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UNDATED (AP) — Former Iowa basketball star Kenny Arnold has died at 59. The school says he battled health issues for more than 30 years. Arnold played for Iowa from 1979-82, leading the Hawkeyes to their last Final Four in 1980. He topped the team in scoring during that run despite a broken thumb. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery says Iowa “lost one of the most inspirational players our program has ever had.”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said he was “deeply disturbed” by audio of Tyreek Hill and his star wide receiver’s fiancee discussing injuries to their 3-year-old son, but he declined to elaborate on the case citing an ongoing criminal investigation. Hunt spoke briefly with reporters, while the team was holding its annual draft party for season ticketholders, but shed little light on what the Chiefs may do with Hill going forward.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs only had six picks in the NFL draft after sending their first-rounder to Seattle in a package for pass rusher Frank Clark. But they still plugged plenty of holes during the three-day draft. They grabbed wide receiver Mecole Hardman as insurance for the legal issues surrounding Tyreek Hill, then improved their defensive backfield with Juan Thornhill and Rashad Fenton later in the draft.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hunter Dozier had a pair of two-run triples to set a career high with four RBIs, and Kelvin Gutierrez drove in a pair of runs in his big league debut, as the Royals beat the Angels 9-4. The teams combined to use 10 pitchers, pounded out 22 hits and left 17 runners on base on a cold, blustery evening at Kauffman Stadium. Scott Barlow earned the win in relief for Kansas City. Jaime Barria took the loss for LA.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3. Ozuna became the third Cardinals player to hit at least 10 home runs in March and April, joining Mark McGwire who hit 11 in 1998 and Albert Pujols who holds the franchise mark with 14 in 2006.
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State All-American wide receiver Hakeem Butler will be making his highlight catches on Sundays in 2019.
Butler, who broke ISU’s season receiving yardage mark in 2018 (1,318), was selected as the first pick in the fourth round by the Arizona Cardinals as the 103rd pick of the 2019 NFL Draft.
A native of Baltimore, Md., Butler had another season eligibility remaining, but announced his intentions to turn professional in January.
“Our entire program and the Iowa State community is thankful for everything Hakeem Butler accomplished as a Cyclone,” Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell said. “We can’t wait to see Hakeem continue to achieve success in the NFL.”
Butler’s 2018 campaign goes down as one of the greatest by a wideout in school history.
Butler broke or matched season school records in receiving yards (1,318), yards per reception (22.0) and 100-yard receiving games (6). He ranked third nationally in yards per reception (22.0) and ninth in the nation in yards per game (101.4).
Butler, who also had nine touchdown catches, one shy from the school mark, accounted for 10 of ISU’s 14 plays from scrimmage of 40 yards or longer. He ended his career with a 192-yard performance vs. Washington State in the Valero Alamo Bowl, the most receiving yards by a Cyclone in a bowl game.
His big plays and highlight reel catches thrilled Cyclone fans during his career. He ranks fourth in career receiving yards (2,149) and third in career touchdown catches (18) in Iowa State history.
The Tri-Center Trojans shot a 353 total to win the Missouri Valley Boys Golf Invite on Saturday at the Logan-Missouri Valley Country Club.
Team Scores
Individual Top 5
Full results here: April 27 – Boys MV Invite
Girls 4x100M Relay 1st Round
25th Glenwood (Audrey Arnold, Bailey Ostrander, Jaeda Wilson, Coryl Matheny) 51.01
31st OA-BCIG (Morgan Godbersen, Sydney Durbin, Sarah Cotton, Anna Winterrowd) 51.43
34th Harlan (Savanna Musich, Delaney Wegner, Abby Alberti, Chloe Hansen) 51.57
40th Nodaway Valley (Jena Yonker, Lexi Shike, Reagan Weinheimer, Maddax DeVault) 51.70
43rd Panorama (Bailey Beckman, Morgan Johnk, Hope Arganbright, Kassidy Bremer) 51.78
48th Treynor (Maddie Shipley, Megan Carley, Noel James, Mia Shipley) 52.16
66th Carroll (Jada Snyder, Ella Collison, Taylor Mohr, Hannah Jorgensen) 52.65
69th Lewis Central (Kortnie Getzschman, Sophia Glasnapp, Lynae Focken, Emily Merksick) 52.73
71st CB Abraham Lincoln (Brooke Wohlers, Jocelyn Hendrix, Taylan Keefer, Kensi LaSale) 52.76
84th Denison-Schleswig (Alex Mohr, Cierra Kastner, Raegan Andersen, Vanessa Gunderson) 53.22
93rd CB Thomas Jefferson (Maxine Mass, Alexis Smith, Suzie Miller, Shaeley Bose) 54.46
Boys 4x100M First Round
58th Glenwood (Jon Lee, Christian Stanislav, Cooper Silvius, Zach Vondra) 45.27
68th Mount Ayr (Hunter Arends, Seth Shelman, Connor Eaton, Hunter Haveman) 45.50
69th OA-BCIG (Kolton Knop, Carson Godbersen, Philip Brooks, Kolton Krajicek) 45.50
73rd St. Albert (Dillon White, Luke Blaha, Ethan Bernard, Aiden Antisdel) 45.62
Girls 400M Hurdles
1st Janette Schraft, Glenwood 1:03.21
Girls 1500M Run
6th Emma Lucas, Bedford 4:48.39
7th Janette Schraft, Glenwood 4:48.63
Boys 1600M Run
6th Jerry Jorgensen, Treynor 4:26.60
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Saturday. Ozuna’s 10th home run of the season came after the Reds took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third.
