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Officials with Riddell are on the Iowa campus this week as the Hawkeyes will become the first college football team to wear customized helmets. The hope is they will reduce head injuries and the helmets will feature eight customized pieces of padding inside designed to absorb impact. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz…
More than a dozen Iowa players wore customized helmets on an experimental basis last season and none suffered a concussion.
Outfitting the entire team will cost more than 100 thousand dollars but Ferentz says it is money well spent if it can help limit head injuries.
Upperclassmen were fitted for the new helmets this spring and they will be ready for next season.
(Radio Iowa/Learfield Sports)
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs added three more defensive players on the final day of the NFL draft to the three they selected on Day 2. Texas A&M safety Armani Watts went in the fourth round, cornerback Tremon Smith went in the sixth and defensive tackle Kahlil McKenzie two picks later. But in McKenzie’s case, a transition to offensive guard could be in his future.
UNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma State has exceeded expectations in the Big 12. Conference coaches picked the Cowboys to finish sixth. They sit in first place to start the week after sweeping a three-game series against rival Oklahoma. The Cowboys have won seven straight games and 16 of 20 since opening Big 12 play with a series loss to Texas. They play at Iowa this weekend and finish the Big 12 schedule with three games at Baylor and three at home against Texas Tech.
BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts hit a grand slam over the Green Monster and the Boston Red Sox finished April with their most wins ever by beating the Kansas City Royals 10-6. Mitch Moreland hit a solo homer and had three hits along with Bogaerts for the Red Sox, who posted their 19th victory in April.
BOSTON (AP) — Royals slugger Mike Moustakas has left Kansas City’s game against the Boston Red Sox after getting hit by a pitch in the first inning. The team says X-rays were negative and Moustakas has a bruised right forearm.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Robert Morris guard Dachon Burke is transferring to Nebraska. He will have two seasons of eligibility after sitting out this coming season. Burke picked the Cornhuskers over St. John’s, Pittsburgh and Marquette. He was a second-team All-Northeast Conference pick last season. He averaged better than 17 points a game and led the NEC with 2.1 steals per game.
Tyler Cropley’s two-run walk off homer lifted Iowa to a 7-5 victory over seventh ranked Michigan as the Hawkeyes claimed the rubber match of a Big Ten series against the Wolverines. It was a game Iowa trailed 5-0 early. The Hawkeyes improve to 9-7 in the Big Ten. Iowa hosts Missouri on Tuesday.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Kingham carried a perfect game into the seventh inning in his major league debut to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The 26-year-old rookie right-hander retired 20 straight batters before Paul DeJong singled down the left-field line with two outs in the seventh. He struck out nine and walked none.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police say two people have been shot after an argument at a dining and entertainment district across from the stadium where the St. Louis Cardinals play. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that both victims were taken to a hospital after the shooting Sunday night at Ballpark Village in downtown St. Louis. Police say one was shot in the head and was unresponsive, and the other was struck in the thigh. The shooter fled and police did not immediately have a description of the person.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cheslor Cuthbert homered twice and drove in four runs as the Kansas City Royals won consecutive games for the first time this season, defeating the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Whit Merrifield singled home Alcides Escobar, who was hit by a pitch to leadoff the eighth inning, with the go-ahead run off Bruce Rondon (1-1).
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Kingham carried a perfect game into the seventh inning in his major league debut to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Kingham, a 26-year-old rookie right-hander, retired 20 straight batters before Paul DeJong singled down the left-field line with two outs in the seventh. He finished with one hit and nine strikeouts on 98 pitches (72 strikes) after being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day. Elias Diaz went 3-for-4 with three singles and two RBIs as the Pirates won their fifth straight game and completed a three-game sweep of the Cardinals.
Right-hander Luke Weaver (2-2) took the loss after allowing four runs runs on six hits with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. He pitched five scoreless before walking the bases loaded with one out in the sixth.
UP NEXT:
Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha (4-1, 3.62) will attempt to extend his winning streak to five games when he takes the mound against the Chicago White Sox at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. Wacha has won four straight starts since last losing on March 31, when he allowed four runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings against the New York Mets.
Three Iowa Hawkeyes were selected during the NFL Draft. Center James Daniels and cornerback Josh Jackson were taken in the second round, Daniels by the Chicago Bears and Jackson by the Green Bay Packers. Linebacker Josey Jewell was grabbed in the fourth round by the Denver Broncos.
After the draft concluded, others were offered free agent deals.
Running back Akrum Wadley signed with the Tennessee Titans.
Offensive lineman Ike Boettger agreed to terms with the Buffalo Bills.
Linebacker Ben Niemann will sign with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Guard Sean Welsh will reportedly sign with the Washington Redskins.
Also, offensive lineman Boone Myers will attend rookie mini-camps with the Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts. While wide receiver Matt VandeBerg will try out with the New York Jets next week. And, running back James Butler will tryout with the New York Jets and Washington Redskins.
Surprisingly, no Iowa State Players were taken in the draft. But a few signed free agent deals.
Wide receiver Allen Lazard signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Also, linebacker Joel Lanning, receiver Marchie Murdock and offensive lineman Jake Campos all signed with the Dallas Cowboys.
And, punter Colin Downing received an invitation to the Kansas City Chiefs’ rookie mini-camp.
Northern Iowa wide receiver Daurice Fountain was picked by the Indianapolis Colts in the 5th round.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team fell, 10-2, to seventh-ranked Michigan on Saturday afternoon at Duane Banks Field. The loss evens the series at 1-1.
The Wolverines out-hit Iowa, 14-8, and the Hawkeyes committed a season-high four errors.
Iowa jumped out to a 2-0 run in the first courtesy of a two-run home run from junior Robert Neustrom. After Tyler Cropley drew a two-out walk, Neustrom hit a 380-foot blast to right field, giving Iowa an early lead.
From there it was all Michigan.
The Wolverines tied the game in the second inning against Iowa starter Brady Schanuel. Michigan loaded the bases before a fielding error allowing the first run to score. The Wolverines tied the game at two on an Ako Thomas sacrifice fly.
Michigan took the lead for good in the in the third on a solo home run from Jesse Franklin. The Wolverines tacked on two runs in the fourth and two in the fifth before putting the game out of reach with a three-run eighth.
Schanuel (5-6) suffered the loss, allowing five runs (three earned) on five hits over 3 1/3 innings. The Wolverines roughed up reliever Grant Judkins to the tune of four runs on six hits.
Michigan starter Ben Dragani (5-0) earned the win, scattering five hits and allowing two runs over six innings.
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes (25-14, 8-7) will play a rubber match Sunday at 11 a.m. (CT).
The Missouri Valley Boys Golf Invitational was held on Saturday at the Logan-Missouri Valley Country Club. Logan-Magnolia came out on top of the field with a 337.
Team Scores
Individual Scores
The Kuemper Catholic Girls Golf Tournament was held on Saturday and the host squad came out on top. Atlantic finished 5th with 2 golfers making the top 5 individually.
Individual Top 5
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