The Red Sox and Nationals played an exhibition Saturday at the U.S. Naval Academy. Max Bishop Stadium was "jammed with 1,030 fans -- most of them Midshipmen in uniform" (AP, 4/2).
With black, red and gold German flags waving among the crowd of 15,103, Fire MF Bastian Schweinsteiger "unexpectedly played the entire game" in his MLS debut Saturday (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 4/2).
DirecTV "will have two NASCAR races from the Monster Energy Cup series in 4K" beginning with the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday. The Fox Sports production "marks the first live NASCAR race in 4K." On May 13, DirecTV will "feature the Go Bowling 400" at Kansas Speedway in 4K (CABLEFAX DAILY, 4/3).
The Triple-A Int'l League Pawtucket Red Sox will have the "highest payroll in Triple-A history" thanks to the contracts of 1B Allen Craig ($11M) and RF Rusney Castillo ($10.5M) (BOSTON GLOBE, 4/2).
WrestleMania 33 takes place Sunday night at 7:00pm ET at Orlando's Citrus Bowl and will be streamed live on WWE Network. See a preview of the event here (WWE).
