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

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Spencer Schwellenbach’s bases-loaded double highlighted Nebraska’s five-run third inning and the fifth-seeded Cornhuskers went on to beat No. 4 seed Minnesota 8-2 in the Big Ten Tournament. Matt Waldron scattered six singles, walked none and struck out nine in 7 1/3 innings as the Cornhuskers won for the fifth time in six games. They’ll play Iowa on Thursday night. Minnesota meets top-seeded Indiana in an elimination game.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcell Ozuna and Matt Carpenter went deep as part of a four-homer barrage and the St. Louis Cardinals split a doubleheader with the Kansas City Royals by winning the second game 10-3. Adam Wainwright (4-4) battled through control issues with 55 of his 103 pitches going for strikes. The Royals beat the Cardinals 8-2 in the first game.

UNDATED (AP) — The Bruins and Blues will meet in the Stanley Cup Final, a rematch of the 1970 series that ended with Bobby Orr’s famous goal and leaping celebration. Boston has been in the final three times in the past nine seasons, but this is St. Louis’ first trip in 49 years. Unlike that series, this one is expected to be much more evenly matched.

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have watched the Red Sox win two World Series since their last Stanley Cup title. The Patriots have won the Super Bowl three times since Zdeno Chara brought the Cup back in 2011. In Boston lately, that’s quite a championship drought. The Bruins are hoping to end it with a victory over the St. Louis Blues for the NHL title.

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — NFL owners gave the competition committee the go-ahead Wednesday to decide whether to refine the new rule allowing replay challenges involving pass interference. The proposed tweak would take the decision on whether to review in the final two minutes of each half out of the hands of the officials. Owners voted to hold the NFL draft in Cleveland in 2021 and in Kansas City in 2023.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has hired former Lehigh and Ball State head coach Billy Taylor to be an assistant on Fran McCaffery’s staff. The Hawkeyes say that Taylor, who spent three years as the director of basketball operations in Iowa City from 2014-16, will replace Andrew Francis. Francis left Iowa for a position with California.