IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Fran McCaffery says his son’s surgery to remove a thyroid tumor went as planned and he was flying back from Iowa City to Dayton to coach the Hawkeyes in the NCAA tournament on Wednesday night. McCaffery says his son Patrick, who turns 14 on Thursday, was in “good spirits” after the operation. Doctors will continue with tests in the coming days to determine further treatment.

McCaffery flew with the Hawkeyes to Dayton on Monday to prepare for their First Four matchup with fellow No. 11 seed Tennessee. He returned to the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics to be with his family for Wednesday’s procedure. McCaffery says the outpouring of support and encouragement from the public has been “overwhelming.”

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chiefs general manager John Dorsey says the controversial signing of wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders by AFC West-rival Denver has been “put to bed” and that he’s focused on what he can do during the rest of free agency and in the draft.

Sanders had visited the Chiefs last week when reports began to surface he had agreed to a contract. His agent, Steve Weinberg, said that was never the case, and reports citing unnamed sources that claimed he was “shopping” the Chiefs’ offer to other teams were inaccurate. Sanders ultimately signed an $18 million, three-year deal with Denver, and the Chiefs’ lengthy and frustrating pursuit of a wide receiver to help out quarterback Alex Smith rolls on.

Dorsey said Tuesday in his first availability since the start of free agency that “that deal was put to bed, we have to move forward and we have to build for this organization.”

WAUKON, Iowa (AP) — The winningest coach in Iowa girls’ basketball history has resigned. The Des Moines Register reports Gene Klinge submitted his resignation Monday after his coaching contract was not renewed for the Waukon High School girls’ basketball program. The resignation followed a season in which his team went 8-12.

The 77-year-old told the newspaper that officials from the Allamakee Community School District asked him to resign. A message left for superintendent David Herold was not immediately returned Tuesday. In early 2013, Klinge became just the ninth girls’ basketball coach in the country to reach more than 1,000 game wins. He’s the only Iowa coach to have the distinction.

Klinge has coached basketball for more than 50 seasons, with most spent at West Central in Maynard. He spent 11 seasons at Waukon.

The Western Iowa Conference All-Conference Basketball Teams were announced this past Friday, March 14th. Those honored are listed below:

GIRLS – First Team

• Susie Bylund, Audubon
• Kayli Christensen, Treynor
• Kaylee Grote, Tri-Center
• Rachelle Housh, Missouri Valley
• Morgan Muhlbauer, IKM-Manning
• Tracy Purdy, Treynor

GIRLS – Second Team

• Danikah Grobe, A-H-S-T
• Nikki Paulsen, Tri-Center
• Kali Rasmussen, IKM-Manning
• Sheyenne Smith, Riverside
• Abby Straight, Logan-Magnolia
• Allison Waters, Underwood

GIRLS – Honorable Mention

• Haillie Anthofer, Audubon
• Callie Calfee, Treynor
• Lea Crouse, Underwood
• Joeona Healey, Logan-Magnolia
• Baily Janssen, Missouri Valley
• Kayla Kirchoff, Griswold
• Kirsten Lehan, Tri-Center
• Gracie Myers, Treynor
• Rachel Novotny, Riverside
• Andy Nulle, IKM-Manning
• Katelyn Schechinger, IKM-Manning
• Jaycie Schueman, A-H-S-T
• Haley Stueve, Missouri Valley

BOYS – First Team

• Jacob Flathers, Treynor
• Austin Konsor, Underwood
• Trey Robinson, Treynor
• Kyle Wagner, IKM-Manning
• Sam Wegner, IKM-Manning
• Lee Whyte, A-H-S-T

BOYS – Second Team

• Cody Eischeid, IKM-Manning
• Steven Humphrey, Missouri Valley
• Nick Paulsen, Treynor
• Tyrel Peters, Griswold
• Sam Sorensen, Tri-Center
• Dillon Wills, Logan-Magnolia

BOYS – Honorable Mention

• Nolan Chapman, Treynor
• Tanner Ford, Riverside
• Mitch Forrester, Underwood
• Nick Guarino, Tri-Center
• Colton Hacker, IKM-Manning
• Steven Jacobsen, A-H-S-T
• Jim Lake, Logan-Magnolia
• Jacob Maass, Griswold
• Justin Miller, Missouri Valley
• Mitchell Nelsen, Audubon
• Jake Starnes, Underwood

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Grady Sizemore had three hits, scored three runs and showed a good glove in the outfield, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-5 Monday.

Sizemore, sidelined by injuries for two seasons, was signed in January to a $750,000, one-year contract. An AL All-Star in each of his last three full seasons (2006-08), Sizemore has been hampered by injuries over the last five years and missed the past two seasons following operations on his right knee and back.

With the Red Sox wearing green jerseys on St. Patrick’s Day, starter John Lackey gave up five runs, six hits and two walks in five innings with three strikeouts. Cardinals starter Shelby Miller gave yp three runs, three hits and three walks in 3 2-3 innings.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State and Florida State will meet in the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament on Saturday in Ames. The Cyclones (20-10) earned the No. 7 seed in the Stanford Region — and a potential matchup with the powerhouse Cardinal in the second round.

Second-seeded Stanford (29-3) will follow the Iowa State-Florida State game at Hilton Coliseum by playing No. 15 seed South Dakota (19-13). Iowa State went .500 in the Big 12, while the Seminoles (20-11) were ninth in the ACC.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Most Iowa fans will spend Wednesday morning debating the ins and outs of the team’s first NCAA tournament game in eight years. Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery will be in an Iowa City hospital with his son. The highlight of McCaffery’s professional career at Iowa has coincided with a serious family health issue. McCaffery’s 13-year-old son, Patrick, will have surgery to remove a thyroid tumor just hours before Iowa (20-12) and fellow No. 11 seed Tennessee (21-12) tip off in a First Four game in Dayton, Ohio.

McCaffery said Sunday that he planned to fly to Dayton with his team, return to Iowa City for Patrick’s surgery and go back to Ohio in time to coach against the Volunteers.