Milwaukee Sports Headlines

BOYS
TENNIS
SECTIONALS
DIVISION 1
WAUKESHA SOUTH

Here are some thoughts found on Twitter this week from local athletes and coaches.

Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray all struggled on Thursday at the French Open, but all three reached the third round, where more significant challenges could await.

Steven Bowditch matched his career best with an 8-under-par 62 in the AT&T Byron Nelson in Irving, Texas, leaving Jordan Spieth seven strokes back in the Masters champion’s hometown event.

In five seasons under Tom Thibodeau, the Chicago Bulls soared to heights they had not reached since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were collecting championships. They never got to the top with him and now he is out.

FRIDAY

Duncan Keith had three assists and saved a goal in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Anaheim Ducks, 5-2, Wednesday night to force a Game 7 in the NHL Western Conference finals.

The U.S. government launched an attack on what it called deep-seated and brazen corruption in soccer’s global governing body Wednesday.

Kenosha Kingfish Clinics: June 25 and July 17; Simmons Field, Kenosha; boys and girls, ages 5-16; email [email protected].

BOYS
TENNIS SUBSECTIONALS
LAKE GENEVA BADGER

HAWTHORNE HILLS: Hole-in-one— James Gibson, No.4, 125 yards, 5-iron.

Since 1983, the locals have not had a whole lot to cheer about at the French Open. So mark Wednesday as a rare bright light along the way.

FIFA’s reputation for corruption has reignited spectacularly two days before a presidential election expected to give Sepp Blatter four more years at the head of world soccer.

THURSDAY

BOYS
TRACK AND FIELD
DIVISION 1
BROOKFIELD EAST

BLACKSTONE CREEK: Mike Markowski, 76.

The championship LeBron James craves more than any other, the one he came back home to get, is within reach. The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the NBA Finals.

Usain Bolt won the 200-meter run at the Golden Spike meet Tuesday, as the Jamaican star prepares for the world championships after a season marred by injuries.