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

BOSTON (AP) — Forty-nine years after Boston’s Bobby Orr flew through the air following his Stanley Cup-clinching goal against St. Louis, Bruins defensemen Connor Clifton and Charlie McAvoy played a huge role in a Game 1 win over the Blues. Both scored in the second period to tie the game at 2-2 and the Bruins went on to take the opener 4-2.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha Mavericks have overcome a lack of facilities to make the NCAA baseball tournament for the first time. The Mavs’ bid means all three of the state of Nebraska’s Division I schools will be represented in the 64-team tournament. The Nebraska Cornhuskers and Creighton Bluejays also are in. The Mavs are the top fielding team in the nation even though they had to practice on a gym floor when the dome over their practice facility collapsed in February.

CHICAGO (AP) — Yolmer Sanchez hit a tying single, then entertained his White Sox teammates with a dugout show during a long rain delay before Chicago’s game against the Kansas City Royals was suspended in the fifth inning with the score 1-all. The teams will pick up Tuesday where they left off. During the break, Sanchez kept the White Sox amused by doing jumping jacks and pouring a beverage bucket over his head.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Pac-12 champion UCLA is the No. 1 national seed for the NCAA baseball tournament. The Bruins won each of its series for the first time in program history and carry a 10-game winning streak into the tournament. Vanderbilt is the No. 2 seed after sweeping the SEC regular-season and tournament titles. Behind UCLA and Vanderbilt are Georgia Tech, Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Louisville and Texas Tech. The tournament opens with regional play Friday.

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is set for its annual spring meetings in Florida. Commissioner Greg Sankey discussed with the AP likely topics including potential availability lists with sports betting legalized in some SEC states; NCAA transfer waivers; and the potential for student athletes to eventually be compensated for their names, images and likenesses.