Milwaukee Sports Headlines
Nyquist won't run in Belmont Stakes
Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist won’t run in the final leg of the Triple Crown after developing a fever and having an elevated white blood cell count, trainer Doug O’Neill said Tuesday.
Things are falling into place for Serena Williams
Even before Serena Williams quickly and easily seized control of her first-round match Tuesday, things were shaping up rather well for her at the French Open.
The Drill: Glass cleaners
Raptors center Bismack Biyombo pulled down 26 rebounds in Game 3, tying the most in a playoff game since 1984. Here are the top rebounding playoff games in the past 32 years.
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WEDNESDAY
Area events, honor scores
WSGA SENIOR TOUR Racine, par 72Event No.7
NFL shows it cannot be trusted
It didn’t take long for members of Congress to figure out what NFL players learned long ago. On matters of health and safety, particularly when it comes to the head trauma that has marginalized the lives of so many already, the NFL cannot be trusted.
Toronto holds on to even series against Cleveland
Kyle Lowry scored 35 points and DeMar DeRozan had 32 as the Raptors evened the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Cavaliers, 105-99, in Game 4 on Monday night.
Draymond Green gets fined, but he isn't suspended
Golden State star Draymond Green was fined $25,000 on Monday but not suspended by the National Basketball Association for kicking Oklahoma City’s Steven Adams in the groin.
Sports briefs Monday
Virginia fired hall of fame men’s lacrosse coach Dom Starsia after leading the Cavaliers to four national championships, 13 Final Fours and six ACC titles in 24 seasons as coach.
The Drill: A game of risk
As Indy celebrates its 100th race on May 29, The Associated Press looks back at some of the worst crashes over the past century.
Stan Wawrinka avoids dubious distinction
Stan Wawrinka, last year’s French Open champion, edged 59th-ranked Lukas Rosol, 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, on Monday to sneak into the second round.
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TUESDAY
Nick Kyrgios makes a racket at French Open
It all started with what Nick Kyrgios insisted was an innocuous, if admittedly loud, directive to a ball kid to retrieve a towel between points — shouted above the din of spectators at the French Open’s cozy Court 1.
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MONDAY
Cleveland's playoff winning streak ends as Toronto finds new life
DeMar DeRozan and Bismack Biyombo led the way as Toronto beat Cleveland 99-84 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night, handing the Cavaliers their first loss this postseason.
Joey Logano profits from late move
A new format to NASCAR’s annual All-Star race left half the field confused to almost comical levels. It also produced an aggressive race that ended with a thrilling finish.
Recreation Notes
ATHLETICS
Whitewater, La Crosse both make Division III Series
Saturday the WIAC made history when two of its teams qualified for the Division III World Series at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute.