IOWA CITY, Iowa – For the 10th time this season, University of Iowa women’s basketball senior Megan Gustafson has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.

It is the 20th Big Ten Player of the Week Award of Gustafson’s career. She now owns the conference record for career weekly awards, besting Jantel Lavender’s (Ohio State) previous mark of 19. Gustafson also broke her own single-season record with her 10th honor this season.

The Port Wing, Wisconsin, native averaged 28.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, and shot 75.0 percent from the field in two road contests last week. She led all scorers with 27 points on 79 percent shooting from the field (11-for-14) against Michigan on Feb. 1. She also made 5-of-6 free throws, pulled down nine rebounds, dished out two assists, and denied four shots.

On Feb 3, Gustafson scored a game-high 30 points, shooting 13-for-18 (72.2 percent) from the field in Iowa’s win at Penn State. She registered 11 rebounds to notch her 20th double-double of the season. She also recorded five assists, three blocks, and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line.

Gustafson and the No. 16/12 Hawkeyes return to action Thursday, hosting Michigan State. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. (CT) on BTN.

(Radio Iowa) — A Drake University professor says the research shows Iowa won’t reap hundreds of millions — or even tens of millions more in gambling taxes if the state legalizes and taxes sports betting within the state’s borders. Keith Miller is an expert on gambling law.  “It’s not going to be a ‘cash cow,'” Miller says. “…It’s not going to be a budgetary game-changer.”  Miller says sports books are “low margin” operations. “One industry group estimated that the first year of Iowa sports books — if it were legal — would take in around $80 million and people look at that and say: ‘That’s a lot of money to tax,’ but the fact is sports books historically retain only five percent of that The rest of it goes back to the successful bettors, so if we take five percent — if that $80 million figure is accurate — we’re taxing $4 million.”

In 2017, the state-licensed casinos paid nearly three-hundred-million in TAXES to the state, on about one-and-a-half BILLION dollars in revenue. Miller, who made his comments during a recent appearance on Iowa Public Television, published a book titled “The Law of Gambling” in 2016 and his research on the topic has been published in four academic journals in the past five years. There will be public hearings at the statehouse this Wednesday and Thursday on proposals to legalize sports wagering within the state’s borders.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have instituted a lifetime ban against a fan who is accused of flashing a laser at Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during last month’s AFC championship game. The Kansas City Star reports that a Chiefs spokesperson says the team also is working with authorities to charge the fan “as aggressively as possible,” but ultimately that will be up to prosecutors in Jackson County to decide. Prosecutor’s office spokesman Michael Mansur said charges hadn’t been filed as of Sunday.

Laser pointers are banned at most sporting events because of the potential for distraction and safety reasons. The light can damage the retina in the eye after even a short period of time. The Patriots won the AFC championship game 37-31 in overtime, sending them to the Super Bowl.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Megan Gustafson had 30 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for her 20th double-double this season, and 75th of career, and No. 13 Iowa beat Penn State 81-61. Gustafson was named the Big Ten player of the week on Monday for the ninth time this season, tying the conference record for weekly awards in a career with 19.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Zach Jackson scored 22 points, JT Gibson added 20 and Omaha weather a big run before pulling away to defeat North Dakota 90-72. Jackson scored seven points as the Mavericks went on a 15-0 run midway through the first half and led 49-33 at the break.

UNDATED (AP) — No. 11 Kansas may need another big push to clinch its 15th straight Big 12 title. The Jayhawks are among five teams within a game of the conference lead heading into the final month of the regular season. Kansas made a late run last season to win its 14th consecutive conference title. In the ACC, No. 23 North Carolina State could be headed for an exit from the AP Top 25 after having an epically bad offensive day against No. 12 Virginia Tech, losing 47-24. It also lost to No. 3 Virginia.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Martin Krampelj matched his career high with 23 points and Creighton defeated Xavier 76-54, giving coach Greg McDermott his 200th win with the Blue Jays. Krampelj was 8-of-11 shooting, made all seven of his free throws and grabbed a game-high six rebounds for the Blue Jays (13-9, 4-5 Big East), who have won three of their last four games.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Megan Gustafson had 30 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for her 20th double-double this season, and 75th of career, and No. 13 Iowa beat Penn State 81-61 on Sunday. Gustafson was named the Big Ten player of the week on Monday for the ninth time this season, tying the conference record for weekly awards in a career with 19. She was 13 of 18 from the field against Penn State.

