ST. LOUIS (AP) — An attorney for the St. Louis Cardinals says executives of the team were not involved in the hacking of the Houston Astros’ player personnel database. The Cardinals hired the Dowd Bennett firm to handle an internal inquiry several months before this week’s disclosure that the FBI is investigating whether the team hacked into the Astros computer system.

Jim Martin, an attorney for the firm, tells The Associated Press he is “100 percent confident” the case does not involve people like Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak and Chairman Bill DeWitt.

1-A First Team All-State:
Abby Stephenson (Fwd-Nevada)
Clara Sporrer (GK-Nevada)
Courtney Powell (Fwd-Union)
Dayton Powell (Mid-Union)
Hanna Larson (Def-Tri-Center)
Hannah Bormann (Fwd-CC Amana)
Jenny Wick (Mid-Regina)
Josie Durr (Fwd-Solon)
Kaylee Kruschwits (Def-Nevada)
Kiera Cabrera (Mid-Columbus Catholic)
Matti Munger (Def-St. Albert)
Michaela Matsuka (Mid-Nevada)
Raegan Saunders (Def-Nevada)

1-A Second Team All-State:
Chloe Wetzbarger (Mid-Bishop Heelan Catholic)
Grace Hanno (Def-Bishop Heelan)
Jenna Cox (Fwd-St. Albert)
Joy Smith (Mid-North Polk)
Kelsey Gebel (Def-Denver)
Lauren Pothitakis (Fwd-Holy Trinity)
Lizzy Deprenger (Mid-Regina)
Loran Blecker (Fwd-Bishop Heelan Catholic)
Mary Casson (Mid-St. Albert)
Megan Marsh (Mid-Tri-Center)
Nicole Adair (Mid-Gladbrook-Reinbeck)
Olivia Verhulst (Fwd-Hudson)
Rachel Vondrack (Mid-Bishop Heelan Catholic)
Riley Behan (Mid-Assumption)
Stephanie Faust (Mid-Aplington-Parkersburg)
Tristan Beaulieu (GK-Bishop Heelan Catholic)

1-A State Coach of the Year:
Randy Davis (Nevada)

2-A First Team All-State:
Addie Royer (Mid-Prairie Valley)
Addy Rosa (GK-Dallas Center-Grimes)
Dani Dunphy (Mid-Dallas Center-Grimes)
Ellie Kurth (Fwd-Prairie Valley)
Emily Hofmann (Fwd-ADM/Van Meter)
Gina Percuoco (Mid-North Scott)
Jenny Wicks (Def-ADM/Van Meter)
Karli Rucker (Fwd-North Scott)
Karly Soy (Def-North Scott)
Kelsey Laughman (Fwd-Ankeny)
Kelsey Yarrow (Mid-Ankeny)
Lexi Rosa (Def-Dallas Center-Grimes)
Mackenzie Brees (Def-Urbandale)
McKenzie Smith (Fwd-Dallas Center-Grimes)

2-A Second Team All-State:
Abby Buchanan (Mid-North Scott)
Cora Meyers (GK-Prairie Valley)
Danielle Mefferd (Def-CB Thomas Jefferson)
Darion Helle (Fwd-Spencer)
Elyse Huber (Fwd-Burlington)
Grace McDermott (Def-Xavier)
Haley Grawe (Fwd-Waverly-Shell Rock)
Jaci Finley (Def-Dallas Center-Grimes)
Jordan Enga (Def-Ankeny)
Katie Stewart (Mid-Waverly-Shell Rock)
Loren Hemiller (Mid-CB Thomas Jefferson)
Mallah Durr (Fwd-Grinnell)
Mallary Erbes (Fwd-Urbandale)
Megan Foltz (Def-Prairie Valley)
Ryanne Rausch (Fwd-Newton)
Sara Homan (Fwd-Glenwood)

2-A State Coach of the Year:
John Hansel (Spencer)

3-A First Team All-State:
Alesha Duccini (Mid-Dub Hempstead)
Bailey Bravard (Fwd-Dowling Catholic)
Ellie Cavanaugh (GK-Waukee)
Emily Lehman (Def-Johnston)
Emma Cooper (Fwd-Iowa City West)
Hannah McDevitt (Mid-Waukee)
Katelyn Wagner (Def-Muscatine)
Marin Daniel (Def-Dowling Catholic)
Meg Brandt (Mid-Ankeny Centennial)
Olivia Garcia (Fwd-Linn-Mar)
Payton Pottratz (Def-Iowa City West)
Regan Steigleder (Mid-Iowa City West)
Reilly Bertram (Mid-Dowling Catholic)
Sarah Kelly (Fwd-Dowling Catholic)
Sydney Hayden (Fwd-CR Kennedy)

