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Bob Uecker, who passed away Thursday morning at 90, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. He was honored with the Ford C. Frick Award, which is given annually to a broadcaster for major contributions to baseball. Here’s that speech: TOP PHOTO: FILE – Broadcaster Bob Uecker, right, waves to the crowd…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90. The team announced Uecker died Thursday morning, calling it “one of the most difficult days in Milwaukee Brewers history.” In…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds for his 50th career triple-double as the Milwaukee Bucks beat Sacramento 130-115 on Tuesday night to snap the Kings’ seven-game win streak. Antetokounmpo’s triple-double was his fifth of the season. He had a sixth in the Bucks’ NBA Cup championship victory over…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Tonje scored 17 points and No. 24 Wisconsin staved off a late rally by Ohio State, extending its winning streak to six with a 70-68 victory Tuesday night. Ohio State trailed 37-20 at the half but cut it to 65-64 on Micah Parrish’s layup with 16 seconds left before Tonje…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Tom Clements is stepping down as the Green Bay Packers quarterbacks’ coach after a 25-year NFL career in which he worked with Hall of Famer Brett Favre and four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Tuesday that the 71-year-old Clements is retiring. Clements had begun a second stint…

While the New York Jets interviewed Green Bay Packers assistant general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan, the Las Vegas Raiders have requested an interview with him, as well, for the same position. Sullivan Sullivan is in his third season as the Packers vice president of player personnel. The 47-year-old has worked in Green Bay’s front office for…

After taking down 14th-ranked Duke in overtime and beating Boston College by double-digits, Onalaska native Lexi Donarski and the North Carolina women’s basketball team moved up five spots in the polls. The Tar Heels (15-3) are now No. 14 in the country. Donarski came through in the clutch in helping North Carolina beat Duke, with…

Now that it’s back in the Top 25, we’ll see if the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team can stay there. The Badgers (13-3) are back in the rankings at No. 23, after five consecutive wins against mostly lackluster teams. The rest of the season, though, should be a good indicator of where UW fits…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers had several opportunities to match up with the NFC’s top teams this season. They couldn’t pass any of those tests. Green Bay generally won the games it was supposed to win, but it lost all six times it faced a team that went 11-6 or better…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sam Darnold did nearly everything right in a renaissance season, resurrecting his career as a starter while pushing Minnesota to one of the NFL’s best records. A deep playoff run was the expected next step. A disappointing night in the desert instead rammed Darnold and the Vikings right out of the…