PANAMA CITY — The New York Yankees are preparing for a pair of exhibition games against the Miami Marlins in the home country of Mariano Rivera, the retired career saves leader. A fundraising dinner for Rivera's foundation and the games Saturday and Sunday at Rod Carew Stadium highlight a weekend that is a tribute to the pitcher, who retired after last season.

Rivera told reporters Thursday night before the Yankees' split-squad arrived that “I feel like a peacock.”

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Texas' Kaitlin Petrillose broke the women's NCAA pole vault record by clearing 15 feet, 1 inch in the Indoor Track and Field Championships.Petrillose broke the mark of 14-11 set by Arkansas' Tina Sutej in 2012.Florida State's James Harris turned in one of the top individual performances of the meet, clearing 7-7¼ in the high jump, and nearly pushing the collegiate record of 7-9.In the team standings, the Oregon led with 24 points heading into the final day. The Ducks' Edward Cheserek won the 5,000 in 13:46.67 and teammate Parker Stinson was third.

FAYENCE, France — Carlos Betancur outsprinted world champion Rui Costa to win the sixth stage of the Paris-Nice and take the overall lead in the weeklong race.Peter Sagan showed off his uphill sprinting skills to win the third stage of the weeklong Tirreno-Adriatico race and Michal Kwiatkowski took the overall lead.