Milwaukee Sports Headlines

SUNDAY

Game



Tom Silverstein of the Journal Sentinel staff picks the NFL winners this weekend:


Point spread
Straight up
vs. spread


Packers at 49ers
49ers by 4 1/2
Packers
Packers


Patriots at Bills
Patriots by 10
Patriots
Patriots


Seahawks at Panthers
Seahawks by 31/2
Seahawks
Seahawks


Bengals at Bears
Bears by 3
Bengals
Bengals


Dolphins at Browns
Browns by 1
Dolphins
Dolphins


Vikings at Lions
Lions by 4
Vikings
Vikings


Raiders at Colts
Colts by 10
Colts
Colts


Chiefs at Jaguars
Chiefs by 4
Jaguars
Jaguars


Falcons at Saints
Saints by 3
Saints
Saints


Buccaneers at Jets
Buccaneers by 3
Buccaneers
Buccaneers


Titans at Steelers
Steelers by 7
Steelers
Steelers


Cardinals at Rams
Rams by 41/2
Rams
Rams


Giants at Cowboys
Cowboys by 3
Cowboys
Cowboys


Philadelphia at Washington
Washington by 31/2
Washington
Washington


Texans at Chargers
Texans by 41/2
Texans
Texans

A lot of eyes were on UW-Whitewater, which was looking to regain its footing after an off season as teams around the state opened their seasons Saturday.

LADIES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPBrown Deer

Tracie Jacobs, 42, East Troy, Classic Greenfield, Friday 1075, first 300 game. 723 series (300-245-178).

Adam Lysak, Louis Bennett II and C. Nortey tallied as the 16th ranked Marquette men’s team (1-1-1) rolled to a 3-0 victory over Bowling Green in the Panther Invitational at Engelmann Stadium.

SATURDAY

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Count Chris Keliher among those surprised to hear that University School boys hockey coach Cal Roadhouse announced his retirement.

Sailors with experience will tell you that we have some of the best sailing right here in Milwaukee. Deep swells, shifting winds, big open water right on Lake Michigan.

Consider these Packers-centric notes from the predictions, commentary and rankings from ESPN’s squadron of NFL observers:

FRIDAY

Here are some thoughts found on Twitter this week. Go to www.jsonline.com/sportstweets for links to accounts of state athletes.

News and notes from around the area.

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CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPNORTH HILLSWomen

Menomonee Falls opened the season with seven straight wins and was ranked second in the area by the Journal Sentinel. But the streak was snapped Wednesday night in a 3-1 loss to No.1 Milwaukee Marquette.

(OUT - Definitely will not play; DNP - Did not practice; LIMITED - Limited participation in practice; FULL - Full participation in practice):THURSDAY

A year after skipping the U.S. Open because of a bad knee, Rafael Nadal powered his way back to the semifinals at Flushing Meadows, overwhelming 19th-seeded Tommy Robredo, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2, on Wednesday.