Milwaukee Sports Headlines

WEDNESDAY

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Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer has made impressive back-to-back starts, tossing a no-hitter (nearly a perfect game) against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday to follow his 16-strikeout masterpiece against the Milwaukee Brewers.

New Iowa State coach Steve Prohm will keep assistant T.J. Otzelberger, a Milwaukee native and St. Thomas More graduate, on his staff next season.

ESPN said it obtained a notebook that shows Pete Rose bet on Cincinnati Reds games during his last season as an active player in 1986.

TUESDAY

Andy Murray claimed his 34th career title Sunday with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over unseeded South African Kevin Anderson in the final of the grass-court Queen’s Club tournament in London.

The BOG: Owen Perry, 78.

Jason Day’s effort in the U.S. Open, overcoming repeated bouts of vertigo, didn’t end in victory. But the gutty performance evoked memories of great U.S. Open moments.

Many preseason prognosticators believed Vanderbilt and Virginia had what it took to reach the College World Series finals again. The best-of-three finals start Monday night at TD Ameritrade Park.

David Diaz of Milwaukee learned one of boxing’s oldest lessons Saturday night in a loss to Mel Crossty at Milwaukee Harley-Davidson: You can’t hit what you can’t catch.

Kenny Towns drove in three runs, including the winner in the seventh, and Josh Sborz pitched four innings of shutout relief as Virginia defeated Florida, 5-4, on Saturday night to set up a College World Series finals rematch against Vanderbilt.

FIRE RIDGE: Howie Lakritz, 79.

After coasting through the preliminary round of the Women’s World Cup, forwards Anja Mittag and Celia Sasic provided a dominating reminder why Germany is deserving of its top ranking.

Max Scherzer lost his bid for a perfect game in startling fashion, plunking a batter with two outs in the ninth inning before finishing off a no-hitter Saturday in the Nationals’ 6-0 win over the Pirates.

SUNDAY

Brian Keller gave up one hit in 7 2/3 innings to lead the Lakeshore Chinooks to a 5-2 victory over the Green Bay Bullfrogs in a Northwoods League game at Kapco Park in Mequon.

Richie Martin doubled twice and reached base four times, leading Florida to a 10-5 victory over Virginia in the College World Series on Friday in Omaha, Neb.