Milwaukee Sports Headlines

ESPN analyst Bill Simmons said he would not have taken Jabari Parker. But he also said Parker was a good pick for the Bucks.

FRIDAY

The biggest names draw the sharpest focus on NBA draft night. Thursday was no exception, with one of the most-hyped draft classes ever. But history has shown that long after the lottery picks have been made, there is still plenty of talent on the board — sometimes Hall of Fame talent.

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BASKETBALL

John Norwood’s home run in the top of the eighth inning gave Vanderbilt the lead, and the Commodores beat Virginia, 3-2, Wednesday night in the third and deciding game of the College World Series finals.

Let others wonder when or whether Venus Williams might move on from tennis. She’s not ready to contemplate going anywhere just yet. Here she is, at age 34, once again a factor at Wimbledon.

Jermaine Jones, like four American teammates and his coach, will be familiar with both “The Star-Spangled Banner” and the “Deutschlandlied” before the United States’ World Cup game against Germany.

Nolan Hoffman won the Pro-1-2 men and Samantha Schneider won the Pro-1-2 women in the Elkhart Lake Road Race at Road America as part of the Tour of America’s Dairyland cycling series.

THURSDAY

It will probably be a little disconcerting for Jurgen Klinsmann to coach the U.S. against Germany in the World Cup on Thursday. After all, “The Golden Bomber” is one of the greatest players in Germany’s storied history.

Bosnia-Herzegovina ended Iran’s hopes of advancing to the knockout stages with a 3-1 victory in Group F on Wednesday, registering its first World Cup win in the process.

Michael Morman went 3 for 3, scored two runs and drove in three to lead the Lakeshore Chinooks over the Battle Creek Bombers, 9-0, at Kapco Park.

Joanne Kiesanowski of New Zealand and Orlando Garibay of California win the sixth race of the Tour of America’s Dairyland series.

Earlier this month, Jimmy Rollins (above) passed Mike Schmidt as the all-time hit leader for the Philadelphia Phillies. Here’s a franchise-by-franchise look at hit leaders:

Early on, Rafael Nadal looked in danger of tumbling out in the first round of Wimbledon for the second year in a row, but he pulled out a victory against Martin Klizan — the 700th tour-level match win of his career.

Tom Cushman and Matt Kooreman were named national allround and sprint coaches, respectively, by U.S. Speedskating following the team’s dismal performance at the Sochi Olympics.