IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The matchup between the resurgent Badgers and Hawkeyes lived up to its billing — with Wisconsin sophomore D’Mitrik Trice stepping up to hit the game’s biggest basket after star Ethan Happ fouled out. Trice scored 20 points, including a crucial 3 with 20 seconds left, and 22nd-ranked Wisconsin held off No. 14 Iowa 72-66 on Friday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Ethan Happ had 13 points, seven boards and five assists for the Badgers (7-1), who handed the Hawkeyes their first loss of the season in a back-and-forth affair.

The Hawkeyes, much like they did in Tuesday’s 69-68 win over Pittsburgh, have shown the ability to fight when things don’t always go their way. Iowa center Luka Garza had 11 points but just three rebounds, and Bohannon finished with 11 points for the Hawkeyes. Iowa had just nine assists on 23 made baskets.
UP NEXT: Iowa plays at No. 9 Michigan State on Monday.

Ar-We-Va, Westside 60, Coon Rapids-Bayard 20
Bedford 42, Lenox 39
Boone 48, Winterset 29
CAM, Anita 70, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 26
Central Decatur, Leon 73, East Union, Afton 10
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 51, Sioux City, West 42
Council Bluffs, St. Albert 50, Atlantic 37
East Mills 46, College Springs South Page 37
Fremont Mills, Tabor 47, Essex 30
Glenwood 67, Creston 52
Glidden-Ralston 41, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 28
Griswold 54, Heartland Christian 27
IKM-Manning 47, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 32
Kingsley-Pierson 65, OA-BCIG 34
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 77, Clarinda 39
Logan-Magnolia 50, Audubon 34
MOC-Floyd Valley 65, Sioux Center 53
Nodaway Valley 64, Grand View Christian 16
Ogden 40, West Central Valley, Stuart 36
Seymour 72, Orient-Macksburg 32
Shenandoah 73, Harlan 37
Sidney 56, Stanton 29
Sioux City, East 63, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 61
Southwest Valley 61, Mount Ayr 55, 2OT
Treynor 59, Tri-Center, Neola 31
Underwood 36, Riverside, Oakland 21
West Monona, Onawa 85, MVAO-CO-U 52

Ar-We-Va, Westside 57, Coon Rapids-Bayard 42

Atlantic 53, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 50

Audubon 69, Logan-Magnolia 48

Bedford 84, Lenox 41

Central Decatur, Leon 73, East Union, Afton 10

Fremont Mills, Tabor 47, Essex 30

Harlan 71, Shenandoah 40

IKM-Manning 63, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 36

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 44, Clarinda 40

Lewis Central 63, Red Oak 22

Madrid 88, AC/GC 47

Mount Ayr 73, Southwest Valley 18

OA-BCIG 68, Kingsley-Pierson 54

Seymour 45, Orient-Macksburg 27

Sioux Center 68, MOC-Floyd Valley 46

Sioux City, West 73, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 56

Stanton 71, Sidney 44

Treynor 60, Tri-Center, Neola 36

Winterset 81, Boone 61

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Learfield Sports and some of its Iowa affiliates will not air a radio ad supporting suspended Iowa play-by-play broadcaster Gary Dolphin. Loyal Hawkeye Fans, Inc. is sponsoring the pro-Dolphin ad that will run on several stations during his two-game suspension. Learfield suspended Dolphin for comments directed at Hawkeyes guard Maishe Dailey that inadvertently made it to air during Tuesday’s game against Pitt.

Hawkeye booster Nick Ryan says he’s behind the pro-Dolphin group and his family’s putting $12,000 into the campaign. The ad calls the broadcaster a Hawkeye “down to his core,” notes that he’s apologized and says it’s time for him “to get back behind the mic.”

A Learfield representative told a media buyer that it appreciates the “immense passion” for Dolphin but that it’s unable to consider the spot for broadcast. The ad includes play-by-play audio that Learfield says the group doesn’t have permission to use. Ryan says some Learfield affiliates have also declined the ad.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa junior tight end Noah Fant is leaving school early to enter the NFL draft. Fant announced on his Instagram page on Friday that he intends to skip his final season of eligibility to turn pro. Fant, a native of Omaha, Nebraska, will not play in Iowa’s upcoming bowl game
“We are disappointed Noah will not be finishing the season with his teammates,” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. “He is a tremendous athlete and we wish him the best as he pursues his goal of playing in the NFL.”

Fant caught 39 passes for 519 yards and a team-high seven touchdowns this season. Fant earned first-team All-Big Ten honors and could be selected in the first round next spring. The 6-foot-5, 240-pound Fant caught 78 passes in three seasons with the Hawkeyes, including 19 for touchdowns — a school record for a tight end.

“Thank you, coach Ferentz and (strength and conditioning) coach (Chris) Doyle for the opportunity and honor to represent the black and gold (and) for helping me grow physically and mentally more than I thought possible,” Fant said.

Iowa (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) will learn its bowl destination on Sunday.

