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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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Will Miller Park cure Yelich slump? Bob Uecker, Brewers at 1 p.m. Friday on WKTY

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A rocky start for Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers, but maybe Miller Park can change things — even without fans. Bob Uecker on the call for Cardinals at BrewersTune […]
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Giannis, Bucks back tonight against Celtics on WKTY

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The NBA’s player and the league’s best team are back tonight after 4.5 months off. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks kick off their NBA restart from the Florida bubble […]
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MLB

MLB suspends Marlins’ season through weekend amid outbreak

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MIAMI (AP) — Major League Baseball suspended the Miami Marlins’ season through Sunday, and the Philadelphia Phillies will remain idled by the coronavirus pandemic until Friday, while the rest of […]
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NEWS

Trump says can’t throw out first pitch at NYY game over scheduling, “economy and much else,” but golfs with Favre

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Sunday, Donald Trump tweeted he wouldn’t be able to throw out the first pitch at the New York Yankees game on Aug. 15 for a smattering of reasons, that included […]
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NBA

To NBA coaches, racial equality is a priority of the restart

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Dallas’ Rick Carlisle now starts every interview session by reading from a calendar that highlights something that happened on that day in the country’s […]
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MLB

MLB players taking visible stance on social justice

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PHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball hasn’t always been at the forefront of the social justice movement in recent years, with leagues like the NBA and NFL usually taking center […]
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NASCAR

Column: Houff crash renews debate on NASCAR’s standards

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch was hit with a wave of backlash when he griped about drivers who lack the experience to race at NASCAR’s top level. This was […]
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BUCKS

Bucks’ Bledsoe, Pacers’ Brogdon have COVID-19

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Eric Bledsoe tested positive for COVID-19. The guard hasn’t joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the NBA restart. “I am asymptomatic and feeling fine,” Bledsoe said […]
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NEWS

Northwestern FB moves Wisconsin game from Wrigley to Ryan Field

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EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern University’s football game against Wisconsin scheduled for Nov. 7 at Wrigley Field in Chicago is being moved to Ryan Field because of uncertainties due to […]
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BUCKS

SORRY FOLKS, PARK’S CLOSED: Lopez twins scheming to sneak out of NBA bubble, to check out Disney World

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Mickey Mouse better look out. Robin Lopez has it in for mascots. Two 7-footers roaming Walt Disney World. It’s happened before. It could happen again, only the theme park might […]
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