Milwaukee Sports Headlines

SATURDAY

WPGA MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Eau Claire CC, par 71Championship

Stacy Lewis had at least one thing in common with U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer. She made it around Pinehurst No. 2 without a bogey Thursday in the opening round of the U.S. Women’s Open, and that put her in the lead.

Will Allen drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and Mississippi stayed alive in the College World Series with a 6-4 victory over Texas Christian on Thursday night in Omaha, Neb.

When the U.S. beat Ghana, 2-1, there was joyous celebration, exuberant flag waving and patriotic jersey popping. If you are a U.S. fan, that’s fine. If you are covering the World Cup, it’s not.

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

THURSDAY

WPGA MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIPEau Claire; Par 71Quarterfinals

As anyone who has watched Oakland’s Yoenis Cespedes (above) this season knows, outfield assists are a thing of beauty. Here are other outfielders who have been showing off their arms.

Chad Hollingsworth allowed four hits in 8 1/3 innings to lead Texas (45-20) to a 1-0 victory over UC Irvine in the College World Series. The loss eliminated the Anteaters (41-25).

Brad Weimer, a Fox Sports Wisconsin producer, created and wrote TV spots to encourage fans to vote Jonathan Lucroy and centerfielder Carlos Gomez into the game.

A government agency Wednesday canceled the trademark registration of the name Redskins for the NFL team, saying that “a substantial composite of Native Americans found the term Redskins to be disparaging.”

THURSDAY

Texas Tech’s first appearance in the College World Series was a short one. Mississippi sent the Red Raiders home with a walk-off win on Tuesday.

WISCONSIN STATE WOMEN'S OPENMaple Bluff, par 71

The 2014 Tour of America’s Dairyland’s 11-race series starts Thursday in Shorewood and ends June 29 in Wauwatosa.

After arriving back at their rooms at 4:45 a.m., victorious American players skipped breakfast Tuesday, slept late, went for medical tests and turned their attention to Portugal.