Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Former Raiders quarterback David Humm has died at age 65. Humm was a star quarterback at Nebraska who went on to have a long career as a backup in the NFL, where he was part of two Super Bowl winning teams with the Raiders. Humm had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1988 and was confined to a wheelchair for more than 20 years.

NEW YORK (AP) — No more practice runs for Mickey Callaway. Opening day has arrived for the rookie manager of the New York Mets, and his heart probably will be pounding at a mile a minute by the time Noah Syndergaard fires his first 100 mph fastball Thursday afternoon against the St. Louis Cardinals.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals and White Sox are both out to prove prognosticators wrong as they meet for a three-game series beginning Thursday at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City has some fresh faces after several core pieces hit free agency, while Chicago is trying to push ahead with a rebuilding job several years in the making.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals catcher Salvador Perez will miss up to six weeks after spraining the medial collateral ligament in his left knee when he missed a step while carrying a suitcase up stairs in his home. No surgery is required but Perez will begin the season on the disabled list. Drew Butera and Cam Gallagher will share catching duties in his place.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Bill Self spent the past few months getting on Malik Newman for failing to take the pressure off Devonte Graham. Now, the transfer from Mississippi State is the Batman to Graham’s Robin, giving the Jayhawks a potent one-two punch heading into their Final Four matchup against Villanova on Saturday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jalen Brunson of Villanova and Devonte Graham of Kansas are among five players vying for the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball’s player of the year. Brunson and Graham will square off at the Final Four when their teams meet in the national semifinals.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The question of who is the best NBA prospect differs from who is considered college basketball’s best player. Freshmen like Duke’s Marvin Bagley III and Arizona’s Deandre Ayton are considered candidates to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft with their size and athleticism. Villanova’s Jalen Brunson is in the Final Four and a leading candidate to be named the national college player of the year. For years, those two things seemed intertwined, but recently that has not been the case.