3-A Second Team All-State:
Abby Estabrook (Mid-Muscatine)
Abby Harbin (Mid-Dub Hempstead)
Alexa Rabune (GK-Cedar Falls)
Alina Steffen (Fwd-Bettendorf)
Anja Schepp (Mid-WDM Valley)
Anna Frerichs (Def-CR Kennedy)
Jensen Sevening (Mid-Linn-Mar)
Katie Culhane (GK-Ames)
Macey Miller (Def-Waukee)
Mackenzie Serbousek (Mid-CR Prairie)
Mady Gutnecht (Def-Ankeny Centennial)
Morgan Schlee (Def-WDM Valley)
Morgan Teel (Fwd-Davenport Central)
Paige Wagner (Fwd-Bettendorf)

3-A State Coach of the Year:
John Pearson (Dowling Catholic)

A proposal to create an early signing period in college football so high school players can make their verbal commitments to schools binding in mid-December has been tabled for one year. At a meeting of the Collegiate Commissioners Association in Asheville, North Carolina, FBS leaders decided not to vote on a proposal to have a 72-hour signing period for high school prospects that would line up with the dates junior college players can sign.

The early signing period would have gone into effect this season and started Dec. 16th.
Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher says the commissioners wanted to let the new NCAA football oversight committee make a comprehensive review of recruiting before a decision is made on early signing.

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Tuesday Baseball:
Denison-Schleswig 3, Atlantic 1
Red Oak 3, Shenandoah 1
Glenwood 6, Creston 1
St. Albert 5, Lewis Central 1
Kuemper Catholic 7, Harlan 4
Audubon 8, Whiting 1
Underwood 13-13, Riverside 1-1
A-H-S-T-W 16-3, Logan-Magnolia 3-4
Coon Rapids-Bayard 11, Boyer Valley 1 (6 inn)
Fremont-Mills 4, East Mills 1
Sidney 9, Stanton 8
Bedford 7, Southwest Valley 2
Sioux City North 10-16, Abraham Lincoln 1-1
Sioux City West 2-8, Thomas Jefferson 1-7

Tuesday Softball:
Denison-Schleswig 6, Atlantic 3
Shenandoah 10, Red Oak 0 (5 inn)
Creston 7, Glenwood 1
Lewis Central 7, St. Albert 1
Harlan 4, Kuemper Catholic 1
Exira/EHK 19, Coon Rapids-Bayard 3
IKM-Manning 6, Griswold 0
A-H-S-T-W 11, Boyer Valley 4
Audubon 7, Whiting 6
Riverside 4-12, Underwood 3-7
Fremont-Mills 13, East Mills 0
Logan-Magnolia 12, Charter Oak-Ute 2 (6 inn)
Southwest Valley 10-6, Bedford 8 -10
Nodaway Valley 3, Lenox 1
Sioux City West 4, Thomas Jefferson 0
Abraham Lincoln 12, Sioux City North 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s decision to release veteran Shonn Greene kicks the Titans’ youth movement at running back into full gear.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Major League Baseball says it is cooperating with a federal investigation into an illegal breach of the Houston Astros’ internal database after a report that the St. Louis Cardinals were responsible for the hack.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Chiefs released wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers and offensive lineman Kelvin Palmer and signed offensive lineman Tavon Rooks before the start of their mandatory minicamp Tuesday.

Rogers, once a college standout for Tennessee, was kicked off the team for disciplinary issues and transferred to Tennessee Tech. But he’s been unable to make it in the NFL, catching just 14 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns while bouncing through three franchises. In May, Rogers spent one day in jail after pleading guilty in Indianapolis to drunken driving.

The release of Palmer and the signing of Rooks, a former Kansas State player, is basically a swap of players deep on the depth chart.

The John Deere Classic near the Quad Cities has always given aspiring pros a chance to compete in a PGA Tour event and this year is no different. Tournament director Clair Peterson has given sponsor exemptions to three of the country’s top collegiate golfers. Peterson says giving young players an early break pays off for the tournament down the road.

Jordan Spieth was given an exemption in 2012 which started the relationship. He came back in 2013 and won the tournament. Now he’s coming back as Masters Champion in 2015, when everyone knows he could be accepting appearance fees to go overseas. Peterson says they believe that “Developing these relationships surely pays off.”
Spieth is one of the favorites heading into this week’s U-S Open. Bryson DeChambeau is the NCAA champion out of SMU. Brian Campbell was a standout at Illinois while Lee McCoy is the world’s fourth ranked amateur out of Georgia. More of the big names on the PGA Tour are playing the John Deere Classic each year but Peterson says it remains important for them to give young players a chance to compete.

In addition to Spieth several other big names were given sponsor exemptions at the beginning of their careers to play in the tournament including Tiger Woods, Zach Johnson and Jason Day. The first round of the John Deere Classic is July 10th.

(Learfield Sports)