NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about the NFL playoffs, the college football national championship, and remembers Milwaukee Baseball legend Bob Uecker.

Sounds like a jam-packed sports segment today, Scott. SIMON: Well, it is thanks to you ... What a scholarly approach, by the way. And finally, Bob Uecker, journeyman ballplayer with four teams ...

Bob Uecker parlayed a forgettable baseball career into comedic gold.

Johnny Carson had no idea. When the late host of “The Tonight Show” first dubbed Bob Uecker — who died Thursday at the age of 90 — “Mr. Baseball,” Carson did not know whether Uecker ...

Legendary Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker was laid to rest in a private family memorial ceremony and burial Friday, eight days following his death, the Uecker family announced in a ...

SHOTS BEFORE GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL. LEGENDARY BREWERS BROADCASTER BOB UECKER WAS LAID TO REST TODAY. HIS FAMILY HELD A PRIVATE MEMORIAL AND BURIAL. THEY’RE WORKING WITH THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS ...

Take a stroll through Uecker's portfolio of pop culture. Bob Uecker as a Milwaukee Brave in 1963. 'The easiest way to catch a knuckleball was to wait until it stopped rolling and just pick it up ...

Bob Uecker, whose name is synonymous with Milwaukee Brewers baseball, passed away last week at the age of 90. Known lovingly as "Mr. Baseball," Uecker started on the field with the Milwaukee ...

Bob Uecker's family held a family memorial and burial for the Hall of Fame Brewers announcer on Jan. 24. The family "greatly appreciated the ability to mourn privately." The family also had a ...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WKOW) -- Family members of Brewers broadcasting legend Bob Uecker say the support they've received since his death has been overwhelming, and the messages of condolence have sustained them. Uecker died Thursday, January 16 at age 90.

Garish plaid sport coats are coming back to a hockey rink near you. In a tribute to Bob Uecker, who died last week, the Milwaukee Admirals will once more don the brown-and-yellow novelty jerseys ...

British guitarist John Sykes, best known for his work with rock bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died aged 65 “after a hard fought battle with cancer.”