Makenzie Meyer added 18 points for Iowa (17-5, 8-3 Big Ten), which is off to its best start in conference play since the 2014-15 team made a trip to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Hannah Stewart grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds for the Hawkeyes, who have won six of their last seven Big Ten games.

Teniya Page scored 17 points and became the sixth player in program history to reach the 2,000-point plateau for Penn State (10-11, 3-7). Alisia Smith added 15 points and Amari Carter chipped in with 10.

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

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Talen Horton-Tucker scored 15 points, Marial Shayok had 12 and No. 20 Iowa State held off Texas 65-60 for its fifth win in six games. Nick Weiler-Babb had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Cyclones. They hit their last four field goals to avoid the upset. Kerwin Roach led Texas with 19 points.

ATLANTA (AP) — It was a Patrick Mahomes runaway for NFL MVP. In his second pro season, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes took The Associated Press 2018 NFL Most Valuable Player award. He received 41 votes from a nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the league. New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees got the other nine in balloting announced at NFL Honors.

ATLANTA (AP) — Towering tight end Tony Gonzalez is heading to the Hall of Fame, to be joined by three defensive backs who spent parts of their career trying to stop him. Champ Bailey, Ed Reed and Ty Law were also voted into the Hall, along with center Kevin Mawae.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Dedric Lawson had 25 points, Devon Dotson added 20 and No. 11 Kansas took out the frustration of a lousy week on No. 16 Texas Tech with a 79-63 victory. Davide Moretti led the Red Raiders with 14 points. Kansas ended a two-game skid while Texas Tech lost for the fourth time in six games.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Dean Wade was perfect from the field and scored a season-high 24 points to help Kansas State defeat Oklahoma State 75-57. Wade made all nine of his field goals, including three 3-pointers. Barry Brown added 18 points and Cartier Diarra added 10 for the Wildcats, who entered the night tied for the Big 12 lead.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is exploring an appeal of the NCAA’s decision to declare sophomore forward Silvio De Sousa ineligible for the rest of this season and all of next. The decision by the governing body ends a three-month back-and-forth between the NCAA and the school over De Sousa’s eligibility this season. Kansas says it forcefully objects to the ruling. De Sousa’s guardian is accused of accepting money from a booster or agent during his recruitment.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jeremiah Tilmon scored 19 points and Missouri fended off a second-half comeback attempt to defeat Vanderbilt 77-67. As the contest crept under four minutes with Vanderbilt down just five points, Missouri freshman Torrence Watson drilled a 3-pointer with the shot clock expiring. Jordan Geist knocked down a trey of his own on the next possession to put the Tigers up by 68-59.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Spencer Haldeman scored 15 points, making all three of his 3-point tries, and Northern Iowa held off Missouri State 64-59 on Saturday night. Although there were five ties and 10 lead changes, Northern Iowa held a slight lead throughout much of the game. Haldeman gave UNI a little breathing room, making a 3-pointer for a 57-53 lead with 1:44 remaining. Tulio Da Silva made two free throws for Missouri State with 1:15 to go.

Haldeman added two free throws to make the lead four points again, Missouri State turned the ball over and UNI had possession with 58 seconds to go. Tywhon Pickford made a layup and, at 61-55, the Panthers had the biggest lead for either team since midway through the first half. Pickford later added 3 of 4 free throws and the Panthers held on.

Luke McDonnell had 12 points and five assists and Isaiah Brown added 12 points for Northern Iowa (10-13, 5-5 Missouri Valley). Da Silva scored 17 points and Keandre Cook had 15 points for Missouri State (11-12, 5-5).