Milwaukee Sports Headlines

MONDAY

Losses in the third round by top-seeded Villanova and No. 2 Virginia was the eighth time in NCAA Tournament history — and first since 2004 — that the top two seeds from the same region failed to advance to the Sweet 16:

BASKETBALL

Chris Borland, the former San Francisco 49ers linebacker who shockingly retired after one year in the National Football League, said Sunday that he will return three-fourths of his signing bonus to the team.

JUNIOR HONOR SCORESBROWN DEERSaturday Juniors

Late-inning heroics by Wright State spoiled another great effort by the UW-Milwaukee baseball team, which fell, 3-2, in walk-off fashion Saturday in Dayton, Ohio.

SUNDAY

BLUEMOUNDBob Kodel Major

Defending national champion Nick Gwiazdowski of North Carolina State turned back Wisconsin’s Connor Medbery, 6-3, in the 285-pound semifinals of the NCAA wrestling championships Friday night in St. Louis.

SATURDAY

Here are some thoughts found on Twitter this week. Go to www.jsonline.com/sportstweets for links to accounts of state athletes.

Allan Hanson hit two free throws in the closing seconds to lift OGBHYRG to a 49-47 victory over the Untouchables in a semifinal of the all-city tournament at Milwaukee Madison High School.

FRIDAY

AMF BOWLEROMen's Handicap

THURSDAY

Kendall Pollard scored 17 points, and Dayton used every bit of its home-court advantage on Wednesday night, rallying for a 56-55 win over Boise State in the First Four.