Milwaukee Sports Headlines
The Drill: Family affair
Baseball Almanac’s website lists more than 370 sets of brothers who have played in the major leagues.
Madison's Ivy Martin named to USA National Team
Area swimmer will be part of 113-member 2013-’14 team.
Honor scores
BROADLANDS: Eagle — Greg Grocholski, No.13, 527 yards, putter. Grocholski, 69; Dewey Wunschel, 74.
Packers defense gets tough love from announcers
The Green Bay Packers’ defense was the object of considerable curiosity coming into the season opener on Sunday.
The Drill: Six pack
Week 1 of the NFL saw a remarkable individual performance — Peyton Manning threw seven touchdown passes in Denver’s 49-27 victory over the Ravens. Here’s a quick look at the five others who threw seven touchdown passes in a game:
College soccer roundup Sunday
Freshman Coco Navarro had a goal and two assists as 16th-ranked Marquette University rolled past Drake, 4-1, to win the 39th Panther Invitational Sunday at Valley Fields.
TV/radio schedule
MONDAY
Jordan Niebrugge helps U.S. lead
Mequon's Jordan Niebrugge helped the United States win six straight singles matches Saturday in building an 8-4 lead in the Walker Cup.
Saturday, Sept. 7
GIRLS
CROSS COUNTRY
BLACKSHIRT CHALLENGE
Waukesha South
CROSS COUNTRY
BLACKSHIRT CHALLENGE
Waukesha South
State salutes
Three athletes from around the state, Abi Salm, Clara Baumann and Dexter Smith, are recognized this week.
MLB power rankings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pair of misses show kicking is a work in progress
Madison — Gary Andersen doesn't have an annoying quarterback controversy on his hands.
Braxton Miller hurt in Ohio State win
Ohio State’s Kenny Guiton took over when Braxton Miller left with a sprained left knee, running for one touchdown and passing for two while leading No. 3 Ohio State to a 42-7 victory over San Diego State.
Bulldogs bounce back in win over South Carolina
Athens, Ga. — Quarterback Aaron Murray said he hoped to use his legs more this season. Georgia's senior quarterback did that to great effect Saturday, utilizing his mobility to escape pressure from Jadeveon Clowney and company and throw two late touchdown passes as the No. 11 Bulldogs held on to beat No. 6 South Carolina, 41-30, at Sanford Stadium.
Honor scores
TUCKAWAY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Sports briefs Saturday
Autumn Bailey and Lindsey Gosh combined for 35 kills as Marquette beat TCU, 3-1, Saturday at the Al McGuire Center.
Dennis Krause caught in middle of Time Warner/Journal dispute
Dennis Krause, who works for Time Warner Cable, has withdrawn from his role as host of the Packers’ pregame show on WTMJ Radio.
2013 provided time in the Show for many Brewers prospects
Now that the minor-league seasons are complete, what better time to revisit the Brewers’ preseason top 10 prospects to see how they fared in 2013?