OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Donnie Duncan, a former Oklahoma athletic director and Iowa State football coach, has died at the age of 75. Son-in-law Patrick Reardon says Duncan, who suffered from cancer, died in his sleep Saturday in Dallas. Duncan was on Barry Switzer’s Oklahoma football staff from 1973-78, and he helped the Sooners go 62-6-2.

He went 18-24-2 in four seasons at Iowa State. His 1980 and 1981 Cyclone squads were ranked, and the 1981 Cyclones began 5-1-1 and were ranked as high as No. 11 in The Associated Press poll. Duncan’s squads went 3-1 against Iowa, including three straight wins in 1980, 1981 and 1982.

Duncan was executive director of the Sun Bowl and Gator Bowl before returning to Oklahoma. He was athletic director from 1986-96. He became Big 12 director of football operations when the conference formed in 1996.

The Hawkeye Ten Conference released its All-Conference Boy’s Basketball teams late Friday.

Six players were unanimous selections to the First Team: Ryan Hawkins of Atlantic, Andrew Blum and Nate Mohr of Glenwood, Kyle Juhl of Harlan, Matt Dentlinger of Kuemper Catholic, and Makonn Anderson of Shenandoah.

Atlantic Junior Garrett Franken was also named as a First Team selection and Sophomore Scott Leonard was an Honorable Mention selection.

First Team

Kyle Juhl, SR, Harlan
Andrew Blum, SO, Glenwood
Ryan Hawkins, SR, Atlantic
Nate Mohr, SO, Glenwood
Makonn Anderson, SR, Shenandoah
Matt Dentlinger, JR, Kuemper Catholic
Will Lansman, SR, Harlan
Garrett Franken, JR, Atlantic

Second Team

Caleb Rasmussen, JR, Harlan
Connor Weis, SR, Glenwood
Jake Cerven, SR, Shenandoah
Jacob Schaefer, JR, Kuemper Catholic
Chad Moran, JR, Lewis Central
Blake Elam, JR, Lewis Central
Kylan Smallwood, FR, Creston
Travis Miller, SR, St. Albert

Honorable Mention

Ethan Knudson, SR, Harlan
Jacob Degase, SR, Clarinda
Scott Leonard, SO, Atlantic
Christian Stanislav, FR, Glenwood
Steven Martin, JR, Shenandoah
Parker Badding, SO, Kuemper Catholic
Mitchell Brinkmann, SR, Lewis Central
Cody Crawford, JR, Creston
Jesse Taylor, SR, Red Oak
Weston Rolenc, JR, Red Oak
Nhial Biliew, SR, Denison-Schleswig
Matt Fagan, SO, St. Albert

BOYS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT
Saturday, March 12th
Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines

3A State Tournament

Championship
Cedar Rapids, Xavier 62, Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque 57

Third Place
Pella 101, Chariton 67

4A State Tournament

Valley, West Des Moines 46, Iowa City, West 39

Third Place
Pleasant Valley 77, Cedar Falls 42

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Chiefs signed free-agent cornerback Jamell Fleming and wide receiver Rod Streater on Saturday.

Fleming, a former third-round draft pick out of Oklahoma, appeared in all 16 games for Kansas City last season. He joined the Chiefs in 2014, starting four of the seven games he played that season.

He provides some depth after the departure of Sean Smith in free agency.

Streater has spent the past four seasons with the AFC West-rival Oakland Raiders, though he’s been slowed by injury much of the past two seasons. Streater’s best year came in 2013, when he caught 60 passes for 888 yards and four touchdowns.

He will compete with Albert Wilson and Chris Conley for playing time alongside Jeremy Maclin.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) – Randal Grichuk and Brandon Moss each hit two-run home runs and drove in four runs apiece to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 14-9 on Saturday.

Grichuk was 3 for 4, and Moss went 2 for 3.

Carson Kelly and Jacob Wilson also homered for the Cardinals. Kevin Plawecki hit a two-run home run for the Mets.

Cardinals starter Tyler Lyons allowed four runs, two earned, and five hits in two innings. Mets starter Bartolo Colon gave up four runs and six hits in 3 2-3 innings.

Mets reliever Stolmy Pimentel was ejected after hitting two Cardinals in a span of three hitters. Pimentel gave up four runs in a third of an inning, including a pair of home runs.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – Mike Fiers worked three perfect innings for a Houston Astros split squad in a 4-3 loss to a St. Louis Cardinals split squad on Saturday.

Non-roster invitee Danny Worth homered and had an RBI double off Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright in his first two trips to the plate. They were his first two RBIs of the spring.

They accounted for both runs off Wainwright, who worked four innings and gave up four hits.

Fiers struck out four and has thrown five scoreless innings in two outings. Astros starters have a 1.73 ERA this spring.

Tommy Pham homered in the ninth to tie it and St. Louis scored the winning run on a throwing error with the bases loaded, with pinch hitter Harrison Bader getting the RBI.

w/ Chris Parks

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Boys State Basketball
Saturday, March 12th
Wells Fargo ArenaDes Moines, IA

Class 3A Consolation Game: CHARITON (24-2) VS. PELLA (23-2) –  12:05 PM

Class 4A Consolation Game: PLEASANT VALLEY (23-2) VS. CEDAR FALLS (20-5) – 1:45 PM

Class 3A Championship Game: WAHLERT CATHOLIC, DUBUQUE (21-5) VS. XAVIER, CEDAR RAPIDS(18-8)  –  6:05 PM

Class 4A Championship Game: VALLEY, WEST DES MOINES (22-3) VS. IOWA CITY, WEST (21-4)  – 8:05 PM

BOYS BASKETBALL

1A State Tournament
State Championship
South O’Brien, Paullina 54, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 43
Third Place
West Hancock, Britt 61, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 56

2A State Tournament
State Championship
Western Christian, Hull 42, Cascade,Western Dubuque 35
Third Place
Pella Christian 77, Anamosa 73, OT

4A State Tournament
Semifinals
Iowa City, West 61, Cedar Falls 59
Valley, West Des Moines 50, Pleasant Valley 48, 2OT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Jesse Jansma scored 15 points and Hull Western Christian gave outgoing coach Jim Eekhoff a record eighth state championship Friday night, beating Cascade 42-35 for the Class 2A title.

Eekhoff prevailed in a matchup with veteran Cascade coach Al Marshall, who also is retiring. It was the first time in a 47-year career that Marshall had a team in the state championship game.

Jansma hit a 3-pointer and scored on a drive late in the first half to put Western Christian (25-2) ahead to stay. The Wolfpack eventually built their lead to nine points, which proved to be enough to hold of Cascade (22-4).

Josh VanLingen added 10 points and nine rebounds for Western Christian and Dustin Marra grabbed 10 rebounds. Cascade’s Devin Green led the Cougars with 17 points.