Milwaukee Sports Headlines

The Washington Post surveyed more than 500 retired NFL players and asked them questions about their health.

TUESDAY

Vander Blue has watched his friend and mentor Wesley Matthews beat the odds to succeed in the NBA, gaining a starting role with the Portland Trail Blazers. So Blue is thinking, 'Why not me?'

"Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success," by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty , is set to be released Tuesday and in it Jackson does compare Jordan and Bryant.

Players of the week in Major League Baseball; week ahead; more...

Tom Haudricourt ranks the teams in the National and American leagues from top to bottom.
NATIONAL LEAGUE




Last week


1. St. Louis Cardinals
1


Mujica stabilizing the bullpen.


2. San Francisco Giants
3


Still winning despite starters' issues.


3. Atlanta Braves
2


Return of Heyward, McCann helping.


4. Cincinnati Reds
6


Choo just keeps getting on base.


5. Washington Nationals
4


Harper might be indestructible.


6. Arizona Diamondbacks
5


Goldschmidt continues to slug.


7. Pittsburgh Pirates
7


Russell Martin's return is key.


8. Colorado Rockies
8


Can't figure out the Giants.


9. Philadelphia Phillies
12


No selloff in works, GM Amaro says.


10. San Diego Padres
9


Still hanging in there.


11. Los Angeles Dodgers
13


Greinke's return is huge.


12. Chicago Cubs
14


Lock up young slugger Rizzo.


13. Milwaukee Brewers
10


Road trip has been hellish.


14. New York Mets
11


Valdespin attracts controversy.


15. Miami Marlins
15


Just more of the same.

BASEBALL

Alex Fischer , 15, Colgate, Classic Menomonee Falls, Monday Adult/Youth, first 300 game. 828 series (297-300-231).

The Milwaukee Brewers are among the top defensive teams in major-league baseball this season, according to John Dewan, a baseball writer who studies the defensive prowess of players and teams.

Take a look at the design details of a nearly $1 billion Minnesota Vikings stadium that the Star Tribune says will rise from the ruins of the old Metrodome.

UW-Stevens Point was rewarded for winning the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball tournament with the No. 2 seeding in the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional, set to begin Wednesday at UW-Whitewater.

UW-Stevens Point was rewarded for winning the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball tournament with the No. 2 seeding in the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional, set to begin Wednesday at UW-Whitewater.

Highlights from Sunday's area collegiate events, including Wisconsin finishing third at the Big Ten track and field championships.