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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa point guard Jordan Bohannon is out indefinitely with a hip injury. It could put his senior season in jeopardy. The Hawkeyes say Bohannon suffered the injury last year and he hoped rest and rehab work would solve the problem. He will have surgery this week. Bohannon ranked third on the team with 11.6 points per game last season.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Brett Moffitt capped a storybook season by winning the NASCAR Truck Series championship in November. He found himself out of a job anyway, as he lost his ride because of funding concerns. It wasn’t too long before he signed with GMS Racing in time for the 2019 season.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The opener of the I-70 series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals was postponed because of a forecast for severe weather and rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday. The National Weather Service said there was a “threat for severe thunderstorms producing tornadoes, strong winds, large hail, and additional flash flooding.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — One of the former skating partners of two-time U.S. pairs champion John Coughlin has accused him in a series of social media posts of sexually assaulting her over a two-year period. Bridget Namiotka says Coughlin, who killed himself in January, hurt “at least 10 people including me.” She skated with Coughlin from 2004, when she was 14, through the 2007 season.

ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 21, 2019 – The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that tonight’s 7:15 p.m. game against the Kansas City Royals has been postponed due to the forecasted severe weather conditions.

The two teams will make up the postponed game tomorrow evening at 6:45 p.m. as part of a day/night split double header.  Fans holding tickets to tonight’s game should use those same tickets for admittance to tomorrow’s 6:45 p.m. make-up game.

The first game tomorrow will start as scheduled at 12:15 p.m., with gates opening at 10:45 a.m.   Gates will open at 5:15 p.m. for the 6:45 p.m. make-up game.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior guard Jordan Bohannon will undergo a hip scope on Wednesday at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Bohannon will be out for an indefinite period of time, and will be revaluated throughout the summer and fall as he goes through rehab.

Bohannon (6-foot-1, 185 pounds) suffered the injury early his junior season and managed the injury until the end of the season. The senior attempted to avoid surgery with rest and rehab this spring, but after further discussions with medical staff, family, and coaches, it was decided that surgery was the best course of action.

“This is an unfortunate setback for Jordan, but he will work hard during his rehab and is expected to make a full recovery,” said head coach Fran McCaffery. “He has the support of his teammates and coaches, and we look forward to having a healthy Jordan back when he is given clearance from our medical staff.”

A third-team All-Big Ten performer last season, Bohannon was credited with a team-best 118 assists, becoming just the seventh Hawkeye to register three 100-assist seasons. The native of Marion, Iowa, is one of 10 Division I basketball players since 1992, to total at least 79 3-pointers and 118 assists in each of his first three seasons. As a junior, Bohannon ranked third on the team in scoring (11.6 ppg) and led the Big Ten in free throw accuracy during league play. Bohannon is Iowa’s all-time leader in 3-point field goals made (264). Last season, Bohannon netted 85 points over the final two minutes of regulation and two minutes of overtime to rank among the nation’s best.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa is paying an outside lawyer $280 per hour to investigate unspecified NCAA violations in its women’s volleyball program. A letter released Tuesday shows the university hired the law firm Bond, Schoeneck & King on May 4 for “review, evaluation and counsel regarding potential NCAA rules violations.”

Attorney Jason Montgomery in the firm’s Overland Park, Kansas, office is the primary lawyer and billing $280 per hour. Other attorneys and paralegals charging between $140 and $445 per hour may also be assigned work.

Athletic director Gary Barta reported what he called serious rules violations to the NCAA on Monday. He also put coach Bond Shymansky on leave in accordance with his contract, which requires a 30-day written notice before the university could fire him for cause. Shymansky’s contract runs through the 2022 season and pays him a base salary of $215,000. If Shymansky is fired without cause, the university would have to pay him $600,000. But if he resigns before July 1, he would be required to pay $300,000 in damages to Iowa.

