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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).

La Crosse’s Kobe King, Badgers head to Purdue tonight

Kobe King and the Wisconsin men’s basketball team are on the road tonight against Purdue. King’s shooting this season has been hot and cold. The past four games, he’s just […]

Packers legend Brett Favre talks Mahomes, Super Bowl and can’t pick a favorite

If there’s one quarterback that emulates some of the most ridiculous throws that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes makes, it might be Brett Favre. That, according to Brett Favre. […]

Badgers set school record for 3s, while La Crosse’s Kobe King has career-high assists

A record-setting night for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team. The Badgers hit a school-record 18 3-pointers and pulled away from Nebraska 82-68 with a big second half Tuesday […]

Wisconsin’s Kobe King averaging 10.6 points heading into matchup against Nebraska

Perhaps the expectations are too high. After all, La Crosse native Kobe King is technically still a sophomore. It’s King’s third year on the Wisconsin men’s basketball team. His freshman […]

Davison’s 3 with 11 seconds left sends Wisconsin past No. 17 Maryland

In three of the past four games, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team has played a ranked opponent. Oddly enough, the Badgers beat all three ranked teams and lost […]

King gets late 3 but Badgers blow chance to win in end against Illinois

MADISON, Wis. — Kobe King may be emerging as a force for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team. Now, perhaps his team will recognize it, too. The La Crosse […]

WATCH: La Crosse’s Kobe King with the dunk for the Badgers against Illinois

Badgers fans, especially in La Crosse, probably wanted to see the ball in Kobe King’s hands on the final play, down a point. The redshirt sophomore scored a game-high 21 […]

Badger PG Trice’s missed layup for win mysteriously missing from Big Ten Network, Illini highlights

Checking out the highlights from the Wisconsin-Illinois men’s basketball game Wednesday night, one play seems to have been omitted. La Crosse native Kobe King nailed a 3-pointer with 22 seconds […]

La Crosse’s Kobe King back on track, as Badgers host Illinois?

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team is in on a four-game winning streak. Three of them blowouts. The fourth, an upset win over No. 5 Ohio State. That was […]

WATCH: La Crosse native Kobe King with the steal and layup in upset win over No. 5 Ohio State

La Crosse native Kobe King was the second-leading scorer for University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team in a 61-57 upset win Friday over No. 5 Ohio State. The guard was […]

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