (AP) – Bill Fennelly is defending himself and his coaching style, two weeks after the long-time Iowa State women’s basketball coach was sued by a former star player for race discrimination and retaliation.
Fennelly met with the media for the first time since Nikki Moody filed a lawsuit in state district court that seeks unspecified damages. Moody, a standout point guard from 2012-15, says she was repeatedly called a “thug” and labeled a selfish player
Fennelly declined to address her allegations Friday, citing pending litigation. But Fennelly says he’s not the person he’s been accused of being. He adds that he won’t change the way he coaches because he’s motivated to make players accountable and to do the right thing.
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