Girls Rolling Valley:

• Charter Oak-Ute 55, Whiting 26

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs safety Eric Berry has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease and will begin chemotherapy for what doctors called a “very treatable and potentially curable” form of cancer. Hodgkin’s disease is a form of lymphoma originating in white blood cells.

Berry had been undergoing tests at Emory University in Atlanta since an MRI exam nearly two weeks ago showed a mass on the right side of his chest that was suspected to be lymphoma. Berry said in a statement that he will “embrace this process and attack it the same way I do everything else in life. God has more than prepared me for it.”

The former All-Pro safety has already been ruled out for the remainder of the season.

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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kerwynn Williams rushed for 100 yards two days after being elevated from the Arizona practice squad and the Cardinals rallied to beat Kansas City 17-14 on Sunday in a matchup of teams that had lost two in a row. The NFC West-leading Cardinals (10-3) took the lead when Drew Stanton threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Jaron Brown in the third quarter.

HawkeyeSports.com reports the University of Iowa has accepted an invitation to participate in the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida. The TaxSlayer Bowl is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. (CT) on Friday, Jan. 2. The game will be televised by ESPN from EverBank Field. The Hawkeyes are making their second appearance in the TaxSlayer Bowl, having lost to Florida (14-6) following the 1983 season. The attendance for that 1983 contest, 81,293, still ranks as the fourth highest attendance in the history of the event. Iowa has posted a 14-12-1 record in 27 previous bowl appearances.

Iowa posted a 7-5 record in 2014, including a 4-4 record in Big Ten play (West Division). Four of Iowa’s five losses were by a touchdown or less. Tennessee (6-6) finished its conference slate 3-5 and tied for fourth in the SEC East Division.

Iowa and Tennessee have met twice previously, with each team earning a victory. The Hawkeyes beat the Volunteers, 28-22, in the 1982 Peach Bowl played in Atlanta. Tennessee registered a narrow, 23-22, win over the Hawkeyes in the 1987 season opener played in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The Hawkeyes are 4-2 against current SEC teams in bowl games under coach Kirk Ferentz having beaten Florida (2004 Outback), LSU (2005 Capital One), South Carolina (2009 Outback) and Missouri (2010 Insight) when the Tigers were members of the Big 12. Iowa lost to Florida and LSU in the 2006 and 2014 Outback bowls, respectively.

Iowa ranks third amongst Big Ten teams in bowl appearances and is bowl eligible for the 13th time under coach Kirk Ferentz. Iowa has posted a 6-5 bowl record under Ferentz, including wins in four of seven January bowl games. Since the 2001 season, no Big Ten team has won more bowl games or has a higher winning percentage in bowl games than Iowa.

Fans interested in purchasing tickets to the game are encouraged to make their purchase through the UI Athletics Ticket Office. By doing so, fans of the Hawkeyes will help the UI Athletics Department meet its obligation to the bowl game by selling the full allotment of ticket it assumes responsibility for as a participant. You can make your ticket purchase online, now. The UI Athletics Ticket Office will also begin accepting orders over the phone at 1-800 IA-HAWKS and over-the-counter at its location in Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 8 a.m., Iowa time, Monday.

The UI Athletics Ticket Office will limit orders for game tickets to 12 ticket per order. Fans interested in purchasing more than 12 tickets should call Eric Heinkel, group ticket sales coordinator for the UI Athletics Department, at (319) 384-4299 for priority handling of their order. The UI Athletics Ticket Office will assign seat location based on ticket orders received by the priority deadline of 5 p.m. Iowa time on Friday, Dec. 12. The UI Athletics Ticket Office will continue to accept orders for tickets beyond the priority deadline as long as it has ticket inventory available. The UI Athletics Ticket Office expects to mail tickets by Dec. 16.

(AP) — The final four teams that will take part in the first-ever major college football playoff are Alabama as the top seed, followed by Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State. In the national semifinals, Alabama will face Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl while Oregon will go against Florida State in the Rose Bowl. Those games will take place on New Year’s Day with the national championship game on Jan. 12 in Arlington, Texas. The Big 12 was left out of the party as Baylor was the fifth ranked team with TCU sixth. In the previous rankings TCU was third but the Horned Frogs dropped despite a 55-3 win over last-place Iowa State in their final game of the regular season.

Ohio State moved up after its impressive 59-0 win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game. Committee chairman Jeff Long said the top three were clear and the final spot came down to a debate between the Buckeyes and Big 12 co-champs Baylor and TCU. Among those three, Long said: “It was decisive for Ohio State.”

In other bowl game matchups, TCU will play Mississippi in the Peach Bowl, Mississippi State will tangle with Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl, the Cotton Bowl has Baylor against Michigan State, Arizona is facing Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl, Toledo is going to play Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl, Rice will play Fresno State in the Hawaii Bowl, San Diego State has accepted an invitation to play Navy in the hometown Poinsettia Bowl.

Air Force of the Mountain West Conference will face Western Michigan of the Mid-American Conference in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Western Kentucky and Central Michigan will meet in the Bahamas Bowl, Bowling Green and South Alabama will play in the Camellia Bowl, South Carolina will face Miami in the Independence Bowl, Louisiana-Lafayette will face Nevada in the New Orleans Bowl, Marshall and Northern Illinois will meet in the Boca Raton Bowl.

