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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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21-year-old UW-Whitewater gymnast shot and killed near campus

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National champion UW-Whitewater gymnast Kara Welsh was shot and killed Friday near campus. The only details police released were that Welsch and a 23-year-old man, who was taken into custody […]
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Badgers fall to 0-2, losing to defending champs Texas; UW started last season 18-0

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After starting last season 18-0 and ultimately getting to the Final Four, it’s been a much different start to this season for the University of Wisconsin volleyball team. And for […]
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New Packers kicker already had family ties to Wisconsin

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Brayden Narveson might not have been the happiest person in his own family when the Green Bay Packers claimed him off waivers to make him […]
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Former Loggers OF Griffin Conine makes MLB debut, dominates in 2nd MLB game

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Former La Crosse Loggers outfielder, Griffin Conine, made his MLB debut this week for the Miami Marlins. While he went 0-for-1 in his first-ever appearance Monday against the Rockies, the […]
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Minnesota loses to NC on missed field goal as time expires

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — North Carolina’s primary goal for this work-in-progress season is figuring out how to avoid the late fade that spoiled the last two years with star quarterback Drake […]
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A week before season-opener, Packers claim rookie Brayden Narveson off waivers, name him the kicker

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — After having Anders Carlson and Greg Joseph compete for their placekicking job throughout training camp, the Green Bay Packers decided their best option was finding […]
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After starting last season 18-0, No. 3 Badgers fall in season-opener at sixth-ranked Louisville

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The University of Wisconsin women’s volleyball team didn’t lose last season until late October, starting the year 18-0. This season, the third-ranked Badgers begin with a loss. Sixth-ranked Louisville dropped […]
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No. 3 Badgers open season vs. 6th-ranked Louisville, before taking on defending champs Texas

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Volleyball season starts tonight for the Badgers, who begin ranked third in the nation. Wisconsin won the national title in 2021 and made it back to the final four last […]
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At 71, Mark “Abe” Abraham gets set to lead La Crescent cross country, his 49th year coaching

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Mark Abraham, better known as “Abe,” in the WIZM studio Wednesday for La Crosse Talk PM. The La Crescent High School cross country coach talked about multiple aspects of doing […]
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After ‘much harder’ camp, Jets’ Aaron Rodgers has no preference whether he plays in preseason finale

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Maybe Aaron Rodgers will play. Maybe he won’t. The New York Jets quarterback still isn’t quite sure if he’ll suit up for the preseason finale […]
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