Milwaukee Sports Headlines

FIRST ROUND

The Wisconsin Woodchucks beat the Lakeshore Chinooks, 4-1, at Kapco Park.

A network that had presented the U.S. Open since 1995 was thrown over for a network, Fox, that has no history of presenting televised golf.

New York — California Chrome's bid for the Triple Crown on Saturday is likely to boost TV ratings and, if he wins, create a star for a sport that could badly use one.

FRIDAY

Here are some thoughts found on Twitter this week. Go to www .jsonline.com/sportstweets for links to accounts of state athletes.

BLACKSTONE CREEK: Eagle — Fred Royal, No.12, 333 yards, pitching wedge.

THURSDAY

California Chrome became the early 3-5 favorite on Wednesday to win the Belmont Stakes and become horse racing’s 12th Triple Crown champion and first in 36 years.

Tanner Dearman scored from third on a wild pitch to break a tie in the seventh and lead the Lakeshore Chinooks to a 7-4 victory over the Wisconsin Woodchucks in a Northwoods League game at Kapco Field in Mequon.

Come 2016, the championship game will be called Super Bowl 50, not Super Bowl L.

A Los Angeles-New York battle for a sports title was a regular occurrence in the 1970s, but this Los Angeles Kings-New York Rangers pairing is the first championship showdown between the two cities in 33 years.

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade can point to statistics showing just how close the 2013 NBA Finals were. Tim Duncan doesn’t need them. He can’t forget the way his San Antonio Spurs lost, especially since every replay brings another painful reminder.

Briefly, and only briefly, Rafael Nadal was in a difficult spot in the French Open quarterfinals. For the first time in this year’s tournament, the eight-time champion dropped a set.

PGA Tour

Coming off the program’s best season in decades, Virginia announced Tuesday that Tony Bennett, a former star player at UW-Green Bay, has signed a new seven-year contract.

Get ready to cue up the samba music because the opening match of the World Cup is June 12 in Brazil. This World Cup also marks 20 years since the U.S. hosted the World Cup.