Milwaukee Sports Headlines

The last man left from the United States is Tim Smyczek, a 25-year-old from Milwaukee who got into the main draw thanks to a wild-card invitation from the U.S. Tennis Association and plays Marcel Granollers of Spain on Sunday.

Phillip Flory of Wisconsin Rapids is entering the ninth grade, but the Marquette Golden Eagles were bullish enough on his future to make a scholarship offer that Flory accepted.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

They arrive unheralded, seemingly out of nowhere, streaking across the sky like a baseball comet, only to quickly vanish. Welcome to the role of major-league closer, Milwaukee Brewers style.

SUNDAY

“Monday Night Football” game analyst Jon Gruden is concerned about NFL quarterbacks who are featured in offenses that use them as runners as well as passers.

College football season officially kicks off in Wisconsin today as the Badgers take on UMass at Camp Randall Stadium. Follow our live blog to keep up with all the action from Gary Andersen's UW debut.

GRANT THURSDAY WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Long before Luis Arias was an up-and-coming professional boxer and Anthony Pettis was a mixed martial arts star, they met through mutual friends in Milwaukee and hit it off.

SATURDAY

Before they met face-to-face Thursday and posed for photographers in a pre-fight stare-down as part of the buildup for UFC 164, Anthony Pettis and Benson Hendersondid something unusual. They shook hands.

FRIDAY

For Jon Gruden, the team that appears best equipped to challenge the Packers for the NFC North title this season is the Chicago Bears.

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

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPSCENIC VIEWMen

College football kicks off Thursday, and many teams still aren’t certain — or aren’t saying — whom their starting quarterback will be. Here are some squads facing QB dilemmas: