Milwaukee Sports Headlines

BASKETBALL

Westosha Central slugger Kayla Konwent waited and waited and then waited some more for good pitches to hit. According to Falcons co-coach Tom Lampe, more than 20 times opponents essentially gave her an intentional pass. The Journal Sentinel’s area softball player of the year was given the kind of respect few players receive at the prep level.

BROADLANDS: Joe Mundwiler, 76.

Brazil striker Neymar and Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez have led their teams to the World Cup quarterfinals, dominating the attention and the scoring. The 22-year-old stars will go head-to-head when Brazil plays Colombia on Friday, when only one will get the chance to continue his run at the tournament.

NASCAR Sprint Cup

What’s blocking? What’s avoidable contact? Who needs to yield to whom? These issues have roots nearly as motor racing itself and universal across all forms and sorts of tracks. Run-ins and disagreements are inevitable.

In only her sixth major tournament, 13th-seeded Eugenie Bouchard will play for the championship Saturday against 2011 Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova after beating Simona Halep on Thursday.

Jonas Blixt’s memory of raising the trophy last year carried over to a strong start at the Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.

A city review board concluded that Tucson police's response to a large crowd after the Arizona basketball team lost in the NCAA Tournament was generally proper but one sergeant acted inappropriately by shoving people.

The two 19-year-olds will be on the court together for the first time Tuesday in Las Vegas when the Milwaukee Bucks summer league team opens its practice sessions.

Thoughts found on Twitter this week from athletes with ties to Wisconsin.

FRIDAY

As a highly regarded senior star at Sarasota (Fla.) High School, the diminutive shortstop had many area scouts approach him that spring to gauge what it would take to sign him. Armed with the power of a Florida State scholarship offer as well as the brashness that came naturally to an overachiever, Gennett decided to play financial hardball with interested teams.

MEE KWON: Tim Klemp, 73.

After its last serve here in 1998, the AVP Tour is returning this weekend to Bradford Beach, where Sheila Shaw will seek her first AVP tournament title.

The silence at Centre Court made abundantly clear that Andy Murray’s time as Wimbledon champion was coming to a close. The reigning champion fell in the quarterfinals to Grigor Dimitrov on Wednesday.

Here’s a look at five prominent chants from supporters of World Cup teams in Brazil.

THURSDAY