LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Jonathan Taylor ran for 204 yards and two touchdowns, Aaron Cruickshank ran back a kickoff 89 yards for a score, and No. 15 Wisconsin beat Nebraska 37-21 on Saturday. Taylor became the first Football Bowl Subdivision player since at least 2000 to run for 200 yards three times against the same team, according to Sportradar. He had 221 against the Cornhuskers last year and 249 in 2017. The junior recorded his 11th 200-yard game, moving into a four-way tie for most in a career by an FBS player.

The Badgers (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten, No. 14 CFP) quickly erased a 14-10 deficit in the second quarter. Jack Coan threw over the middle to A.J. Taylor, who spun away from two defenders and ran the rest of the way untouched for a 55-yard touchdown. Wisconsin linebacker Jack Sanborn intercepted a tipped ball on the first play of Nebraska’s next series, and Taylor ran in from the 1 to finish a short drive that put the Badgers ahead 24-14. The Huskers (4-6, 2-5) have lost four straight and five of their last six. They’ve dropped 10 in a row against Top 25 opponents.

The Badgers beat Nebraska for the seventh straight time to retain the Freedom Trophy and kept pace with Minnesota in the West Division race. Wisconsin’s tried-and-true formula — pound the ground and mix in the occasional pass — worked the way it always does against the Huskers.
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Wisconsin hosts Purdue on Nov. 23.
Nebraska visits Maryland on Nov. 23.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Austin Phyfe scored at the basket twice as unbeaten Northern Iowa outscored Northern Colorado 9-2 in the final two minutes of overtime to pull out a 77-72 nonconference victory Saturday afternoon. Northern Colorado’s Bodie Hume hit a 3-pointer with four seconds left in regulation to forge a 65-65 tie and force the extra period.

Spencer Haldeman hit all three of his long-range attempts and finished with 25 points and five steals to lead Northern Iowa (4-0), with Phyfe adding 22 points. Jonah Radebaugh finished with 24 points on 8-of-22 shooting, grabbed six boards, dished three assists and made two steals to lead the Bears (2-2) who have yet to win a road game. Hume finished with 17 points after hitting 4 of 8 from distance and Sam Masten added 11 points off the bench.

Northern Iowa hosts UT-Martin Tuesday. Northern Colorado is at West Virginia Monday.

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored a career-high 30 points and Jack Nunge broke out of his scoring drought to start the season as Iowa defeated Oral Roberts 87-74. Garza, whose scored 25 on three difference occasions, had 18 points in the first half as the Hawkeyes built a 55-40 halftime lead.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Cam Mack scored a career-high 24 points and Nebraska raced to a 31-point first-half lead on the way to defeating South Dakota State to get Fred Hoiberg his first win as Cornhuskers coach. Nebraska struggled to score its first two games, but came out hot, hitting 60 percent of its shots in the first 15 minutes of the game.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Isaiah Moss poured in 21 points to lead six Jayhawks in double-figure scoring, and No. 5 Kansas romped to a 112-57 victory over undersized and outclassed Monmouth. The Jayhawks ran their home winning streak to 23 straight games, third-longest in the nation behind only Tennessee and Gonzaga. Deion Hammond had 17 for the Hawks.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Paul Scruggs scored 14 points and made a layup with 11.6 seconds left as No. 21 Xavier held on for a 59-56 victory over Missouri State. The Musketeers never trailed but couldn’t shake clear of the team picked to win the Missouri Valley Conference.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Zach Werenski scored 3:34 into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. With the Blue Jackets on a 4-on-3 power play, Werenski buried a shot from the right circle. He has a goal in three straight games.

UNDATED (AP) — Everyone hopes the playing surface at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium will not be the main story of Monday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers. Coaches Andy Reid and Anthony Lynn said they have received favorable updates about the turf going into the game. Last year’s game between the Chiefs and Rams was moved back to Los Angeles less than a week before the game when the field was deemed unplayable due to rain and the stadium hosting concerts before the game.

Saturday, November 16

Class 1A

10:00—#1 Van Meter vs. #11 Regina, Iowa City

1:00—#3 West Sioux, Hawarden vs. #5 West Lyon, Inwood

Class 2A

4:00—#3 Algona vs. #4 OABCIG

7:00—#1 Waukon vs. #11 Williamsburg

(Radio Iowa) — The amount of money spent on sports betting increased again in October. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission reports there was 46-and-a-half million dollars spent on sports betting. That is up by just about eight million compared to the first full month of sports betting in September. The state received 381-thousand dollars in taxes from sports gambling in October. Fifty-five percent of the sports betting in the month took place online.

CLASS 5A
(3-1) Cedar Falls 14-26-25-25, West Des Moines Valley 25-24-15-22
Box Score
Class 5A All-Tournament Team

CLASS 4A
(3-0) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 25-25-25, Western Dubuque 20-14-18
Box Score
Class 4A All-Tournament Team

CLASS 3A
(3-0) Mount Vernon 25-25-25, Kuemper Catholic 11-18-14
Box Score
Class 3A All-Tournament Team

CLASS 2A

(3-1) #1 Western Christian 20-25-28-25, #3 Beckman Catholic 25-18-26-16

Class 2A All-Tournament Team

CLASS 1A
(3-1) #1 Sidney 25-23-25-25, #6 Wapsie Valley 17-25-12-23

Class 1A All-Tournament Team

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals will remain on their longtime radio flagship station through at least 2024, and with the same team of announcers. The Cardinals on Friday announced a five-year extension of their radio rights agreement with the media company Entercom Communications, the owner of KMOX. Financial terms were not disclosed. A news release from the Cardinals says that announcers Mike Shannon, John Rooney, Ricky Horton and Mike Claiborne will continue.

Most of the Cardinals Radio Network will also remain under the new agreement. The network consists of 147 stations in eight states — Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Tennessee in addition to Missouri. You can listen for St. Louis Cardinals Baseball on KJAN during the season.

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