Catch a live broadcast of the basketball doubleheader between the CAM Cougars and Boyer Valley Bulldogs tonight on the CAM Cougar Channel. The CAM Cougar Channel is a new cooperative effort between KJAN and CAM High School to help provide students experience in media. Students, with assistance from KJAN staff, will be providing live coverage of CAM Cougar sports and activities. From live play-by-play of Cougar sports, locally-produced specials, school and community activities. Tune in tonight as Eyon Steffensen and Tanner Williamson bring you Cougar basketball. You can watch live through the player on the CAM Cougar Channel page here.

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

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden knows he sometimes had gone over the top in his praise of quarterbacks during his time as an ESPN analyst. But he says Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes is on a whole different level. Gruden calls Mahomes’ skill set ‘sickening’ ahead of the Chiefs game against the Raiders

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes had five turnovers in a shootout loss to the Rams, a number that would probably send a lot of first-year quarterbacks into a morose tailspin. That’s hardly the case for the Chiefs’ burgeoning star. He spent the bye week learning from his mistakes, and vowed that he won’t have another performance like that on Sunday in Oakland.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Raiders punter Johnny Townsend is thankful he doesn’t have to cover Kansas City’s Tyreek Hill as a defender. Dealing with Hill on special teams is challenging enough, even if it is for only two or three plays a game. Hill has given opponents fits since entering the league as an unheralded fifth-round draft pick in 2016. He’s been voted to the Pro Bowl as a returner in each of his first two seasons in the league and is likely to make it three for three this year.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 30 points and her fellow starters all finished in double figures as No. 1 Notre Dame routed 14th-ranked Iowa 105-71. The game was the final tuneup for the Irish (7-0) before their showdown with No. 2 UConn on Sunday afternoon.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Asia Durr scored 25 points to lead No. 5 Louisville to an 85-68 victory over visiting Nebraska in the ACC/Big 10 Challenge. Playing a team that has four starters returning from an NCAA Tournament trip last season, the Cardinals (7-0) never really dominated in the first three quarters, but they weren’t really threatened either.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals signed infielder Cheslor Cuthbert, left-hander Brian Flynn and right-hander Jesse Hahn to one-year contracts for next season ahead of baseball’s non-tender deadline. Cuthbert will earn $850,000 while Flynn and Hahn will make $800,000. Cuthbert and Hahn could also earn a $50,000 bonus if they are selected to the All-Star Game.

The Stanton Viqueens and Vikings were both victorious in a basketball doubleheader against Riverside on Thursday night in Stanton.

The Viqueens won the girls game 39-27 behind the trio of Hope Ogletree, Kami Tibben, and Shelby Brockshus who all finished with 9 points on the night. Stanton opened up an early 15-4 lead and held a ten point lead, 22-12, at halftime. The lead would grow to as much as 16 by early in the fourth quarter.

The Viqueens improved to 1-1 on the early season and will next host Sidney on Friday night. Riverside was led by 14 points from Jadyn Achenbach. The Bulldogs are now 0-2 on the season and will host Underwood on Friday.

The boys game was dominated by the Vikings in a 74-34 win. The Vikings jumped out to a 25-7 lead by the end of the first quarter and pushed the advantage to 49-11 by halftime. The second half passed quickly with the running clock rule in place. The Vikings used their up-tempo pace to turn a host of Bulldog turnovers into points on the other side.

Drake Johnson led the way with 22 points for the Vikings. Donnie Weis finished with 19 as Stanton wins their season opener. They host Sidney on Friday.

Riverside got 16 points from Damian Foutch despite him sitting a good portion of the first half with foul trouble. The Bulldogs are 0-2 and host Underwood on Friday.

Atlantic/CAM 66 Audubon 10
Atlantic/CAM 51 Clarinda 30
Atlantic/CAM 66 Griswold 16
Clarinda 48 Griswold 9
Clarinda 51 Audubon 18
Audubon 25 Griswold 24
Winterset 35 Carroll 33
Logan-Magnolia 59 AHSTW 18
Logan-Magnolia 74 Woodbine 6
AHSTW 42 Woodbine 39
Glenwood 48 Riverside 30
Underwood 53 Riverside 27
East Mills 54 Mt Ayr 24
East Mills 40 Clarke 36
Clarke 48 Shenandoah 24
Clarke 42 Southwest Valley 22
Clarke 46 Mt Ayr 24
Mt Ayr 36 Shenandoah 30
Wayne54 Central Decatur 24
ACGC 43 West Central Valley 34
ACGC 45 East Union 24
ACGC 55 Nodaway Valley 18
West Central Valley 58 East Union 24
West Central Valley 52 Nodaway Valley 30
Nodaway Valley 54 East Union 21
Missouri Valley 72 Denison/Schleswig 6
Missouri Valley 64 Tri-Center 16
Missouri Valley 72 West Harrison 6
Denison-Schleswig 66 West Harrison 12
Denison-Schleswig 42 Tri-Center 36
Tri-Center 60 West Harrison 12