CB Abraham Lincoln 2, Tri-Center 1
Denison-Schleswig 7, Atlantic 5
Harlan 2, AHSTW 0
Kuemper Catholic 7, Logan-Magnolia 0

High School Softball and Baseball Scoreboard from Monday, May 21, 2019

Softball

ACGC 12, Audubon 1
CB Abraham Lincoln 7, St. Albert 5
Coon Rapids-Bayard 5, CAM 3
East Union 11, Orient-Macksburg 1
Exira-EHK 11, Woodbine 1
Glidden-Ralston 9, Madrid 8
Harlan 15, Underwood 3 (6 innings)
Missouri Valley 17, Whiting 1

Baseball

Audubon 11, ACGC 1
CB Abraham Lincoln 18, St. Albert 6
Coon Rapids-Bayard 2, CAM 0
East Union 10, Orient-Macksburg 3
Glidden-Ralston 4, West Central Valley 2
Greene County 5, Nodaway Valley 4 (8 innings)
Harlan 10, Carroll 1
Kuemper Catholic 1, Spirit Lake 0
Missouri Valley 17, Whiting 1
Sioux City West 8, Lewis Central 4
South Central Calhoun 10, Ar-We-Va 4
Tri-Center 16, Fremont-Mills 0 (5 innings)
West Harrison 16, Boyer Valley 1
Woodbine 6, Exira-EHK 5 (8 innings)

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has placed women’s volleyball coach Bond Shymansky on paid administrative leave for 30 days for what it says was an unspecified violation of NCAA rules. The Hawkeyes say they notified the NCAA and an investigation is ongoing. Iowa went 15-16 under Shymansky in 2018, his fifth season in charge of the Hawkeyes.

UNDATED (AP) — Automatic bids for the NCAA Tournament are on the line in 25 conference tournaments this week. The top seeds are Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Indiana in the Big Ten, Texas Tech in the Big 12 and Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference. The 16 NCAA regional hosts will be named Sunday and the rest of the 64-team field will be announced next Monday.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Blues are within one win of their first Stanley Cup Final since 1970 and Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz have played huge roles. Tarasenko has come up with more big assists than goals against the Sharks. Meanwhile, Schwartz has found a scoring touch that eluded him during the regular season.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks could be headed into their fifth elimination game of the postseason short-handed. The Sharks left town to play Game 6 of the Western Conference final at St. Louis with questions about the status of captain Joe Pavelski, high-scoring forward Tomas Hertl and playmaking defenseman Erik Karlsson. Coach Peter DeBoer gave no update on their conditions and didn’t say whether any of the three made the trip to St. Louis.

Boys substate soccer opened up play on Monday night. Here is a look at area scores.

Class 1A

Substate 1 @ Sioux Center
Western Christian 10, Missouri Valley 0
Sioux Center 5, Unity Christian 1

Substate 1 @ Treynor
West Sioux 6, Tri-Center 0
Treynor 4, MOC-Floyd Valley 1

Substate 7 @ North Polk
Des Moines Christian 7, Panorama 1
North Polk 5, West Central Valley 0

Substate 7 @ SCORE Soccer Complex
Creston 2, East Sac County 0
Nevada 3, Kuemper Catholic 1

Substate 8 @ Avoca
AHSTW 11, Clarinda Academy 1

Substate 8 @ Riverside
Underwood 4, Atlantic 1
Riverside 4, Logan-Magnolia 0

Substate 8 @ Grand Junction
Greene County 7, St. Albert 1

Class 2A

Substate 8 @ Lewis Central
Harlan 2, Glenwood 1
Lewis Central 8, Carroll 0
*Perry and Denison-Schleswig await winners in the Semifinal round.

Class 3A

Substate 2 @ Council Bluffs
CB Abraham Lincoln 1, Des Moines Roosevelt 0

Substate 2 @ Ames
Ames 5, CB Thomas Jefferson 2

*Urbandale and WDM Valley await winners in the Semifinal round.