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

CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler O’Neill and Paul DeJong homered, five St. Louis pitchers combined on a three-hitter and the Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 to sweep a doubleheader. St. Louis pulled within 2 1/2 games of the NL Central-leading Cubs. Adam Wainwright pitched the Cardinals to a 4-2 win in the opener.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — José Abreu hit his 13th home run of the season in the first inning, Yasmani Grandal added a two-run shot, and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 behind Lucas Giolito. Abreu leads the majors with 40 RBIs in 40 games and extended his hitting streak to 19 games. His 425-foot, two-run shot pushed him past Baltimore’s Anthony Santander for the longest streak this season. Giolito (4-2) allowed three runs on five hits in six-plus innings, struck out nine and walked none. Alex Colome earned his ninth save in 10 tries. Kris Bubic (0-5) took the loss and Bubba Starling homered for the Royals.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are content to defend their Super Bowl title largely with the team that won it. After signing a handful of veteran free agents during an offseason unlike other, the Chiefs waived the majority of them Saturday as they trimmed down to 53 players for the start of the regular season. Among the notable names were running back DeAndre Washington, who was signed from Oakland, and former Miami safety Adrian Colbert. Most of the players waived as the Chiefs trimmed from their 80-man camp roster ahead of their opener Thursday night against Houston were inexpensive fliers and undrafted free agents.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Pascal Siakam (see-A’-kam) and Kyle Lowry each had double-doubles as the Toronto Raptors beat the Boston Celtics, 100-93 to even the Eastern Conference semifinal series at two games apiece. Siakam finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds, while Lowry delivered 22 points and 11 boards. The game was tied until Toronto outscored Boston, 32-24 in the third quarter.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have squared their Western Conference semifinal series at a game apiece with a 110-101 win against the Los Angeles Clippers. Jamal Murray scored 27 points for Denver, which never trailed and led by as many as 23. Clippers forward Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard had 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists but shot only 4 for 17.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authentic has captured the pandemic-delayed Kentucky Derby in front of near-empty empty stands at Churchill Downs. With John Velazquez aboard, Authentic went off at 9-1 and grabbed the lead out of the game before holding off 3-5 favorite, Tiz the Law by 1 1/4 lengths. It’s the sixth Derby victory for Bob Baffert, tying the all-time record for trainers.

(Council Bluffs) The Lewis Central boys cross country team placed three runners in the top fifteen and won the team championship at Abraham Lincoln, Saturday. SE Polk was the girls team champion with four runners in the top ten.  (Complete results here)

Boys Team Scoring

1. Lewis Central 68
2. Thomas Jefferson 72
3. LeMars 87
4. Harlan 104
5. Glenwood 115
6. Missouri Valley 120
7. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 131
8. Denison-Schleswig 217
9. Abraham Lincoln 228
10. St. Albert 246

Girls Team Scoring

1. SE Polk 32
2. Glenwood 54
3. Harlan 57
4. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 97
5. Lewis Central 168
6. Thomas Jefferson 169
7. Denison-Schleswig 175

(Pella) – Pella held a two-division cross country meet on Saturday and ACGC was among the participants in the small schools class. The Charger boys scored 64 points and placed 3rd while the girls team placed 4th with a total of 100. Jorja Hoover was the first runner in for the ACGC girls in 16th. (Complete results here)

Boys Team Scoring

1. Mid-Prairie 26
2. DM Christian 44
3. ACGC 64
4. Pella Christian 106
5. Collins-Maxwell 115
6. Baxter 182

Girls Team Scoring

1. Mid-Prairie 29
2. Panorama 55
3. DM Christian 77
4. ACGC 100
5. Lynnville-Sully 122
6. Collins-Maxwell 152
7. Pella Christian 175

Glenwood takes Atlantic Tournament 

Glenwood picked up five victories on their way to the Atlantic Tournament championship, Saturday. The Rams were winners in straight sets over Atlantic and Winterset and needed three sets to beat St. Albert, Treynor and Underwood. Scores:

