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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).

Brewers open series at home against St. Louis

The last time the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals met, it was a memorable series to open this MLB season. Lorenzo Cain saved the opener, robbing a home run […]

NLCS REMATCH: Brewers face off with Dodgers on WKTY

Last season, the Milwaukee Brewers were a win away from their first World Series appearance since 1982. The Brewers lost at home to the L.A. Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7 […]

One bad inning does in Brewers and Angels get the sweep

ANAHEIM, Calif. — A four-run fourth inning was all it took for the Los Angeles angles to beat the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night. The Angels scored those runs on […]

Bucks get Blake, Pistons in first round of NBA playoffs

Just before Thursday’s regular-season finale, the Milwaukee Bucks found out who they would get in the first round of the NBA playoffs. In what was basically a formality, the Bucks […]

Bucks could see any of three teams in Round 1 depending on tonight’s games

The outcome for the Milwaukee Bucks regular-season finale tonight isn’t important, but how other games turn out will determine the playoff seeding. The Bucks secured the top seed and home […]

Trout could be out tonight, as Brewers wrap up series with Angels

The Milwaukee Brewers likely won’t see Mike Trout tonight when they wrap up a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels. Trout, who just signed a $426.5 million contract, left […]

Brewers top of order strikes out 10 times in loss to Angels

Aside from Christian Yelich, the top of the order did not fair well Monday for the Milwaukee Brewers. In a 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee’s Lorenzo Cain, […]

Listen to Bob Uecker, as Brewers open series, hosting Cubs on WKTY

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Milwaukee Brewers look to improve on an 8-1 start to the season, opening a three-game series at Miller Park against the Chicago Cubs today. Pregame on […]

McCarthy on being fired: “Couldn’t have been handled any worse.”

Mike McCarthy seems to still be in disbelief he was fired by the Green Bay Packers after losing to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 13. “If we missed the playoffs, […]

A Jordy Nelson-Packers comeback? Make the call Rodgers!

He just retired but one phone call and Jordy Nelson could be back with the Green Bay Packers. Nelson, on the Dan Patrick show — 9-11 a.m. weekdays on WKTY […]

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