Milwaukee Sports Headlines

Tom Haudricourt ranks the teams in the National and American leagues from top to bottom.

SATURDAY

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

St. Louis Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. will lead the committee to find a successor to baseball Commissioner Bud Selig.

New Marquette women’s coach Carolyn Kieger announced the hiring of Ginny Boggess as an assistant coach Thursday.

FRIDAY

Oprah Winfrey’s network will air a documentary on Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by the NFL.

OZAUKEE: Eagle — Randy Erickson, No.8, 425 yards, 3-hybrid.

BOYS
GOLF
EASTERN WISCONSIN MINI MEET
Elkhart Lake, par 35

THURSDAY

Sidelined with lower back spasms, the Milwaukee Brewers’ centerfielder decided to drop his appeal and began serving his suspension Wednesday.

Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome was made the odds-on favorite at 3-5 on Wednesday for the Preakness Stakes, and he drew an inside post position in the 10-horse field that includes a filly for the first time in five years.

While calling for league action, Johnson shared a contract dispute he had with Sterling a year before Johnson stopped playing for the Clippers.

WPGA MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIPMeadowbrook, par 71Round of 32

BOYS
GOLF
MIDWEST CLASSIC
Curry Park, par 36

It’s one of the treats in a one-sided game — getting to see a position player take the mound in the late innings to save his team’s bullpen. Here’s how position players have fared as pitchers this season.