Glenwood 2-1 over Underwood
Glenwood 2-0 over Winterset
Glenwood 2-1 over St. Albert
Glenwood 2-1 over Treynor
Glenwood 2-0 over Atlantic (21-7, 21-19)
Underwood 2-1 over St. Albert
Treynor 2-1 over Winterset
Treynor 2-0 over Atlantic (21-13, 21-9)
Treynor 2-1 over St. Albert
Winterset 2-0 over St. Albert
Underwood 2-1 over Winterset
Underwood 2-1 over Treynor
Underwood 2-1 over Atlantic (14-21, 21-18, 15-10)
St. Albert 2-0 over Atlantic (21-18, 21-14)

East Mills picks up Missouri Valley title 

The East Mills volleyball team won the Missouri Valley Championship, Saturday, 3-1. The Wolverines swept Griswold, Riverside and Boyer Valley to supplant themselves in the championship. Meanwhile, Missouri Valley was making a wild run through consolation after an early loss. The Lady Reds lost to Boyer Valley in their first match, but they beat Griswold, Riverside and avenged their loss to Boyer Valley to advance to the championship. They then beat East Mills in three sets, but as the consolation team they needed two wins over the Wolverines. Scores:

East Mills 2-1 over Missouri Valley (Championship Match)
East Mills 2-0 over Boyer Valley
East Mills 2-0 over Griswold (21-9, 21-12)
East Mills 2-0 over Riverside (21-17, 21-10)
Missouri Valley 2-1 over East Mills
Missouri Valley 2-0 over Boyer Valley
Missouri Valley 2-1 over Griswold (15-21, 21-9, 15-10)
Riverside 2-0 over Exira-EHK (21-13, 21-6)
Riverside 2-0 over Woodbine (21-12, 21-17)
Boyer Valley 2-1 over Exira-EHK (18-21, 21-16, 15-5)
Griswold 2-0 over Woodbine (21-14, 21-17)

Tri-Center bounces back to win in Clarinda 

The Tri-Center volleyball team bounced back from a couple losses in round robin play to win the Clarinda Tournament on Saturday. The Trojans were just 1-2 in pool play, beating Shenandoah and losing to Nodaway Valley and Clarinda to take the No. 4 seed in bracket play. T-C then went on a run with a three-set victory over West Central Valley, a sweep of Nodaway Valley in a tight battle and a three-set (27-25, 18-21, 15-13) win in the championship over Sidney. Scores:

Tri-Center 2-0 over Nodaway Valley (24-22, 22-20)
Tri-Center 2-0 over Shenandoah
Tri-Center 2-1 over West Central Valley
Tri-Center 2-1 over Sidney (Championship Match)
Sidney 2-0 over Clarinda
Sidney 2-1 over Clarinda
Nodaway Valley 2-0 over Shenandoah (21-17, 21-10)
Nodaway Valley 2-0 over West Central Valley (21-13, 21-7)
Nodaway Valley 2-0 over Tri-Center (21-15, 22-20)
Clarinda 2-0 over Shenandoah
Clarinda 2-0 over Tri-Center
Clarinda 2-0 over West Central Valley

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are content to defend their Super Bowl title largely with the team that won it. After signing a handful of veteran free agents during an offseason unlike other, the Chiefs waived the majority of them Saturday as they trimmed down to 53 players for the start of the regular season. Among the notable names were running back DeAndre Washington, who was signed from Oakland, and former Miami safety Adrian Colbert.

Fans watch the Kansas City Chiefs during NFL football training camp Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs opened the stadium to 5,000 season ticket holders to watch practice as the team plans to open the regular season with a reduced capacity of approximately 22 percent of normal attendance. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Most of the players waived as the Chiefs trimmed from their 80-man camp roster ahead of their opener Thursday night against Houston were inexpensive fliers and undrafted free agents.

CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Wainwright pitched six-hit ball into the seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 in the first game of a doubleheader. Wainwright allowed two runs, struck out six and walked one while improving to 4-0 for the first time in his career.

St. Louis Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

The 6-foot-7 right-hander tossed a four-hitter in a 7-2 victory over Cleveland on his 39th birthday in his previous start. Paul DeJong drove in two runs for St. Louis, which had dropped two in a row. Kolten Wong had two hits and scored twice.