NEW YORK (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have optioned rookie reliever Sam Tuivailala to Triple-A Memphis, opening a roster spot for left-hander Jaime Garcia. Activated from the 15-day disabled list, Garcia was set to pitch Thursday against the New York Mets in his first major league start since last June. He had been sidelined since having thoracic outlet surgery in July 2014 to alleviate numbness and tingling in his left arm and hand.

The hard-throwing Tuivailala was called up Sunday and pitched twice during his second stint with the Cardinals this season. He walked both batters he faced and took the loss Monday against the Mets before tossing a scoreless inning the following night. St. Louis manager Mike Matheny says the right-hander was sent back to Memphis with instructions to work on his cutter.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cody Bruder and Kendall Patrick hit home runs, leading Michigan to an 8-5 victory over Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament Thursday night. The third-seeded Wolverines (35-23) knocked Hawkeyes starter Blake Hickman (9-2) out of the game in the third inning. Hickman walked three of the last six batters he faced, and allowed four hits and two earned runs in the loss at Target Field for second-seeded Iowa (39-15).

Five Wolverines had at least two hits as Michigan peppered Hickman’s replacement, Ryan Erickson, with seven hits and four runs — two earned — in four innings. Bruder and Jacob Cronenworth each had three hits for Michigan, and Patrick finished with three RBIs.

Cronenworth took the mound in the ninth inning, getting two outs for the save. Eric Toole homered for Iowa, which will play sixth-seeded Indiana on Friday. Michigan next plays on Saturday.

Boys Shuttle Hurdles (Prelim)

1-A:

• Audubon- qualified 3rd 1:01.21
• Griswold- DNQ 1:02.27
• Fremont-Mills- DNQ 1:02.50

4-A:

• Lewis Central- DNQ 1:02.67

Girls 3000 (Final)

1-A:

• Rebekah Topham, Griswold- placed 1^st 10:30.80 (3-Time Winner)
• Megan Maaske, Woodbine- placed 3^rd 11:03.19
• Alyx Flippin, Griswold- placed 4^th 11:03.77
• Destiny Scar, Nodaway Valley- placed 5^th 11:12.85
• Caitlyn Casey, Logan-Magnolia- placed 18^th 12:01.12

4-A:

• Kye Madsen, Lewis Central- placed 16^th 11:00.11

Boys 3200 (Final)

1-A:

• Shane Breheny, Nodaway Valley- placed 13^th 10:30.34
• Evan Wilson, Exira/EHK- placed 15^th 10:33.05
• Max Ross, St. Albert- placed 21^st 10:54.23
• David Thompson, Griswold- placed 24^th 11:37.98

Girls 100 (Prelim)

1-A:

• Lexy Larsen, Sidney- DNQ 12.97
• Aurora Arevalo, Lenox- DNQ 12.95
• Daiton Martin, Essex- DNQ 13.31

4-A:

• Merzedes Hart, Abraham Lincoln- DNQ 12.91

Boys 100 (Prelim)

1-A:

• Emmitt Wheatley, Adair-Casey- qualified 1^st 10.86
• Derek Kirchhoff, Griswold- qualified 7^th 11.21
• Chad Blank, Nishnabotna- qualified 3^rd 11.19
• Trevor Smith, Audubon- DNQ 11.54

4-A:

• Conner Hanafan, Lewis Central- DNQ 11.44

Girls 4 x 800 (Final)

1-A:

• Sidney- placed 8th 10:13.59
• Griswold-placed 16^th 10:31.95
• Exira/EHK- placed 17^th 10:35.64
• Audubon- placed 20^th 10:46.16

Boys 4 x 800 (Final)

1-A:

• Tri-Center- placed 9^th 8:30.22
• Nodaway Valley- placed 15^th 8:36.38
• St. Albert- placed 22^nd 8:45.00

4-A:

• Thomas Jefferson- placed 20^th 8:16.86

Girls 200 (Prelim)

1-A:

• Kelsey Hurley, Fremont-Mills- qualified 7^th 26.57
• Rachel Rummelhart, Guthrie Center- qualified 8^th 26.79
• Aurora Arevalo, Lenox- DNQ 27.13
• Lexy Larsen, Sidney- DNQ 27.01

4-A:

• Merzedes Hart, Abraham Lincoln- DNQ 26.59
• Delaney Coffeldt, Lewis Central- DNQ 27.59

Boys 200 (Prelim)

1-A:

• Emmitt Wheatley, Adair-Casey- qualified 2^nd 22.06
• Chad Blank, Nishnabotna- qualified 7^th 22.88
• Marcus Mumm, Tri-Center- DNQ 23.40

4-A:

• Lenneth McMahan, Lewis Central- DNQ 22.86

Girls 400 (Final)

1-A:

