After Alabama claimed the national championship on Monday night in a 45-40 win over Clemson the final AP Top 25 poll of the season was released.  The Iowa Hawkeyes fell three spots from No. 6 to No. 9 after their Rose Bowl loss to Stanford.  The full poll is as follows:

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Harlan 70, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 51

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 65, Orient-Macksburg 29

Other Scores
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 52, South Sioux City, Neb. 41
Siouxland Community Christian 60, East Sac County 55
West Monona, Onawa 69, River Valley, Correctionville 42
Woodbine 69, Whiting 59

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Harlan 69, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 28

Other Scores

Woodbine 71, Whiting 33

The Big Ten Conference announced their weekly awards on Monday and Iowa Senior Point Guard Mike Gesell earned his first career Player of the Week Honor. Gesell earned the honor with a 22 point and 10 assist effort in a win over Nebraska.  The Hawkeyes will next face Michigan State on Thursday night with a 5:00pm pregame on KJAN.

Player of the Week
Mike Gesell, Iowa
G – 6-2 – Sr. – South Sioux City, Neb. – South Sioux City

• Posted his first career double-double with 22 points and 10 assists in the Hawkeyes’ win over Nebraska
• Converted 5-of-7 field goals and 11-of-13 free throws
• Scored 19 points and handed out seven assists in the second half
• Has dished out 10 or more assists in three games this season, the most by an Iowa player since Jeff Horner in the 2005-06 campaign
• Currently ranks second in the Big Ten with 6.9 assists per game
• Earns his first career Player of the Week honor
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Jarrod Uthoff (Dec. 14, 2015)

ST. LOUIS, Mo., January 11, 2016 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have signed all-time Korean saves leader Seung Hwan Oh (pronounced sewn-whan) to a one-year contract for the upcoming 2016 season with a club option for 2017.  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“The addition of Seung Hwan to our bullpen is significant for a number of reasons,” stated Cardinals Senior Vice President/General Manager John Mozeliak. “First and foremost, Oh has been a proven performer on some of the biggest international stages and his talent and experience should significantly enhance our bullpen.   We are also excited to have expanded our reach into the Asian markets with the addition of one of the premier relievers in Asian baseball history.”

Oh, 33, will join a Cardinals bullpen that already consists of closer Trevor Rosenthal, who in 2015 set the franchise’s single-season save record (48), former All-Stars Jonathan Broxton and Jordan Walden and key stalwarts Seth Maness and Kevin Siegrist.

Oh, who owns 357 career saves between Korean and Japan, pitched for the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) from 2005-13, earning Rookie of the Year honors in 2005.  He was named MVP of the Korean Series in 2011 and reached 100 career saves faster (fewest games) than anyone in Korean history.   Oh posted 277 career saves for Samsung, making him the career KBO all-time saves leader.

The right-handed throwing Oh, who features a rising four-seam fastball, signed a free-agent contract with the Hanshin Tigers prior to the 2014 season and was named the Top Closer in Japan and the Climax Series MVP that same year.  He led the Japanese Central League in saves in both 2014 (39) and 2015 (41), setting the record for the most saves by a Korean player in Japanese League play.

In 498 career games between Korea and Japan, Oh owns a career mark of 32-20 with a 1.81 ERA, striking out 772 batters in 646.1 innings pitched.

The 5-10, 205-pound Oh was a member of the Gold medal-winning Korean Olympic team in 2008 and he was a member of the Korean team in the World Baseball Classic in 2006, 2009 and 2013.

Nicknamed the “Stone Buddha” and “Final Boss”, Oh will wear uniform no. 26 for the Cardinals.

The Iowa Hawkeyes jumped up three spots to 16th in this week’s AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll.  The Iowa State Cyclones fell 4 spots from 13th to 17th after a loss to Baylor over the weekend.  Kansas and Oklahoma remain the top two teams in the country after the Jayhawks outlasted the Sooners in three overtimes last Monday.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Southern Cal 79, Indiana 59, UCLA 21, Texas Tech 10, Utah 10, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 8, Wichita St. 7, Oregon 6, Valparaiso 6, Hawaii 4, Akron 1, Dayton 1, Oregon St. 1, St. Bonaventure 1.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 19 points, Brionna Jones had 15 points and 11 rebounds and No. 8 Maryland rolled past Iowa in a 76-56 win on Sunday. Kristen Confroy added 11 points and the Terrapins forced 16 turnovers to snap Iowa’s 25-game home winning streak in Maryland coach Brenda Frese’s return to her home state.

The Terrapins (14-2, 3-1 Big Ten) has won two straight since falling to No. 5 Ohio State on Jan. 2. Ally Disterhoft and Megan Gustafson each scored 14 points for the Hawkeye (12-4, 2-2).

Maryland led wire-to-wire, but used a 14-4 run in the third quarter to pull away from Iowa. Jones scored seven of her 15 points during that key stretch. Iowa — the best free throw shooting team in the Big Ten — made only 12 of 21 from the foul line.

Creston O-M Tournament

Individual winners for the Creston Panthers were:  Cade Vicker, 106, Wyatt Thompson, 138, Mitchell Swank, 145, Cameron Leith, 160, Chase Schiltz, 170, Jackson Mikkelsen, 182, Seth Maitlen, 195, Kadon Hulett, 220, and Cody Tanner, 285.

Jack Mendenhall Invite at Ames

Glenwood had eight place winners on the day, including one championship, two runners-up and a third place finish.  Caleb Sanders was the champion at 285, winning by decision in all three of his matches.

Gary Christensen Invite at Winterset

1. Waukee 208
2. I-35 163.5
3. Ogden 128
4. ADM 119.5
5. Clarinda 113.5
6. Underwood 109
7. CB Thomas Jefferson 107.5
8. Southeast Warren 97
9. Oskaloosa 90
10. Van Meter 84.5
11. Urbandale 83.5
12. Winterset 82
13. Central Decatur 77
14. Martensdale-St Marys 53.5
15. Eagle Grove 53
16. Southwest Valley 22

Tri-Center Trojan Invitational

1. Missouri Valley 222
2. Harlan 206
3. West Monona 140
4. Treynor 130.5
5. East Mills 123
6. Kuemper 121.5
7. Plattview, Nebraska 102
8. Tri-Center 75
9. Woodbine 62.5
10. Clarinda Academy 34
11. St. Albert 28

Missouri Valley won five individual titles in route to the team championship. Full results from each weight class can be viewed here.

Crusader Invitational at Coon Rapids

1. 1.		South Central Calhoun, IA				172.0
   2.		Woodward-Granger, IA				158.5
   3.		Guthrie Center, IA				128.0
   4.		Panorama, IA				114.5
   5.		West Central Valley, IA				108.5
   6.		English Valleys, IA				93.5
   7.		Audubon, IA				76.0
   8.		Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton, IA				64.5
   9.		Coon Rapids-Bayard, IA				45.5
   10.		East Sac County, IA				27.0
   11.		Maple Valley-Anthon Oto, IA				0.0

Audubon had six top five finishes and Jake Mulford suffered his first loss of the season to Exira-EHK’s Austin Malloy  in the 145 championship.  Nolan Smith was second at 160 for the Wheelers.  Aside from Malloy’s title the Spartans had 4 other medal winners with Lane Ring runner-up at 195.  Coon Rapids-Bayard had six medalist.