COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – A counterattacking 80-run partnership for the seventh wicket between captain Mitchell Santner and Cole McChonchie guided New Zealand to a 61-run win that knocked host Sri Lanka out of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.
DOVER, Del. (AP) – NASCAR scrapped the ” Promoter’s Caution ” for this season’s All-Star race at Dover Motor Speedway and will run a three-segment, 350-lap competition.
MEXICO CITY (AP) – The violence that erupted in Mexico after the death of a powerful drug lord has left many questioning whether the country will be able to co-host the World Cup in just over three months.
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to start their playoff push without Sidney Crosby.
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) – Cal Raleigh has already gone deep this spring, yet the switch-hitting Seattle Mariners catcher isn’t focused on trying to hit 60 home runs again this season.
NYON, Switzerland (AP) – UEFA has rejected Benfica’s last-minute appeal against the provisional suspension of Gianluca Prestianni, meaning he remains ruled out of the Champions League playoff second leg against Real Madrid on Wednesday.
The NFL scouting combine is off and running again.
Justin Verlander and Framber Valdez will receive the final payments from their new contracts with the Detroit Tigers in 2039, with the team deferring $31 million of the $128 million it committed to the pitchers.
MESA, Ariz. (AP) – Tyler Austin’s return to the major leagues has been put on hold for what Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell says will be months following a procedure on his right knee.