• Kelsey Hurley, Fremont-Mills- placed 3^rd 59.21
• Mackenzie Daffer, Sidney- placed 5^th 1:00.53
• Rose Andersen, Exira/EHK- placed 14^th 1:03.23
• Clara Schaaf, Fremont-Mills- placed 19^th 1:03.91

Boys 400 (Final)

1-A:

• Emmtt Wheatley, Adair-Casey- placed 5th 50.80
• Glen Bertlesen, St. Albert- placed 6th 51.24
• Trevor Smith, Audubon- placed 8th 51.56
• Hikaru Hotta, Woodbine- placed 19th 53.08

Girls Shuttle Hurdle (Prelim)

1-A:

• Fremont-Mills- qualified 4th 1:09.16
• Logan-Magnolia- qualified 2nd 1:07.54
• Audubon- DNQ 1:12.51
• Griswold- DNQ 1:13.01
• Nodaway Valley- DNQ 1:11.02
• Stanton- DNQ 1:12.87
• Guthrie Center- DNQ 1:11.54

4-A:

• Abraham Lincoln- DNQ 1:12.21

Girls Shot Put (1-A)

• Kelsey Winnett, Coon Rapids-Bayard- placed 7^th 35’2”
• Delaney Ettelman, Logan-Magnolia- placed 8^th 34’11”
• Jackie Rush, Griswold- placed 12^th 33’10”
• Aurora Arevalo, Lenox- placed 24^th 28’8.5”

Girls Discus (4-A)

• Josey Starner, Thomas Jefferson- placed 16^th 110’4”
• Kayla Stottlemyer, Abraham Lincoln- placed 23^rd 93’8”

Boys Long Jump (1-A)

• Emmitt Wheatley, Adair-Casey- placed 2^nd 21’7.25”
• Sam Obert, Coon Rapids-Bayard- placed 9^th 20’4”
• Riley Wohlers, Logan-Magnolia- placed 22^nd 18’7.25”
• Chad Blank, Nishnabotna- placed 23^rd 18’7.25”

Boys Shot Put (1-A)

• Alex Bechtold, Stanton- placed 16^th 45’5”
• Zach Kliefoth, Exira/EHK- placed 14^th 46’

Boys Discus (4-A)

• Mitchell Brinkman, Lewis Central- placed 14^th 139’2”

Girls Long Jump (1-A)

• Callie Calfee, Bedford-placed 6^th 16’5.25”
• Kylan Straight, Logan-Magnolia- placed 8^th 16’0.5”
• Kaitlin Pearce, St. Albert- placed 10^th 15’8.75”
• Chelsea Weis, Stanton- placed 11^th 15’8”
• Mika Weaver, Lenox- placed 14^th 15’3.5”
• Rachel Armstrong, Bedford- placed 19^th 15’0.75”
• Kaitlin Schultes, Audubon- placed 20^th 14’10”

Girls Shuttle Hurdles (Prelim)

2-A:

• Panorama – qualified 4^th 1:08.47
• Shenandoah – DNQ

3-A:

• Glenwood – qualified 5^th 1:07.29
• Harlan – DNQ

Girls 3000 (Final)

2-A:

• Payton Sporrer, IKM-Manning – placed 10^th 11:09.16
• Hannah Appleseth, Panorama – placed 15^th 11:17.17
• Brianna Hoffman, Panorama – placed 17^th 11:32.5

3-A:

• Tiffany Williams, Atlantic – placed 7^th 10:47.69

Boys 3200 (Final)

2-A:

• Logan LeRette, Red Oak – placed 19^th 10:20.62
• Nate Hoyt, Shenandoah – placed 23^rd 10:45.52

3-A:

• Chandler Hagen, Carroll – placed 22^nd 10:41.11
• Ryan Hawkins, Atlantic – placed 23^rd 10:53.41

Girls 100 (Prelim)

2-A:

• Cynthia Best, Clarinda – DNQ :13.08
• Jaedra Moses, Clarinda – DNQ :13.03

3-A:

• Megan Ellerbeck, Denison – DNQ :13.08
• Courtney Magnussen, Glenwood – DNQ :13.12

Boys 100 (Prelim)

2-A:

• Sage Lloyd, Missouri Valley – qualified 6^th :11.21
• Briar Clay, A-H-S-T-W – DNQ :11.56
• Brett Daley, Treynor – DNQ :11.59

3-A:

• Mavrick Decker, Glenwood – DNQ :11.42
• Josh Lee, Glenwood – DNQ :11.44

Girls 4 x 800 (Final)

2-A:

• Underwood – placed 17^th 10:08.76
• Treynor – placed 23^rd 10:15.72
• IKM-Manning – placed 24^th 10:17.28

3-A:

• Creston- placed 4^th 9:42.44
• Harlan- placed 19^th 10:15.15

Boys 4 x 800 (Final)

2-A:

• Panorama- placed 17^th 8:25.64
• Missouri Valley- placed 23^rd 8:38.78

3-A:

