Milwaukee Sports Headlines
Sports briefs Saturday
It seems that the NFL is on the verge of a paradigm shift when it comes to instant replay.
Perfect game
Steve Gaulke, 30, Wind Lake, Classic Menomonee Falls, Wed Random Scratch, first 300 game. 673 series (300-178-195).
Goalie switch the right call for St. Louis
Jake Allen stopped 31 shots in his first start of the postseason and the St. Louis Blues bounced back from consecutive shutout losses to beat the San Jose Sharks, 6-3, Saturday to even the Western Conference final at two games apiece.
Rafael Nadal back on familiar ground
Rafael Nadal won the title at Roland Garros every year from 2005-’08 and from 2010-’14 but returns to town trying to earn back the trophy after relinquishing it in 2015.
Change in goal for U.S. men's soccer team
Goalkeeper Brad Guzan will start ahead of veteran Tim Howard for the U.S. national team in the Copa America tournament.
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SUNDAY
Exaggerator wins Preakness Stakes
Racing in the rain on a sloppy track late Saturday, Exaggerator finally beat Nyquist after losing to the Kentucky Derby winner four times previously.
Gale Tanger plans to continue serving figure skating
Gale Tanger’s career at the highest ranks of international figure skating judging has taken her around the world to witness the best performances at the highest levels of her sport.
Nyquist's bandwagon full in bid for Triple Crown
From Kentucky Derby winning trainers to Preakness rivals to millions of racing fans wondering whether another Triple Crown awaits, it’s tough to find anything wrong with a horse that has been nothing but perfect.
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SATURDAY
Exaggerator gets second chance to spring an upset
We’re not making this up: Exaggerator is 0 for 4 against Nyquist. His trainer, Keith Desormeaux, is 0 for 8 against the undefeated Kentucky Derby winner. So why is the Derby runner-up trying again in Saturday’s Preakness?
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FRIDAY
Sports briefs Wednesday
The top two teams in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rolled to easy victories on the opening day of the NCAA Division III baseball tournament on Wednesday.
Nyquist has favorable post position
Trainer Doug O’Neill couldn’t have done any better if he picked Nyquist’s post position himself. After Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist landed the No. 3 post for the Preakness in a blind draw Wednesday, O’Neill looked like a man with a winning lottery ticket.
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THURSDAY
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WEDNESDAY