Milwaukee Sports Headlines

Hunter Mahan pulled away with three straight birdies late in the final round Sunday to win The Barclays in Paramus, N.J., ending more than two years without a title on the PGA Tour.

South Korea’s Jae Yeong Hwang drove in two runs and combined with Hae Chan Choi, who weathered a late Chicago rally, to lead the Asia-Pacific Region champions to an 8-4 win in Sunday’s championship game.

Veteran nose tackle Letroy Guion has yet to get on the field, but with B.J. Raji out for the season, Guion is eager and confident.

Last week, the Astros’ Chris Carter struck out in his first four at-bats against the Yankees. His fifth time up, he smacked a three-run homer. It was not an unusual night for Carter, who could be captain of the 2014 Boom or Bust team.

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EARLY BIRD INVITATIONAL
Wauwatosa West

ARNOLD WALKER MILWAUKEE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Dretzka, par 71/72

Denny Hamlin got spun out and wrecked while racing as the leader by Kevin Harvick at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Hamlin later fired his HANS device at Harvick’s car as it passed under caution.

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Milwaukee Brewers chairman and principal owner Mark Attanasio went back and forth, then back and forth again, in his voting for the new commissioner of baseball, Rob Manfred.

Up until a couple of years ago, Serena Williams practically plugged her ears at any mention of records or firsts. Now she says it out loud: Coming into the U.S. Open, her next goal is winning her 18th major.

Joshua Houston survived a rocky start to pitch five innings and also drove in the tying run to lead Chicago past Las Vegas, 7-5, on Saturday in the U.S. final at the Little League World Series.

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CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPSWHITNALLWomen

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TREMPER MATCH-PLAY INVITATIONAL
Brightondale G.C.

Ryan Blaney bolted past Kyle Busch on a restart with six laps remaining and won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday night for his second career victory.

Darian Powell scored two goals in the final 1:07 and the 15th-ranked Marquette women’s team downed Loyola (Ill.), 3-0, in the Marquette Invitational at Valley Fields.

Now that the majors are over, Adam Scott is going after the only big prize left this year — a shot at the $10 million FedEx Cup title.