IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Mark Weisman and Akrum Wadley combined for 200 yards rushing and four touchdowns, leading Iowa to a 48-7 win over Northwestern on Saturday. The Hawkeyes (6-2, 3-1 Big Ten) raced to a 24-0 lead in the first quarter and held the Wildcats to a season-low 180 yards of offense. Northwestern (3-5, 2-3) dropped its third straight game.

Weisman rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns. It was the senior’s fifth straight game with multiple scores. Wadley rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown in his first career game. The freshman is Iowa’s first 100-yard rusher in 11 games. Iowa quarterback Jake Rudock threw for 269 yards and a score.

The Hawkeyes recorded five sacks, scored off a blocked punt and recovered a fumble. Trevor Siemian completed 8 of 18 passes for 68 yards for Northwestern.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Oklahoma’s Trevor Knight became the first FBS player this season to throw three TD passes and rush for three touchdowns in a game and the 19th-ranked Sooners trounced Iowa State 59-14 on Saturday.

Knight had 230 yards passing, a career-high 146 yards rushing and six total scores for the Sooners (6-2, 3-2 Big 12). They gained a season-high 751 yards in beating the Cyclones for the 43rd time in their past 45 tries. The Sooners had 480 yards and led 35-7 at halftime, a promising sign ahead of next week’s matchup with Baylor in Norman.

But star wide receiver Sterling Shepard was carted off with an apparent leg injury in the first quarter and did not return. Sam Richardson had 239 yards passing for Iowa State (2-6, 0-5).

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(AP) – Iowa State University says it has suspended indefinitely senior women’s basketball guard Nikki Moody for violations of team rules.

Coach Bill Fennelly says in a statement Friday Moody’s “attitude in the team setting has become a distraction to our learning environment.”

He says the team has high behavioral standards and Moody’s “behavior has been inconsistent with those values.” He says she can return to the team activities if and when improvement is seen.

There was no further explanation of what type of behavior led to the suspension.

Moody, a communications studies major, started 30 games last season for the Cyclones, averaging 12.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game.

REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL – SEMIFINALS – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31

Class 1-A

(3-0) Fremont Mills 25-25-25, Ar-We-Va 23-9-16

(3-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-25-25, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 16-15-23

(3-1) Stanton 22-25-26-25, Griswold 25-23-24-22
Class 2-A

(3-2) Tri-Center 23-28-25-23-15, Lawton-Bronson 25-26-17-25-11

(3-0) Woodward-Granger 25-25-25, Southwest Valley 9-16-18

(3-1) Treynor 25-25-21-25, St. Albert 17-22-25-21

With Jim Field.

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CLASS 1-A
@ Atlantic: Fremont-Mills vs. Ar-We-Va
@ Griswold: Stanton vs. Griswold
@ Coon Rapids: Exira/EHK vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard

CLASS 2-A
@ Neola: Lawton-Bronson vs. Tri-Center
@ Treynor: St. Albert vs. Treynor
@ Stuart: Southwest Valley vs. Woodward-Granger

CLASS 3-A
(3-1) Kuemper Catholic 16-25-25-25, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 25-23-15-23
(3-0) Shenandoah 25-25-25, Chariton 13-13-10
(3-0) Red Oak 25-25-25, West Central Valley 11-15-16
CLASS 4-A
(3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Carlisle 5-11-11
(3-0) Lewis Central 25-25-25, Creston 16-20-20
(3-0) Bishop Heelan 25-25-25, Carroll 21-14-23
CLASS 5-A
(3-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 25-25-25, Sioux City North 5-12-11
(3-0) Sioux City East 25-25-25, CB Thomas Jefferson 8-12-14

Railroad officials whose trains travel on several hundred miles of track across Iowa are urging hunters to resist the temptation to hunt on railroad property. Mark Vaughn, assistant general manager for the Iowa Northern Railroad, says walking on or near the tracks is illegal and it’s dangerous because it can take a mile or more for a train to stop. “We urge everyone to only cross the tracks at approved public crossings,” Vaughn says. “If you have to get to your favorite hunting spot or fishing hole, we also caution everyone on the dangers of walking across railroad trestles and bridges. Those areas are particularly dangerous because there is no place to go when a train approaches.”

Vaughn say the company’s trains often carry unusual and oversized freight, like wind turbine components and tractors from the Deere Assembly plant in Waterloo. He says those items could be dangerous if someone is walking nearby. Vaughn says, “Locomotives and railcars typically overhang the track by at least three feet on either side and the various cargos we carry can extend over even further, in addition to loose straps and tie-downs or cables that could extend farther over than those limits as well.”

Besides facing the dangers, Vaughn says those who trespass on railroad property could be arrested and fined. Union Pacific railroad crews in Iowa have been busy in recent weeks touching up “No Trespassing” signs along the tracks. The railroad has also launched a project called U-P CARES which stands for Crossing Accident Reduction Education and Safety.

(Radio Iowa)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have exercised their 2015 contract option on pitcher John Lackey, which is at the major league minimum. The right-hander agreed to an $82.5 million, five-year contract with Boston in December 2009 that contained a provision for a conditional team option at the minimum if he missed a season due to specified injury. Lackey did not pitch in 2012 after reconstructive elbow surgery.

The major league minimum next year will be $500,000 plus a cost-of-living adjustment to be determined Nov. 20, which is likely to be $9,000 to $10,000. Lackey, who turned 36 on Oct. 23, was 14-10 with a 3.83 ERA last year with the Red Sox and Cardinals and was 1-0 in two postseason starts for the NL Central champions.

Lackey was acquired at the trade deadline in July in a deal that sent outfielder Allen Craig and pitcher Joe Kelly to Boston. Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said the contract option was a key to the deal.