Milwaukee Sports Headlines

The New Orleans Saints finally came up with the right plan for outdoor playoff football in cold weather. It got them their first postseason road victory.

Second-year point guard Damian Lillard hit 15 of 24 three-point attempts in three games last week, including 6 for 6 in Portland’s 134-104 rout of the Charlotte Bobcats on Thursday.

Zach Johnson wants to avoid three-putts and score better on the par 5s. He did neither Saturday at Kapalua, and still built a three-shot lead.

It has come down to the final day for Alyson Dudek. The short track speedskater from Hales Corners, Wis., has one last shot at earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.

Jake McCabe’s third-period goal, his second tally of the night, lifted the Wisconsin men’s hockey team to a 4-3 victory over Alaska-Anchorage on Saturday night at the Kohl Center.

Andrew Luck threw three touchdown passes after halftime to lead the Colts from a four-TD deficit to an improbable 45-44 comeback victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in a wild-card game Saturday.

Britain’s Lizzie Yarnold outdueled Noelle Pikus-Pace of the United States in the second run to win a World Cup race Saturday in Winterberg, Germany, extending her lead in the series standings.

SUNDAY

Alyson Dudek of Hales Corners, Wis., came close to earning a spot on her second U.S. Olympic short track speedskating team during the trials Friday night in Kearns, Utah.

Tom Silverstein of the Journal Sentinel staff picks the wild card round of the playoffs.

SATURDAY

AMF WAUKESHARed Rooster Rowdies

FRIDAY

Hales Corners native Alyson Dudek hopes one of three roster spots on the U.S. short-track speedskating team have her name on it.

THURSDAY

The Olympic rosters, announced Wednesday, include five players with state ties on the women’s team and five on the men’s team.

Emery Lehman chased down 2010 Olympian Jonathan Kuck at the finish line to win the 10,000-meter race at the Olympic trials.

UWGB got 41 points off 25 Maine turnovers.