Milwaukee Sports Headlines

The Dare2tri Paratriathlon Club was created for permanently injured military veterans, amputees, those who are blind and youths with disabilities who want to compete in triathlons.

TUESDAY

A hero’s welcome greeted Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in Kentucky on Sunday, the first of many such receptions expected for the sporting world’s newest superstar.

Moments before his third French Open final in four years, Novak Djokovic jogged in a stadium hallway, near a poster of the Coupe des Mousquetaires, the silver trophy awarded to the men’s champion at the only major tournament he has never won.

MONDAY

Once a troubled teen, Anthony McHenry is now a role model for troubled teens as executive director of the Silver Spring Neighborhood Center.

Jason Garrison scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 11:11 to play, rookie goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy relieved Ben Bishop twice to earn the victory, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 4-3, in Game 2 on Saturday night to even the series.

What started out as a stroll became quite a struggle for Serena Williams. After going up by a set and two breaks in the French Open final Saturday, she double-faulted away that lead. Then, suddenly, she trailed in the third set.

SUNDAY

American Pharoah has won horse racing’s first Triple Crown in 37 years, achieving one of the sporting world’s rarest feats.

Will Smith:

Bernell Hooker bought a professional women’s basketball team, named it the Milwaukee Aces and joined the WABA summer basketball league — of which she also became the commissioner.

Will the long, long wait finally end in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday? If it does, and American Pharoah becomes the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years, it may not be enough to help the troubled sport of horse racing stay relevant.

SATURDAY

BOYSWIAA TENNIS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPSDIVISION 1Second-round singles