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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Moustakas had two hits, including a run-scoring double, in what might have been his final home game for the Kansas City Royals, an 8-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers. A key member of the Royals’ 2015 World Series championship team, Moustakas became a free agent after last season, then signed with Kansas City in March. With the Royals last in the AL Central at 31-70, he could be dealt before Tuesday’s deadline for trades without waivers.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Eugenio Suarez homered for the third straight game, Tucker Barnhart added a two-run shot and the Cincinnati Reds powered to a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Adam Duvall also homered for the Reds. Sal Romano (6-8) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings to give the Reds consecutive series wins over St. Louis for the first time since 2011.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Newly released records show that a grand jury investigating alleged recruiting abuses in college basketball ordered the University of Kansas this year to turn over communications involving its men’s team coaches and at least one prospective recruit. It also demanded copies of agreements between the university and Adidas and communications between the coaches and Adidas representatives. The university released redacted copies of two subpoenas and said they don’t suggest wrongdoing by Kansas.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Last week, the high school baseball team in Marshalltown, Iowa, was busy celebrating an unlikely berth in the state tournament. Less than 24 hours later, the Bobcats, their families, neighbors and friends were ducking for cover as an EF-3 tornado ravaged their town. It’s been an extraordinarily hectic time ever since for the Bobcats, who finally got back to baseball again Wednesday night in a state quarterfinal against powerhouse Urbandale

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. women’s national team opens the four-team, round-robin Tournament of Nations against Japan on Thursday night in in Kansas City, Kansas. They will also face strong teams in Australia and Brazil. But their attention is somewhat split between winning the tournament and fine-tuning their roster for World Cup qualifying, which takes place in October.

1A Semifinals – Thursday, July 26

11:00—#1 Newman Catholic, Mason City (38-1) vs. #4 Martensdale-St. Marys (37-6)

1:30—#2 Lisbon (35-0) vs. #3 North Linn, Troy Mills (41-3)

2A Semifinals – Thursday, July 26

5:00—#6 Centerville (25-7) vs. #2 Wilton (26-5)

7:30—#1 Regina, Iowa City (28-7) vs. #4 Van Meter (30-8)

4A Quarterfinals – Wednesday, July 25

Valley, West Des Moines 5, Waukee 1

Cedar Rapids, Washington 7, Johnston 5

Epworth, Western Dubuque 7, North Scott, Eldridge 4

Urbandale 8, Marshalltown 3

Semifinals – Friday, July 27

5:00 – #2 Urbandale (34-6) vs. #6 Epworth, Western Dubuque (34-9)

7:30—#4 Valley, West Des Moines (28-15) vs. #8 Cedar Rapids, Washington (26-17)

CINCINNATI (AP) — Eugenio Suarez didn’t wait around to get his team going on Wednesday.

Cincinnati’s All-Star third baseman homered for the third straight game, this time in the first inning, Tucker Barnhart added a two-run shot and the Reds powered to a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Adam Duvall also homered for the Reds. Sal Romano (6-8) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings to give the Reds consecutive series wins over St. Louis for the first time since 2011.

Romano, who hadn’t pitched in 10 days and hadn’t started in 15, was surprisingly sharp with just one walk.

Paul DeJong and Yadier Molina hit solo homers for the Cardinals, who went 3-5 on their eight-game road trip. DeJong homered in the third inning and Molina hit his 14th of the season in the seventh inning.

Molina flied out with the bases loaded and St. Louis trailing 5-3 in the eighth. The Cardinals were 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and had 11 runners left on base.

Suarez tied Monday’s game with a two-out solo homer in the ninth inning and Tuesday’s game with a two-out, two-run, seventh-inning shot.

The Cardinals had rookie starters each go deep without allowing a hit in the first two games of the series. The Reds went 7 1/3 innings without a hit on Monday and 6 1/3 without a hit on Tuesday.

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Cardinals: RHP Luke Weaver (5-9) has lasted exactly four innings in each of his previous three starts against the Cubs.