• Harlan- placed 5^th 8:06.14
• Creston- placed 8^th 8:15.76
• Glenwood- placed 21^st 8:40.69

Girls 200 (Prelim)

2-A:

• Jaedra Moses, Clarinda- qualified 5^th :26.05
• Madison Paulsen, Treynor- DNQ :27.33

3-A:

• Mikayla Evers, Harlan- qualified 6^th :25.70
• Megan Ellerbeck, Denison-DNQ :26.41

Boys 200 (Prelim)

2-A:

• Sage Lloyd, Missouri Valley- qualified 5^th :22.39
• Sam Wegner, IKM-Manning- DNQ :23.27

3-A:

• Caleb Rasmussen, Harlan- qualified 8^th :22.71
• Mavrick Decker, Glenwood- DNQ :23.23

Girls 400 (Final)

2-A:

• Emma Bonnet, Underwood- placed 3^rd 57.78
• Devyn Kemble, Panorama- placed 5^th 59.21
• Faith Powell, Panorama- placed 23^rd 1:04.38

3-A:

• Asia Kloewer, Harlan- placed 11^th 59.60
• Breanna Wallace, Creston- placed 24^th 1:04.61

Boys 400 (Final)

2-A:

• Nick Pedersen, Underwood- placed 8^th 50.90
• Brett Daley, Treynor- placed 12^th 51.52

3-A:

• Jay Wolfe, Creston- placed 5^th 49.91
• Nhial Biliew, Denison- placed 9^th 51.04
• Bryce Briley, Creston- placed 21^st 53.61

Boys Shuttle Hurdle (Prelim)

2-A:

• Panorama- qualified 5^th 58.97
• Missouri Valley- DNQ 1:01.38
• Clarinda- DNQ 1:01.46
• Underwood- DNQ 1:03.30

3-A:

• Glenwood- qualified 3^rd 58.98
• Atlantic- qualified 4^th 59.15
• Carroll- DNQ 1:02.60

Girls Shot Put (2-A)

• Serena Parker, Shenandoah – placed 5^th 40’-2.25”
• Hannah Mahoney, Missouri Valley – placed 24^th 32’-0.5”

Girls Discus (3-A)

• Jacy Embray, Glenwood – placed 3^rd 128’-5”
• Linnaea Konfrst, Glenwood – placed 7^th 123’-1”

Boys Long Jump (2-A)

• Jake Cerven, Shenandoah – placed 8^th 20’-4”
• Luke Webner, Panorama – placed 13^th 19’-10.75”
• Jett Kettwick, Clarinda – placed 14^th 19’-7”
• Brett Daley, Treynor – placed 22^nd 19’-0.75”

Boys High Jump (3-A)

• Alec Hayes, Atlantic – placed 3^rd 6’-5”
• Nhial Biliew, Denison – placed 4^th 6’-3”
• Cooper LaRue, Carroll – placed 10^th 6’-1”

Boys Shot Put (2-A)

• Marcus Boldy, Panorama- placed 3^rd 55’-0”
• Jared DeVoe, Clarinda- placed 15^th 48’-6.75”
• Cody Eischeid, IKM-Manning- placed 23^rd 44’-00”

Boys Discus (3-A)

• Travis Petersen, Atlantic- placed 23^rd 116’-3”
• Dru Little, Glenwood- placed 19^th 128’-5”

Girls Long Jump (2-A)

• Madison Paulsen, Treynor- placed 4^th 17’1.75”
• Sydney Nielsen, Shenandoah-placed 5^th 16’11.5”
• Karmyn Pickens, Shenandoah- placed 13^th 15’8.75”
• Brooke Beckman, Panorama- placed 14^th 15’6.75”

Girls High Jump (3-A)

• Breanna Wallace, Creston- placed T5^th 5’1”

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HUMBOLDT, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State’s Fred Hoiberg is more than just a successful coach to Cyclones fans. He’s the local boy made good. That’s why the rumors that Hoiberg might finally jump to the NBA are bumming out many Iowa State fans. Hoiberg has been the subject of all kinds of speculation regarding his future in recent weeks.

Hoiberg hasn’t said anything publicly in weeks. That’s likely because he is still recovering from open heart surgery and has yet to return to work full time. But Hoiberg’s silence, combined with his expressed desire to coach in the NBA and the sheer number of possible vacancies he’s been linked to, have some Cyclones supporters fearing the worst.

Senior Nick Day slammed a dramatic two out homer to left field in the bottom of the ninth as the 15th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes edged Ohio State 3-2 in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament in Target Field. It was a huge hit for the Solon native who sat out a portion of the season with an injury. And it was Iowa’s 39th win of the season as they advance to play Michigan on this (Thursday) afternoon. Iowa coach Rick Heller says he will send junior Blake Hickman to the mound against the Wolverines.

(Learfield Sports)