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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).

No. 13 Wisconsin to host No. 11 Michigan in Big Ten clash

No. 11 Michigan (2-0) at No. 13 Wisconsin (2-0), Saturday at 12 p.m. EDT (Fox). Line: Wisconsin by 3 1/2. Series record: Michigan leads 51-15-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Though Michigan […]

Brewers get surprise, Woodruff returns tonight

A nice surprise for the Milwaukee Brewers tonight, in a matchup against the San Diego Padres tonight Listen to Bob Uecker and the Crew at Miller Park tonight.Coverage begins at […]

UW-L’s D wins it in OT against No. 14 Illinois Wesleyan

It was about as unconventional ways to win an overtime collegiate football game as there can be. Rusty Murphy recovered a fumble and took it 86 yards for the score […]

Basketball legend Lisa Leslie to speak in La Crosse

She was the first woman to ever dunk in the WNBA. Next month, Lisa Leslie could — maybe — be dunking on some area high school athletes. What the 6-foot-5 […]

Yelich out six weeks, doesn’t need surgery; Braun wearing his jersey

Christian Yelich will be out six weeks with a fractured kneecap, but the 27-year-old won’t need surgery, The Athletic’s Jim Bowden tweeted. The Milwaukee Brewers outfielder suffered the injury fouling […]

Viterbo volleyball forfeits 34 matches from last season, due to ineligible player

The Viterbo University volleyball team had made it to the NAIA Final Four in four of the past five seasons. Four, that is, until a ruling Wednesday by the league, […]

Central’s Jordan Davis likely out for season

For the second time in three years, Central High School’s Jordan Davis will miss significant time after an injury suffered on the football field. Friday, the senior, who is committed […]

Brewers beat up Lester, top Cubs 8-5 to narrow WC lead

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers had a final chance this weekend to deal direct damage to the Chicago Cubs’ grasp on the second NL wild card, and they didn’t waste […]

Favre and ‘Da Bears’ superfans kickoff NFL season-opening rivalry

Related posts: Favre says he might have had “thousands” of concussions Favre says he went to rehab 3 times to fight addictions NFC North Training Camp Capsules No Lambeau, but […]

WATCH: Rodgers and Co. show up as Happy Gilmore characters ⁠— a sports movie Dave didn’t even have in his Top 10

Aaron Rodgers, DeShone Kizer, Tim Boyle and Manny Wilkins — the Packers QBs — showed up to the team’s annual welcome back lunch as Happy Gilmore characters. WKTY’s Dave Carney, […]

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