Ozuna became the third Cardinals player to hit at least 10 home runs in March and April, joining Mark McGwire who hit 11 in 1998 and Albert Pujols who holds the franchise mark with 14 in 2006.
Dakota Hudson (2-1) allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings as he pitched into the sixth inning for the first time as a major league starter. Yadier Molina extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a single in the fourth. Teammate Paul Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a single in the third. Molina made his 1,797th start at catcher, passing Benito Santiago for seventh place in MLB history.
Both teams are set to play again Sunday afternoon. Pre-game is 12:20-p.m. and the 1st pitch is at 1:15 on KJAN.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — This time, Anthony DeSclafani turned in the gem for the Cincinnati Reds.
DeSclafani tossed six scoreless innings, and Cincinnati bashed five homers in a 12-1 victory over St. Louis on Friday night that snapped the Cardinals’ five-game win streak.
The Reds’ rotation hasn’t allowed an earned run in its last 17 innings. Luis Castillo threw six scoreless innings in a 4-2 win over Atlanta on Thursday. Tanner Roark went his final four innings without an earned run in a 3-1 loss on Wednesday.
“It’s fun watching all these guys go out there and have success,” DeSclafani said. “We just learn from each other as well. Hopefully, it’s something we can keep on doing.”
Joey Votto, Yasiel Puig and Eugenio Suarez homered as Cincinnati won for the sixth time in eight games. Jose Peraza and Jesse Winker also connected, and Curt Casali finished with three hits and four RBIs.
St. Louis ace Miles Mikolas (2-2) gave up four runs and six hits in five innings. He pitched eight effective innings in a 10-2 victory over the New York Mets in his previous start.
Matt Carpenter had two hits and walked twice for St. Louis, which finished with eight hits. Carpenter scored on Paul DeJong’s single in the eighth for the Cardinals’ only run.
DeSclafani (1-1) gave up four hits in a 91-pitch outing. He struck out six and walked three.
UP NEXT
St. Louis right-hander Dakota Hudson (1-1, 5.89 ERA) will start the second game of the three-game series on Saturday against right-hander Tyler Mahle (1-3, 3.52 ERA). Hudson pitched a career-high five innings to earn his first win as a starter on Sunday. Mahle is seeking to stop a two-game skid and is 1-1 with a 4.35 ERA in two career starts against St. Louis.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — David Montgomery used to draw inspiration watching highlights of Walter Payton on his grandfather’s VCR, so consider this a moment of sweetness.
The Chicago Bears addressed one of their biggest needs with their first pick in the draft, trading up with the New England Patriots to take the star running back from Iowa State on Friday night.
Montgomery said he felt “grateful, blessed.” And being drafted by Chicago was particularly special.
“I watched Walter Payton when I was younger,” he said. “Seeing how he ran, trying to correlate a lot of the ways he ran into my game.”
Chicago moved up 14 spots to grab Montgomery at No. 73 overall, making him the first Cyclones player drafted since 2014. The 5-foot-10, 222-pound Montgomery ran for 2,925 yards and 26 touchdowns in three seasons. He had 1,216 yards rushing and 13 TDs as a junior.
Chicago also acquired a sixth-round pick (205), while New England got the No. 87 pick and a fifth-rounder (162) this year as well as a fourth-round selection in 2020.
“He’s just a well-rounded back,” general manager Ryan Pace said. “It’s everything you look for in a running back, starting with his instincts, his vision, his ability to make people miss. He’s just a well-rounded player. Good hands. He fits the offense very well.”
The Bears had a long wait with no picks in the first two rounds for the first time since 2010. They came into the draft in a far different spot after winning the NFC North at 12-4 in coach Matt Nagy’s first season. The Monsters of the Midway ended a string of four straight last-place finishes and made the playoffs for just the second time since the 2006 team’s Super Bowl run.
They sent their first-round pick this year to Oakland in the blockbuster deal for All-Pro edge rusher Khalil Mack just before the start of last season. And they dealt their second-rounder to New England a year ago when they traded up to get receiver Anthony Miller in the second round.
Montgomery is known as a calm, patient runner with size and toughness and a knack for breaking tackles. He ranked third in the Big 12 in yards rushing per game at 101.3 last season.
Montgomery also had 71 receptions over three years despite playing in a run-based offense. And Pace sees someone with “natural hands” who can be a good route runner.
His ability to catch passes out of the backfield is a big plus, considering Nagy’s system favors running backs who can do just that.
The Southeast Valley boys and South Central Calhoun girls track teams were winners on Friday at the South Central Calhoun Meet.
Girls Team Scores
Full results here.
Boys Team Scores
Full results here.
The Sidney girls and Bedford boys track teams took titles home from the Bedford Invitational on Friday.
Girls Team Scores
Boys Team Scores
Full results here.
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