IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jarrod Uthoff had 25 points, eight rebounds and four blocks as No. 19 Iowa held off Nebraska 77-66 on Tuesday night for its fifth straight win. Mike Gesell had 22 points and 10 assists for his first career double-double with the surging Hawkeyes (12-3, 3-0 Big Ten). They have victories in nine consecutive league games dating to last season.

Iowa survived a sluggish start to the second half with a late 9-0 run, capped by a long 3 by Uthoff, to go ahead 63-48 with 7:15 left. Tai Webster scored 22 points and Shavon Shields had 13 for Nebraska (8-8, 0-3). The Cornhuskers shot 59 percent in the second half but still lost their third straight.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell tabbed an experienced and familiar face for his defensive coordinator in Jon Heacock, Campbell announced today.

Heacock, who will also coach the Cyclone safeties, has 32 years of coaching experience, serving as a head coach at Youngstown State (2001-09) and defensive coordinator stints at Youngstown State (1992-96, 2000), Indiana (1997-99), Kent State (2011-12) and Toledo (2014-15).

Heacock held the title of Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator at Toledo from 2014-15, shaping the Toledo defense into one of the best units in the Mid-American Conference. In his two years at UT, the Rockets appeared in a pair of bowl games, won 19 games and shared two MAC West Conference crowns.

In 2015, the Rockets were ranked in the AP Top-25 for most of the season and were at the top of the MAC defensive statistical categories, ranking No. 1 in scoring defense (20.8) and second in rushing defense (114.2). Five Rocket defenders earned All-MAC accolades, including a pair of first-teamers in Orion Jones (defensive tackle) and Cheatham Norrils (cornerback).

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The Atlantic Boys Basketball team is gearing up for a big Hawkeye Ten Conference showdown at home tonight with Harlan.  The Trojans are 8-0 after a win this past Saturday at home against St. Albert.  Harlan comes in to the game sporting a 5-1 record and both teams are 3-0 in conference play.  The matchup also features two teams ranked in the top 10 of the most recent Associated Press poll with Harlan ranked #3 and Atlantic at #6.

The Trojans are lead by Senior Ryan Hawkins who is averaging 22 points per game on 51% shooting and Junior Garrett Franken who is averaging 18 points per contest on 42% shooting.  Hawkins also leads the Trojans with 118 rebounds.  The Cyclones counter with Seniors Kyle Juhl who is averaging 15ppg on 45% shooting and Will Lansman who is averaging 13ppg on 60% shooting.

If you can’t make it out to support the Trojans at Atlantic High School tonight then you can watch the live video feed on our KJANTV page at kjan.com.  The stream will become live about 7:20pm with tipoff scheduled for 7:30pm.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Lewis Central 61, Creston 45

Western Iowa Conference
IKM-Manning 54, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 46

Rolling Valley Conference
Madrid 64, Glidden-Ralston 52

Pride of Iowa Conference
Lenox 69, Diagnol 59

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Interstate 35,Truro 44, Creston 36

Western Iowa Conference
IKM-Manning 43, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 38

Rolling Valley Conference
Glidden-Ralston 41, Madrid 29

Corner Conference
Nishnabotna 43, Rock Port, Mo. 26
South Page 37, West Nodaway 27

Pride of Iowa Conference
Diagonal 47, Lenox 32
Mount Ayr 55, Clarke, Osceola 38

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Iowa cornerback and reigning Jim Thorpe Award winner Desmond King has announced he will return for his senior season.

King was a consensus All-American choice and had eight interceptions for the Hawkeyes this season. That mark tied the Iowa single-season record. It also tied for second in the nation and first in the Big Ten Conference.

According to The Daily Iowan, King told defensive coordinator Phil Parker and head coach Kirk Ferentz the news on Monday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Rams have filed an application to relocate to the Los Angeles area after 21 seasons in the Midwest. The franchise currently has a year-to-year lease with the Edward Jones Dome. Owner Stan Kroenke is part of a group planning a $1.8 billion stadium in Inglewood, California, and the team said on its web site that it sought to relocate to the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, where the team played from 1946-94.

