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Brad Keselowski hopped out of his car and grabbed an oversized broom to give a playful sweep of all the confetti already collected around his Ford. He then truly savored his victory, snagging a New England lobster and raising it in triumph.

German rider Tony Martin showed he has climbing skills to go with his speed by easily winning the hilly ninth stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, while Frenchman Tony Gallopin took the yellow jersey from Vincenzo Nibali of Italy.

Mario Goetze volleyed in the winning goal in extra time to give Germany its fourth World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Argentina on Sunday.

BLACKSTONE CREEK: Mark Mikeowski, 75.

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Warmer weather and water temperatures are spurring the growth of aquatic plants across Wisconsin and increasing calls from waterfront property owners for help in controlling the plants.

Ryan Hunter-Reay blew past the field with two laps to go and won the Verizon IndyCar Series Iowa Corn 250 at Iowa Speedway on Saturday for his first victory since the Indianapolis 500.

The British Open packs 154 years of history on links courses that have been nurtured more by time than by tractors. It returns this year to Royal Liverpool, the second-oldest golf club in England, established in 1867.

Inbee Park shot a 4-under-par 68 and took the lead Saturday in the Women’s British Open after a late penalty against Ahn Sun-Ju.

If all goes according to plan, Jordan Niebrugge of Mequon will be out on the PGA Tour in a few years. He’s proving at the John Deere Classic that his game is Tour-ready right now.

If Steve Stricker has been asked once, he’s been asked 1,000 times why he plays so well at the John Deere Classic. The bottom line is that he has no concrete explanation for his success on the steamy banks of the Rock River.

The St. Louis battery of Adam Wainwright and catcher Tony Cruz had a lot to say about the romp over the Brewers. Wainwright cruised through seven innings and Cruz drove in three runs.

How does one of the best offenses in the league go stone cold for two weeks? The Brewers have been trying to figure that one out during a July collapse that has featured one frustrating offensive performance after another.

Jason Kidd has spent the past week getting to know his new team after leaving the Nets to take over as coach of the Bucks. He sat down to answer some questions with beat reporter Charles F. Gardner on Saturday.

As a New York Mets broadcaster, Ron Darling had an up-close look at now-Brewers all-stars Carlos Gomez and Francisco Rodriguez.

No European team has ever won a World Cup played in the Americas. Just one more source of motivation for Germany ahead of Sunday’s final against Argentina.

When it was all over, it was the Netherlands receiving a standing ovation from the Brazilian crowd. Brazil walked off the field to boos, after another demoralizing loss to end its home World Cup.

In a solo breakaway, Blel Kadri gave France its first stage winner at the Tour de France in the entree to the Vosges mountains Saturday.

Summer has just arrived, but Aug. 1 is the deadline to apply for permits for fall turkey, bobcat, fisher, otter, wolf and other seasons.