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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).

WIAA STATE T&F local qualifiers by team

WIAA STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEETFRIDAY’S PRELIMINARIES/FINALS at UW-LA CROSSEDIVISION 2-3 — 9:30 a.m.DIVISION 1 — 4:30 p.m.SATURDAY’S FINALS — ALL DIVISIONS — 10:30 a.m. LOCAL QUALIFIERS BY TEAMDIVISION 1BOYSCENTRAL100 […]

Yelich liked playing in Pittsburgh last year

After splitting a two-game series at the Minnesota Twins — the best team in baseball — the Milwaukee Brewers get set for a four-game matchup at the Pittsburgh Pirates. Coverage […]

Antetokounmpo wants to run it back, but will he stay after next season?

This season was one of the biggest for the Milwaukee Bucks. Next season will be even important. It could determine whether or not Giannis Antetokoumpo remains in Milwaukee. With his […]

Time to vent about the Bucks

At some point during the 2017-18 NBA season, I commented to a friend, how Jabari Parker was better at “basketball” than Giannis Antetokounmpo. He didn’t say anything. Probably because it […]

UW-L’s Pronschinske named D3Baseball Midwest Region pitcher of year

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Zach Pronschinske was named the D3Baseball.com Midwest Region pitcher of the year. The junior, who was also the WIAC pitcher of the year, finished the […]

Bucks on brink of elimination, after Raptors’ Leonard scores 35 in 105-99 win

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 35 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 105-99 on Thursday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. […]

At track and field National Championships, UW-L men sending multiple athletes to finals

Geneva, Ohio — Competing at the Division III track and field National Championships, the UW-La Crosse men are sending multiple relays and athletes onto Saturday’s finals. UWL’s 400 and 1,600-meter […]

Two-man Bucks can’t catch Raptors, who even series 2-2

TORONTO — Used as almost a decoy, Kawhi Leonard helped even the series 2-2 for the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. Hobbled with a knee injury that isn’t really be […]

The NBA needs to end the “foul out” rule

I have lots of good ideas about sports. Life, really. One, in basketball, is to end fouling out. Why are we taking the NBA’s best players off the court at […]

Observations from Milwaukee’s double OT loss to Toronto

It was an awful game by basketball standards, as the Milwaukee Bucks lost at the Toronto Raptors 118-112 on Sunday. Exciting, but awful basketball. The two teams shot under 40 […]

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