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Rick Solem

Sports, news journalist since 2002. | Hometown: Greenville, Wis. | Avid noonball basketballer and sand volleyballer in La Crosse | Two-time Waupaca Boatride first-round playoff loser | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduate | Cut from UW-SP's basketball team in 2000 on Midnight Madness as a junior walk-on | Went on to become UW-SP intramural basketball champion | Then UW-SP club lacrosse defenseman with two career goals (on two shots).
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Packers fans “America’s most passionate” according to new Top 10

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No sports, but plenty of rankings. The newest one by Forbes has determined what professional sports team in the US has the most passionate fans, and that team is, of […]
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Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Cheerleaders danced beneath rows of empty seats and umpires wore protective masks as a new baseball season began in South Korea. After a weeks-long delay […]
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‘Field of Dreams’: Fathers & sons, phantoms and phenoms

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NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball and tears, the ones streaking down cheeks. Tears, the kind leaving rifts between fathers and sons. “Field of Dreams” is about phantoms and phenoms on […]
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Badgers among top teams invited to 2021 Maui Invite

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LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team was among those chosen to participate in the 2021 Maui Invitational. The bracket, announced Friday, also includes Notre Dame, […]
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La Crosse native Kobe King still may have to sit out a year, as NCAA delays rule change

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La Crosse native Kobe King won’t catch a break from the NCAA with its transfer rules. King transferred from Wisconsin to Nebraska, and hopes to be granted a waiver and […]
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La Crosse Speedway set for first practice and first race in exactly a month

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WEST SALEM, Wis. — The sounds of stock cars coming from the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway will soon fill the air in West Salem. Still no races, but Speedway general […]
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HIGH SCHOOL

HS spring sports in Wisconsin cancelled, Minnesota decision expected Friday

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As expected, spring high school sports in Wisconsin have been cancelled.   The WIAA Board of Control made that determination late Tuesday morning, holding off on a decision as long […]
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While HS basketball got all the attention losing season finale, spring athletes might get nothing

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The fate of Wisconsin high school spring sports in 2020 will likely be decided today. The WIAA held out as long as it could to delay a possible decision but […]
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Fans feeling unsafe without vaccine plays into revenue issue

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With the distinct possibility of pro sports resuming in empty venues, a recent poll suggests a majority of U.S. fans wouldn’t feel safe attending games anyway without a COVID-19 vaccine. […]
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La Crosse’s Kobe King officially signs with Nebraska, waits on immediate eligibility

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Kobe King has officially signed with the University of Nebraska men’s basketball team. Nebraska tweeted that out yesterday. The La Crosse native left the Badgers in late January for personal […]
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