The University of Iowa women’s basketball team pulled out a 69-65 win over Rutgers Monday night, extending their winning streak to 25 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Hawkeye Sports.Com says the Hawks — ranked No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll — improved to 12-2 overall, 2-0 in the Big Ten Conference. Rutgers, coached by former Hawkeye C. Vivian Stringer, fell to 10-4, 1-1.

There were 14 lead changes in the game, seven coming during the first 10 minutes. Iowa placed four in double figures, paced by junior Alexa Kastanek with 20 points and five 3-point field goals. Junior Ally Disterhoft added 15 points and sophomores Chase Coley and Whitney Jennings finished with 10 apiece. Jennings scored all of her points in the final 15:36.

Iowa continues its quest of three games in seven days by hitting the road to Michigan (8-5) on Thursday before returning home to face No. 8 Maryland (12-2) on Sunday.

Kansas and Oklahoma moved to the top two spots in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll and the Big 12 schools will meet Monday night.

Kansas (12-1) received 44 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday while Oklahoma (12-0) got the other 21.

It will be the 40th time the top two teams in the poll have faced each other.

Maryland and Virginia both moved up one spot to third and fourth while Michigan State, which was No. 1 for the last four weeks, fell to fifth. North Carolina, Arizona, Providence, Kentucky and Xavier completed the Top Ten.

Kansas is the fourth school to be ranked No. 1 this season, joining North Carolina, Kentucky and Michigan State.

Iowa, Connecticut, Pittsburgh and Dayton are the four newcomers this week, replacing Utah, Cincinnati, Baylor and UCLA.

1. Kansas (44) 12-1 1,598 2
2. Oklahoma (21) 12-0 1,574 3
3. Maryland 13-1 1,459 4
4. Virginia 12-1 1,409 5
5. Michigan St. 14-1 1,400 1
6. North Carolina 13-2 1,275 7
7. Arizona 13-1 1,126 8
8. Providence 14-1 1,108 12
9. Kentucky 11-2 1,039 10
10. Xavier 13-1 1,001 6
11. Villanova 12-2 979 16
12. Miami 12-1 921 13
13. Iowa St. 11-2 844 11
14. Duke 12-2 830 15
15. SMU 13-0 731 17
16. Louisville 12-2 568 18
17. West Virginia 12-1 558 19
18. Butler 11-3 516 9
19. Iowa 11-3 456 –
20. Purdue 13-2 450 14
21. Texas A&M 11-2 420 20
22. South Carolina 13-0 286 24
23. UConn 10-3 107 –
24. Pittsburgh 12-1 103 –
25. Dayton 11-2 100 –
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 61, California 54, Texas Tech 40, George Washington 38, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 23, Baylor 22, Colorado 4, Oregon St. 4, Seton Hall 4, Saint Joseph’s 3, Utah 3, Wichita St. 3, Cincinnati 2, Indiana 2, Michigan 2, Akron 1, Oregon 1.

The Big 12 Conference announced their weekly men’s basketball award winners on Monday.  Iowa State Junior Deonte Burton earned his second straight Newcomer of the Week Honor.

BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
Deonte Burton, Iowa State, G, 6-4, 250, Jr., Milwaukee, Wis./Vincent/Marquette
Burton scored 19 points against Oklahoma just three days after tallying 17 points against Coppin State as he continued his strong play off the bench for the Cyclones. The junior transfer from Marquette has increased his scoring total in every game since becoming eligible. He shot 72.2 percent (13-of-18) from the field last week, including 83.3 percent (5-of-6) from 3-point range. Against the Sooners, his 19 points came in 20 minutes of action. Burton also tallied 11 rebounds, three assists and three steals for the week. He is averaging 13.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and shooting 67.7 percent from the field on the season.

(Information from www.big12sports.com)