Milwaukee Sports Headlines

SATURDAY

PERFECT GAME

Jared Goff is moving down the West Coast to Los Angeles. Carson Wentz and his big right arm are moving from North Dakota to Philadelphia.

Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davissaid he wants to move the team to Las Vegas and is willing to spend a half-billion dollars as part of a deal for a new stadium in the city.

The University of Wisconsin team of Cooper Barth, McKena Ramos, Joe Hardy and Austin Mudd won the men’s 4x1,600-meter relay Thursday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.

Paul Millsap had 17 points and eight rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 104-92 Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.

Here are some thoughts found on Twitter this week from local athletes.

Former University of Wisconsin distance runner Chris Solinsky, the first man to break 27 minutes for 10,000 meters, has announced his retirement.

FRIDAY

The induction of Bo Ryan and Donald Driver at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Saturday night ends a seven-year hiatus.

Courtney Lee was steaming after missing a layup that would have given Charlotte the lead heading into the final minute. His anger didn’t last long. Miami’s will last for a while.

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UFC replaced its canceled Conor McGregor fight with another rematch, Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier for the light heavyweight title at UFC 200 on July 9.

THURSDAY

The Cincinnati Bengals released veteran linebacker A.J. Hawk on Tuesday. A native of southwest Ohio who starred at Ohio State, Hawk joined the Bengals as a free agent last spring after spending nine seasons with the Green Bay Packers and departing as that team’s career leader in tackles.

DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points and the Toronto Raptors held on for a 102-99 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers and a 3-2 lead in their first-round series Tuesday night when Solomon Hill’s three-pointer was ruled after the buzzer.

Jake Arrieta, amid the finest 24-start pitching run ever produced in baseball history, has sensed a reluctance from peers and fans to fully embrace the enormity of his greatness