Milwaukee Sports Headlines

THURSDAY

Play-by-play announcer Al Michaels cited flex as a key to NBC’s Sunday night success.Weeks 11 to 17 are subject to change — NBC can opt out of games assigned to it at the beginning of the season and choose better matchups, which attract more viewers.

Cedarburg’s late goal came right on time Tuesday. Lukas Kastner scored off a pass from Jordan Rigert in the 73rd minute to lift the host Bulldogs to a 3-2 win over Germantown in a North Shore Conference soccer match.

Massachusetts isn’t exactly the first school that pops into your head when you think football tradition. But here are five football — and other facts — about UMass.

If the Packers are the divisional favorites, which team in the NFC North has the best chance of preventing Green Bay from winning its third straight division title?

WEDNESDAY

At this point in his career, Roger Federer recognizes the importance of a little extra work.

What: UFC 164 Harley-Davidson Hometown Throwdown.

On Saturday, 32 months after the kick heard ’round the MMA world, Anthony Pettis and Benson Henderson will meet again in the main event of UFC 164 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

FedEx Cup Playoffs

He’d like to play in the NFL for years. That’s the plan. Soon, Terrell Manning may need to find a good bank.

The Brewers open a three-game series Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates, a team that is six victories away from its first winning season since 1992.

For years and years, a first-round victory by Venus Williams at a major tournament would hardly merit a mention.

Katie Drabot, a 15-year-old from Cedarburg, helped the U.S. win the 800-meter freestyle relay at the FINA World Junior Championships in Dubai.

Former NFL general manager Bill Polian sees Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb as a key player this season.

TUESDAY

Ryusei Hirooka lined a decisive two-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning as Tokyo beat Chula Vista, Calif., 6-4, Sunday to win the Little League World Series.

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