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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).

Game changer: Tebow enters Mets camp ‘all in’ on baseball

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — By now, Tim Tebow has shown he belongs in professional baseball. He’s fully committed to the game and much more comfortable on the field. […]

MLB to use 20-second pitch clock in spring training

A new experiment looking to speed up baseball will be utilized in spring training. Like a shot clock but for pitchers, the MLB commissioner announced the use of a 20-second […]

Giannis scores game-high 38, has play of all-star night with ridiculous alley-oop from Steph

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Team LeBron versus Team Giannis went to the veteran in last night’s all-star game. LeBron James’ team won the game 178-164, but Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo […]

Moustakas coming back to Brewers

Free-agent third basemen Mike Moustakas and the Milwaukee Brewers have apparently agreed to a one-year contract, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Moustakas will make $10 million in 2019 […]

UW-La Crosse snaps third-ranked UW-Oshkosh’s 21-game win streak

There’s not a lot of better ways to end a three-game slide then to beat the No. 3-ranked team in the country. That’s precisely how the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse […]

Battle of Top 25 teams goes to UW-Oshkosh over UW-La Crosse

OSHKOSH, Wis. — A battle of Top 25 teams looking at a one seed in the upcoming conference tournament went to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh women’s basketball team in a […]

La Crosse’s King plays 28 minutes as No. 20 Badgers go scoreless down stretch in loss to No. 11 MSU

MADISON, Wis. — La Crosse native Kobe King went 3-for-5 from the field in scoring six points, as No. 20 Wisconsin fell to 11th-ranked Michigan State 67-59 on Tuesday night. […]

After loss to No. 20 team in nation, Aquinas now tied atop D4 rankings

The Aquinas High School girls basketball team has held the top spot in the AP poll for nearly two years. Monday, the Blugolds (19-1) still hold that spot, but are […]

Giannis back, Mirotic out for Milwaukee tonight at Bulls on WKTY; Bucks owner Lasry fined for comments on Davis

The Milwaukee Bucks newest addition will not suit up tonight against the team that drafted him back in 2014. Nikola Mirotic is out tonight against the Chicago Bulls with a […]

After 47-game win streak is snapped, Aquinas gets top seed in section

The 47-game win streak may have come to an end over the weekend but the Aquinas High School’s girls basketball team is the No. 1 seed come playoff time. Despite […]

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