(Radio Iowa) — The Better Business Bureau is advising Iowans to be cautious when signing up for themed races or “fun runs” this summer. Bureau spokesman Dan Hendrickson says most of the runs go off without a hitch, but in recent years, some have been rescheduled, postponed or even canceled.

“The problem with this is, many of these races — it’s right on the website when you sign up — there are no refunds or there’s a no-refund policy,” Hendrickson says. “So people really need to be aware that this is a thing and they need to do some research before signing up.” Hendrickson says don’t be fooled by a fancy website. Confirm with the local venue the event is on and pay by credit card.

He says, “You want to research them at bbb.org and then you also want to look at customer reviews and see if cancellations or postponed races have been an issue in the past.” Hendrickson also suggests you contact the city where the event is scheduled to make sure it has the required permits.

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Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says he is ready for the talking to be over the preseason practice to begin. Ferentz addressed Big Ten Media Day in Chicago and big things are expected from quarterback Nate Stanley, only the second junior Ferentz has taken to Media Day.

Ferentz says Stanley is also the second junior he has had be elected a captain.

The biggest hole on offense is at center where James Daniels left early for the NFL. Senior Keegan Render moved over to center during spring drills.

Iowa has found success with a number of players who moved to a different position in college. Senior defensive end Parker Hesse (hess-ee) was a quarterback and linebacker as a standout at Waukon.

Junior tight end Noah Fant has received plenty of preseason recognition and Ferentz says he continues to make progress.

The Hawkeyes open September first at home against Northern Illinois.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Austin Gomber was ready to start the bottom of the seventh, still working on a no-hitter, when a siren sounded and lights started flashing. Great American Ball Park’s fire alarm had malfunctioned.

That was a new one for the Cardinals’ rookie left-hander, who got an unexpected 7-minute, 30-second break.

Gomber lost his no-hitter and his shutout after the alarm was silenced in the seventh inning, but Dexter Fowler hit a two-run shot in the 11th on Tuesday night, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

For the second straight night, a Cardinals rookie went deep into the game without allowing a hit. Daniel Poncedeleon threw no-hit ball for seven innings in his major league debut Monday before the Reds rallied against Norris for a 2-1 win featuring Eugenio Suarez’s homer.

Joey Votto singled with one out for the Reds’ first hit, and Suarez followed with his 21st homer, ending the rookie’s debut as a starter. Gomber made 15 relief appearances this season before the Cardinals sent him to Triple-A to get in shape to help their depleted rotation. He threw 90 pitches in his first major league start.

Mired in a season-long slump, Fowler connected off left-hander Amir Garrett (0-2) for only his second homer while batting right-handed. Fowler is batting .179 overall.

Sam Tuivailala (3-3) escaped a two-on threat in the 10th. Bud Norris got his 19th save in 22 chances, one night after he took a loss.

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Cardinals: Jack Flaherty (4-4) makes his fourth career start against the Reds. He made the shortest start of his career last Sept. 19 at Great American Ball Park, lasting only two innings.

Reds: Sal Romano (5-8) has faced the Cardinals twice, with the Reds losing both games.

Class 4A Quarterfinals – Wednesday, July 25

11:00—#4 Valley, West Des Moines (27-15) vs. #5 Waukee (29-11)

1:30—#1 Johnston (34-5) vs. #8 Cedar Rapids, Washington (25-17)

5:00—#3 North Scott, Eldridge (28-10) vs. #6 Epworth, Western Dubuque (33-9)

7:30—#2 Urbandale (33-6) vs. #7 Marshalltown (20-18)

Former Atlantic golf star Brooke Newell took 4th place at the Iowa Women’s Amatuer Golf Tournament on Saturday. Brooke shot a three day total +22 238 at Spirit Hollow Golf Club in Burlington. The University of Nebraska redshirt freshman shot rounds of 79, 83, and 76.

The tournament was won by Indiana State University junior Sierra Hargens who finished with a +12 228 for the tournament.