Milwaukee Sports Headlines

La Vang, 30, Milwaukee, Classic Menomonee Falls, Wednesday Hmong U 5, first 300 game. 684 series (126-300-258).

The top three entries for the 2015 Wisconsin wild turkey, pheasant and waterfowl stamp design contests will be displayed July 31 to Aug. 10 at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis.

BASKETBALL

Tom Haudricourt ranks the teams in the National and American leagues from top to bottom.

SATURDAY

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The Washington Wizards have officially signed veteran forward Paul Pierce. Pierce, who turns 37 in October, spent 15 seasons with the Boston Celtics before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets last season.

Alexander Kristoff of Norway, in a solo show of opportunistic racing, won the 12th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint as Vincenzo Nibali kept the yellow jersey for a 10th day on Thursday.

Jordan Niebrugge of Mequon finally relinquished his title in the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. But he didn’t go down without a fightas he bowed out in extra holes on Thursday.

Here are some thoughts found on Twitter this week from athletes with ties to Wisconsin.

Wasn’t it clear from the day Fox hired Erin Andrews that she would be placed on the network’s highest profile sports property?

FRIDAY

BASKETBALL

John Singleton, a 30-year-old factory worker who lives 10 minutes down the road and qualified for the British Open on his very first try, is probably the most improbable player at Royal Liverpool.

THURSDAY

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