HOUSTON (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday will have surgery today (Wednesday) on his right thumb, an injury that could sideline him for the rest of the regular season. Holliday was hit by a 94 mph fastball from the Chicago Cubs’ Mike Montgomery last Thursday. Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak says Holliday could be sidelined through September.

The 36-year-old Holliday, a seven-time All-Star, is batting .242 this season with 19 home runs and 60 RBIs in 107 games. He would be eligible for free agency after the World Series if the Cardinals declined a $17 million option for next year and chose to pay a $1 million buyout.

Tommy Pham and Brandon Moss have seen time in left field in Holliday’s absence. Reliever Seth Maness was put on the 15-day disabled list and will have Tommy John surgery, which likely will sideline him until 2018. The Cardinals recalled right-hander Sam Tuivailala from Triple-A Memphis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 16, 2016 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have placed right-handed pitcher Seth Maness (right elbow strain) on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 14, and recalled right-handed pitcher Sam Tuivailala from Memphis (AAA).

Maness, who missed time while on the disabled list earlier this season (May 13-June 18) due to right elbow inflammation, is 2-2 with a 3.41 ERA in 29 relief appearances (31.2 IP).  He had a career-best 14.1 scoreless inning streak over 11 appearances from July 9 to August 12.

Tuivailala is joining the Cardinals for the second time this season.   He allowed three runs in 3.0 IP with three strikeouts in four relief appearances from July 3-26.   The 23-year-old Tuivailala is 3-2 with a 5.44 ERA in 39 games (43. 0 IP) for Memphis, striking out 66 and walking just 19.   He ranks tied for 3rd in the Pacific Coast League with 17 saves.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles has made his training camp debut.

Charles had been on the physically-unable-to-perform list the first three weeks of camp. He underwent surgery last season after tearing the ACL in his right knee in Week 5 against Chicago. He was at practice Tuesday.

Charles missed the Chiefs’ preseason opener Saturday against the Seattle Seahawks, and it’s not clear whether he will play against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday.

The four-time Pro Bowl running back worked out a bit during the offseason program, and Charles said all along that he expected to be ready for the season opener against San Diego on Sept. 11.

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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Jake Campos, Iowa State’s only offensive lineman with significant experience, is out indefinitely. Coach Matt Campbell says junior tackle Campos injured his leg Monday in practice. Campbell didn’t disclose details but said there isn’t a timetable for Campos’ return.

Losing Campos for an extended length of time would be a blow to the Cyclones. Campos accounted for 23 of the 24 returning starts along Iowa State’s offensive line, and he was expected to blossom into an All-Big 12 type player. Iowa State opens the season on Sept. 3 against Northern Iowa.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s 12-0 start last season led some to label the Hawkeyes a fluke. A blowout loss to Stanford in the Rose Bowl only seemed to confirm those suspicions. Iowa is intent on proving that it’s still a national contender and the Hawkeyes should have a team capable of doing so.

Iowa is a favorite to repeat as Big Ten West division champions. The Hawkeyes return 13 starters from last year, when they finished 8-0 in the West and fell inches shy of a playoff berth. Quarterback C.J. Beathard had a strong first season as the starter despite a litany of injuries. If Beathard can stay healthy, a run at Big Ten Player of the Year isn’t out of consideration. Iowa’s defense, which let up just 20.4 points per game, will be led by Thorpe Award-winning cornerback Desmond King.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rookie Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has already invigorated a program starved for signs of hope. Turning that enthusiasm into sustained success will be a much tougher task. Campbell, just 36 and the youngest Power Five coach in the country, has given a team long stuck in the Big 12 basement plenty of reasons to believe in his vision.

Campbell pulled together one of the best recruiting classes in recent memory last winter despite an extremely late start, and his 2017 class is currently among the top in the Big 12. Campbell has also promised flashy new uniforms — and he and his staff’s ability to navigate social media has only added to the notion that Campbell is the key to a bright future for the Cyclones.

But Iowa State has won just five games over the past two seasons, and it’ll have to replace nearly its entire offensive line from 2015. The Cyclones open the season on September 3rd against Northern Iowa.

After a Runner-Up finish last year Alex Bireline was able to seal the deal on a championship at the 2016 Tournament of Champions at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club.  Bireline shot a weekend total (-1) 206 to take the title at the 58th annual event.

Alex was Runner-Up in the 2015 tournament by one shot to Evan Schuler and he said it felt good to play well on the final day this year and get a championship under his belt. Bireline shot rounds of 69-67-70 on the weekend to earn the win.  He said he was aiming to shoot 69 on the final day and couldn’t complain about how it ended up.

Zach Christensen of the Atlantic Golf and Country Club made a strong charge on Sunday and climbed within three strokes on the round by shooting a 2-under 67.

Bireline had a big chip in for birdie on 14 that was a big turning point and he said his nerves calmed down a bit after that hole and even more so after saving par on the 16th after hitting a tree on his tee shot.

Bireline said it was fun to win the title on his home course and was glad to keep it home after Evan Schuler’s win last year and he hopes someone else from the course can bring it home next year.

CHICAGO (AP) – Stephen Piscotty hit a three-run homer, Brandon Moss followed with a solo shot one out later and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run eighth inning to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Sunday night.

Piscotty hit his 17th homer off setup man Hector Rondon (2-3), who entered with a 3-1 lead in his first appearance since Aug. 2 following a triceps injury. After pinch-hitter Kolten Wong and Greg Garcia singled, Piscotty lofted a shot to deep left-center field that put the Cardinals ahead 4-3.

Moss added his 21st homer, then Randal Grichuk doubled in a run off Travis Wood.

The Cardinals split a four-game series with major-league leading Chicago, which dropped its second straight following an 11-game winning streak.

Matt Bowman (2-4) got three outs in the seventh in relief of Mike Leake for the win.

Cardinals closer Seung Hwan Oh got the final five outs, including three strikeouts in the ninth, for his 11th save in 12 chances.