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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — One of the first things Cowboys owner Jerry Jones did when he awoke Wednesday was to take a good look at the little wooden trophy topped by an odd street sign sitting among the many awards and memorabilia in his Dallas-area home. It’s called the “Preston Road Trophy,” dreamed up by his longtime friend and the late Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, and named after the street on which they once lived just 300 yards apart.

Ever since the late-1990s, the trophy has been presented to the winning side on the rare occasions that Dallas plays Kansas City. Jones has had the trophy since 2005. Hunt’s son, current Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt, called it “the smallest and ugliest trophy in sports,” and one he wants to win badly on Sunday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles is expected to be available for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys after bruising his quad in last weekend’s win at Jacksonville. Charles ran for 77 yards and a touchdown before hurting his quad in the second half of a 28-2 rout of the Jaguars. He went to the locker room, then returned to the field for one play, before coach Andy Reid decided to give him the rest of the afternoon off.

Reid said that Charles participated in a walkthrough Wednesday morning and he “might do a little bit” during the Chiefs’ afternoon practice. Reid said that “we’re just taking it slow, but I think he’ll be OK for the game.” Charles missed time in the preseason with a strained foot.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is not available against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night because of what St. Louis manager Mike Matheny called “a family situation.” Molina and his brother, assistant hitting coach Bengie Molina, were not at the stadium at the start of the game.

Yadier Molina is hitting .318 with 11 home runs and 65 RBIs in 120 games. Matheny did not indicate when Molina will return.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Adams had a two-run home run and the Cardinals broke open a tight game with four in the eighth to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Wednesday night. The Cardinals won their fifth consecutive game to maintain a one-game lead over Pittsburgh and a three-game advantage on Cincinnati in the NL Central. The Pirates finished a three-game sweep at Texas and the Reds knocked off the Chicago Cubs earlier in the day. Milwaukee has lost three of five.

Brandon Kintzler gave up three runs on two hits and a walk while only getting two outs. Carlos Beltran’s sacrifice fly off Michael Gonzalez scored Matt Carpenter to give the Cardinals a 2-1 lead. An error by catcher Jonathan Lucroy allowed Jon Jay to score and Adams followed with his 12th homer of the season. Trevor Rosenthal had a hitless eighth inning for the win.

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Girls Team Standings:

1. St. Albert  60
2. Underwood  70
3. Tri-Center  101
4. Treynor  123
5. Logan-Magnolia  126
6. West Harrison  162
7. Exira/EHK  200
8. Adair-Casey/CAM  202
9. Southwest Iowa  216
10. Boyer Valley  270

Girls Top Five:

1. Mackenzie Hulsing, Southwest Valley 17:09.36
2. Jacey MArtin, St. Albert 17:20.75
3. Michelle Mumm, Tri-Center 17:56.39
4. KrisAnn Stephanie, St. Albert 18:24.07
5. Robi Fanslan, Underwood 18:45.16

Boys Team Standings:

1. Boyer Valley  36
2. St. Albert  49
3. Riverside  76
4. Tri-Center  109
5. A-H-S-T  138
6. Logan-Magnolia  141
7. Underwood  227
8. Southwest Iowa  242
9. Treynor  253

Boys Top Five:

1. Jake Weber, Boyer Valley 17:36.26
2. Wyatt Schulz, Logan-Magnolia 17:55.58
3. Chase Bonsall, Boyer Valley 18:02.45
4. Freddy Hug, St. Albert 18:10.09
5. Joe Grady, Boyer Valley 18:11.59

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Girls Team Standings:

1. Griswold  85
2. Harlan  90
3. Gretna, NE  93
4. Atlantic  124
5. Shenandoah  143
6. Red Oak  159
7. Clarinda  203
8. Maryville, MO  260
9. Southwest Valley  303
10. Nebraska City, NE  318

Girls Top Five: 

1. Rebekah Topham, Griswold
2. Bailey Kuhl, Harlan
3. Emma Evans, Winnetonka
4. Tiffany Williams, Atlantic
5. Sarah Cabeen, Clarinda

Boys Team Standings:

1. Harlan  42
2. Shenandoah  66
3. Gretna, NE  88
4. Red Oak  108
5. Atlantic  179
6. Nebraska City, NE  217
7. Tarkio, MO  218
8. Rockport, MO  227
9. Griswold  278
10. Southwest Valley  309

Boys Top Five:

1. Chris Brace, Harlan 
2. Josh Sunberg, Red Oak
   
3. Austin Henry, Gretna
4. Bradley Young, Shenandoah
5. Philip Sciranko, Harlan

Hawkeye 10:

• (3-1) Creston 25-21-25-25, Atlantic 15-25-22-20
• (3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Shenandoah 11-11-16
• (3-0) Kuemper Catholic 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 11-21-10
• (3-1) Lewis Central 23-25-25-25, St. Albert 25-22-14-16
• (3-1) Red Oak 23-25-25-25, Glenwood 25-19-21-20

Western Iowa:

• (2-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 25-25, Tri-Center 6-11
• (2-1) Logan-Magnolia 17-25-15, Heartland Christian 25-19-10
• (2-0) Logan-Magnolia 25-25, West Harrison 10-20
• (3-2) Missouri Valley 24-25-25-24-15, IKM-Manning 26-23-19-26-8
• (2-0) Tri-Center 25-25, CB Thomas Jefferson 16-12

Rolling Valley:

• (3-0) Adair-Casey 25-25-25, Charter Oak-Ute 14-18-13
• (3-0) Boyer Valley 25-25-25, CAM 18-19-22
• (3-2) Woodbine 18-25-20-26-15, Exira-EHK 25-18-25-24-13

Others:

• (3-0) Bedford 25-25-25, Nodaway Valley 20-16-20
• (3-0) Boone 25-25-25, Carroll 19-23-23
• (3-2) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-25-20-23-15, Ar-We-Va 20-18-25-25-11
• (2-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 25-25, CB Thomas Jefferson 8-13
• (3-2) East Mills 25-18-24-25-15, Nishnabotna 12-25-26-17-5
• (3-1) East Union 26-25-22-25, Lenox 24-10-25-19
• (3-0) Guthrie Center 25-25-25, Ogden 14-21-15
• (3-1) Iowa Christian Academy 23-25-25-25, Orient-Macksburg 25-23-23-18
• (3-0) Sidney 25-25-25, Essex 17-7-20
• (3-0) Southwest Valley 25-25-25, Mount Ayr 12-14-15
• (3-1) Stanton 25-25-23-25, Fremont-Mills 13-19-25-17

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Holliday’s two-run home run in the sixth inning stunned Wily Peralta with the St. Louis Cardinals’ first hit and rookie Shelby Miller blanked the Milwaukee Brewers into the seventh inning of a 4-2 victory Tuesday night. Norichika Aoki of the Brewers struck out three times for the first time in the majors, the last against rookie lefty Kevin Siegrist with a runner on second to end the seventh. Aoki entered the game as the toughest batter to fan in the majors this year, averaging one per 17.2 at-bats.

Matt Carpenter and Matt Adams added RBIs in the seventh and eighth for the NL Central leaders, who are 4-0 to begin a nine-game homestand. After a day off, the Cardinals built on momentum from a three-game sweep of Pittsburgh. Miller allowed five hits with four strikeouts and two walks in 6 2/3 innings.