KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks again faces criminal charges, this time after being accused of stealing purses from a western Missouri property. The Kansas City Star reports that Saousoalii Siavii Jr. is charged in Cass County with second-degree burglary and a misdemeanor count of stealing. A warrant was issued for Siavii’s arrest in June after police say he took two totes, with several purses inside, valued at more than $150 from a shed on someone’s property.

Last year, Siavii was arrested and charged with illegally possessing firearms after suburban Kansas City police say he was spotted exiting a vehicle reported stolen and fighting with officers.

NEW YORK (AP) — Friday’s game between St. Louis and Milwaukee was postponed after two Cardinals employees tested positive for the coronavirus. The league says the postponement in Milwaukee “is consistent with protocols to allow enough time for additional testing and contact tracing to be conducted.” The teams plan to resume their schedule Saturday night at Miller Park, pending results from the testing and tracing. Two other games scheduled for Friday involving the Marlins, Nationals, Blue Jays and Phillies had already been postponed because of an outbreak among Miami players and two positive tests on Philadelphia’s coaching staff.

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Cedar Rapids Kennedy grabbed the 5A State Softball Title and Winterset won their third State Title in Class 4A on Thursday in Fort Dodge. Here is a look at the All-Tournament Team selections from those classes.

2020 Class 5A All-Tournament Team
Abby Spore, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Haley Wills, Fort Dodge
Sam Scheck, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Martyne Lowrey, Fort Dodge
Alex Honnold, West Des Moines Valley
Taylor Runchey, Ankeny Centennial
Ella Schulz, Ankeny Centennial
Olivia Harmon, Muscatine
Mya Dodge, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Jalen Adams, Fort Dodge
Kaylin Kinney, Cedar Rapids Kennedy (Captain)

Class 4A All-Tournament Team
Natalie Drake, Winterset
Jena Young, Winterset
Kennedy Preston, Carlisle
Molly Cooney, Dallas Center-Grimes
Kamryn O’Brien, Dallas Center-Grimes
Sam Lee, North Scott
Rachel Anderson, North Scott
Meredith Hoffman, Carlisle
Bridget Stover, Winterset
Aubrey Furnal, Carlisle
Thea Banning, Winterset (Captain)

CLASS 3A

3rd Place Game: #5 Mount Vernon (21-5) vs. #2 Assumption, Davenport (20-6) 1:00 p.m.

Championship: #1 Albia (21-1) vs. #3 Williamsburg (25-4) 2:30 p.m.

CLASS 2A

3rd Place Game: #4 Northeast (20-3) vs. #2 Louisa-Muscatine (19-6) 3:30 p.m.

Championship: #1 North Linn (25-0) vs. #3 Ogden (21-3) 5:00 p.m.

CLASS 1A

3rd Place Game: #4 Lynville-Sully (19-3) vs. #7 Lisbon (21-4) 6:00 p.m.

Championship: #1 Collins-Maxwell (21-1) vs. #3 Clarksville (18-1) 7:30 p.m.

Class 3A Semifinals

Friday, July 31

10:30—#2 Dallas Center-Grimes vs. #3 Gilbert

1:30—#8 Marion vs. #4 Norwalk

Class 4A Semifinals

Friday, July 31

4:30—#2 Ankeny vs. #3 Dubuque, Hempstead

7:30—#1 Johnston vs. #4 Urbandale

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says he will make policy changes after an investigation report detailed racial bias against Black players in his program and bullying behavior by some of his assistants. University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld says the critical report by an outside law firm shows the “climate and culture must and will change within our football program.” Ferentz apologized to former Black players at a news conference and promised to build on changes made in recent weeks to improve their experience. But he said he would retain all of his current assistants, including his son, offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz.

DETROIT (AP) — Trevor Rosenthal pitched a scoreless ninth for his first save since 2017 and the Kansas City Royals beat Detroit 5-3, overcoming Miguel Cabrera’s first multihomer game since 2016. Once a standout closer for St. Louis, Rosenthal has struggled with his health and his effectiveness in recent years, finishing 2019 with a 13.50 ERA in 22 appearances with the Nationals and Tigers. When he retired JaCoby Jones on a grounder to end the game, he gave his glove a little celebratory tap. The Royals have scored 25 of their 31 runs this year in the first five innings, but this time their offense came through late, with a run in the seventh and two in the eighth.

UNDATED (AP) — The Southeastern Conference will play only league games in 2020 to deal with potential COVID-19 disruptions. The decision pushes major college football closer to a siloed regular season in which none of the power conferences cross paths. The SEC’s university presidents agreed upon a 10-game schedule that eliminated all nonconference opponents and is scheduled to begin Sept. 26. The SEC championship game, originally scheduled for Dec. 5, will be pushed back to Dec. 19. The Big Ten and Pac-12 will also play only conference games. The ACC announced plans for an 11-game schedule with one nonconference game.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jamiro Monteiro and Sergio Santos scored two minutes apart midway through the first half, Santos added a second goal just before halftime and the Philadelphia Union reached the semifinals of the MLS is Back tournament with a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City. Philadelphia’s perfect run in the tournament continued thanks to its first-half scoring blitz. The Union had two wins and a draw in the group stage then beat New England in the round of 16. Philadelphia will face either New York City FC or Portland in the semifinals.

CLASS 4A

3rd Place Game: #6 Dallas Center-Grimes 8, #4 North Scott 4

Championship Game: #7 Winterset 4, #1 Carlisle 3 (11 innings)

CLASS 5A

3rd Place Game: #5 Ankeny Centennial 10, Muscatine 0 ( 5 innings)

Championship Game: #2 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 5, #1 Fort Dodge 1

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says he will make policy changes after an investigation report detailed racial bias against Black players in his program and bullying behavior by some of his assistants. University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld says the critical report by an outside law firm shows the “climate and culture must and will change within our football program.”

Ferentz apologized to former Black players at a news conference and promised to build on changes made in recent weeks to improve their experience. But he said he would retain all of his current assistants, including his son, offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz.

Class 1A Semifinals

Thursday, July 30

#5 Don Bosco, Gilbertville 9, #8 Kingsley-Pierson 1

#6 Newman Catholic, Mason City 2, #2 St. Mary’s, Remsen 0

Class 2A Semifinals

Thursday, July 30

#1 Van Meter 3, #5 West Lyon, Inwood 1

#6 Des Moines Christian 4, #2 North Linn, Troy Mills 2 (8 inn.)