Utah State will face UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl, in the Las Vegas Bowl Colorado State will meet Utah, Missouri and Minnesota will meet in the Citrus Bowl, Stanford and Maryland will play in the Foster Farms Bowl, the Military Bowl has Virginia Tech facing Cincinnati and Oklahoma State will duke it out with Washington in the Cactus Bowl.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Melissa Dixon had five 3-pointers with 23 points, Bethany Doolittle had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 22 Iowa beat Colorado 78-63 on Sunday. Iowa (7-2) pushed ahead with an 11-2 run late in the second half, capped at 72-54 on Whitney Jennings’ layup with 4:31 left.

The Hawkeyes took the lead for good, breaking a 17-all tie with a 7-0 run midway through the first. Colorado (6-2) pulled within 27-26, but Iowa rattled off six-straight and led 35-28 at the break. Ally Disterhoft chipped in with 15 points and eight rebounds, and Samantha Logic finished with 10 points for Iowa. Dixon was 5 of 10 from 3-point range and Disterhoft was 2 of 3.

Jasmine Sborov led the Buffalos with 17 points and Jen Reese added 14. Sborov and Jamee Swan had 12 rebounds apiece.

GIRLS

Hawkeye 10:

• Lewis Central 41, Denison-Schleswig 29

Western Iowa:

• Missouri Valley 49, A-H-S-T-W 36
• Panorama 40, IKM-Manning 39
• Logan-Magnolia 72, Whting 16

Rolling Valley:

• Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 62, Guthrie Center 21
• Coon Rapids-Bayard 51, West Harrison 32

Corner:

• East Mills 60, Heartland Christian 28

BOYS

Hawkeye 10:

• Denison-Schleswig 62, Lewis Central 51

Western Iowa:

• A-H-S-T-W 56, Missouri Valley 50
• IKM-Manning 74, Panorama 63
• Logan-Magnolia 58, Wayne 35

Rolling Valley:

• Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 51, Guthrie Center 44
• Coon Rapids-Bayard 62, West Harrison 31

Corner:

• East Mills 76, Heartland Christian 45

Joe Fitch Invitational @ Humboldt
1. Atlantic 257
2. Humboldt 211
3. South East Polk JV 209
4. Pocahontas Area 193.5
5. Aplington-Parkersburg 176.5
6. Sheldon 121
7. Kuemper Catholic 114
8. Fort Dodge JV 96.5

106 -5th Place – Kole Hansen of Atlantic
113 – 1st Place – Carter Cox of Atlantic
120 – 5th Place – Tommy Duke of Atlantic
126 – 2nd Place – Marshal McDermott of Atlantic
132 – 7th Place – Colby Sorensen of Atlantic
138 – 4th Place – Tanner Mauk of Atlantic
145 – 1st Place – Austin Williamson of Atlantic
152 – 1st Place – Reid Nichols of Atlantic
160 – 3rd Place – Zac Stork of Atlantic
170 – 3rd Place – Drake Roller of Atlantic
182 – 5th Place – Travis Petersen of Atlantic
195 – 3rd Place – Tyler Thomas of Atlantic
220 – 1st Place – Keagan Hosfelt of Atlantic
285 – 2nd Place – John McConkey of Atlantic

Coach Riley Invitational @ Greenfield
1. Clarinda 236
2. Bedford/Lenox 198
3. Central Decatur 152.5
4. Guthrie Center 131
5. Denison 112
6. Clarke 88.5
7. Mount Ayr 64
7. Nodaway Valley 64
9. Van Meter 63

106 – 1st Place – Josef Rogers of Denison
120 – 1st Place – Jared Hensley of Bedford/Lenox
126 – 1st Place – Ben Freese of Nodaway Valley
132 – 1st Place – Dusten Reed of Bedford/Lenox
145 – 1st Place – Lane Rumelhart of Guthrie Center
152 – 1st Place – Luke Strong of Clarinda
170 – 1st Place – J.J. Clark of Clarinda
195 – 1st Place – Christian Lauritsen of Clarinda
220 – 1st Place – Cale Crowder of Guthrie Center

Dan Hill Invitational @ Harlan
1. Glenwood 204
2. Gretna 199
3. Ashland-Greenwood 183
4. Logan Magnolia 173
5. Winterset 133.5
6. Urbandale 133
7. Harlan 101
8. Riverside 83
9. Des Moines Lincoln 60.5
10. CB Abraham Lincoln 18

126 – 1st Place – Gabe Holben of Logan Magnolia
152 – 1st Place – Matt Malcom of Glenwood
160 – 1st Place – Anthony Sherry of Glenwood
195 – 1st Place – Zach Haggstrom of Glenwood

Dallas Center-Grimes Invitational
1. Creston/O-M 221
2. Ankeny Centennial 156
3. Webster City 152
4. Dallas Center-Grimes 151.5
5. ADM 147
6. Grinnell 109
7. Greene County 105
8. West Marshall 100
9. Interstate 35 83
10. Carroll 80
11. North Polk 66.5
12. Des Moines East 58
13. Panorama 55
14. Carlisle 39
15. Nevada 9

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Seth Tuttle scored 16 points with eight rebounds and four assists as Northern Iowa beat George Mason 71-65 in overtime Saturday night. Paul Jesperson added 12 points and five rebounds for the Panthers (8-0). Bennett Koch had 11 points and Nate Buss 10. Wes Washpun led the team with nine rebounds. The team hit just 37.7 percent from the field and 61.8 percent from the line.

With the Panthers leading 59-57 in the final seconds of regulation, George Mason’s Marquise Moore drew a foul and then hit both free throws, sending the game into overtime. In the extra period, Tuttle hit a layup with less than a minute to play and Jesperson sank two from the line to help the Panthers to the win.

Moore led the Patriots (2-6) with 20 points. Shevon Thompson had nine points and a team-high 11 boards.