Milwaukee Sports Headlines

Joe Pavelski and Phil Kessel share little in common outside the fact they’re both from Wisconsin and were teammates on the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team.

Tiger Woods said Tuesday he is not playing at the U.S. Open this year as he recovers from back surgery. This will be the third time in the last six years that injuries have kept him out of the U.S. Open, which he’s won three times.

Muhammad Ali's prolific 61-fight career defined the golden era of heavyweight boxing. Here's a look at just a few of them, in chronological order.

WEDNESDAY

Brett Favre and former Green Bay Packers teammate Mark Tauscher will team with tournament host Steve Stricker and two-time U.S. Open champion Andy North in a nine-hole celebrity scramble event June 25.

TUESDAY

Muhammad Ali had the presence for the big screen and here are some of the greatest films made about the champ:

Golden State thoroughly overwhelmed Cleveland 110-77 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night. The 33-point win was the Warriors’ most lopsided ever in a finals game.

French Open champion at long last, and the first man in nearly a half-century to win four consecutive major championships, Novak Djokovic grabbed a racket and etched a heart in the very red clay that had given him such heartache in the past.

Muhammad Ali’s younger brother took center stage at one of several emotional remembrances around Louisville on Sunday as the city joined together to mourn its most celebrated son, the “Louisville Lip.”

Before he was even heavyweight champion or had changed his name from Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali was a force in the music world. He had befriended Sam Cooke and released an album featuring his comic poetry and a cover of the hit “Stand By Me.”

MONDAY

The Denver Broncos say star cornerback Aqib Talib is recovering after being shot in the lower right leg at a Dallas nightclub early Sunday.

Muhammad Ali’s younger brother wept, swayed to hymns and hugged anyone he could reach. He raised his hands to the sky, eyes closed, surrounded by congregants at the church where their father once worshipped.

Tommy Jones Jr., Jackson, Classic Menomonee Falls, Wednesday Random Scratch, 14th 300 game. 778 series (300-262-216).

ATHLETICS

A day after Muhammad Ali died at age 74 from complications of Parkinson’s disease, a family spokesman outlined plans for Ali’s funeral as people around the world mourned the boxing great’s passing.