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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).

HAPPY THANKSGIVING? Aaron Rodgers’ brother calls Camp Fire donation an act

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Surge in harvested deer for Wisconsin opening weekend

La Crosse and Vernon counties were among those seeing big percentage jumps in the numbers of deer harvested on opening weekend of the gun deer season this year. Weekend numbers […]

Caledonia a win away from 4 consecutive titles and 54 wins in a row

MINNEAPOLIS — Usually quarterback Noah King’s forte is through the air. Thursday, in the game to get back to a state championship for a fourth consecutive season, the sophomore was […]

Rodgers not happy with ESPN reporter after loss

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Chandler has impactful debut as Lakers beat Wolves 114-110

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyson Chandler savored the ovations when he first took the court in downtown Los Angeles. The cheers at the end were even sweeter. The Lakers’ newest […]

NFL’s running renaissance highlighted by Gurley’s MVP look

Ezekiel Elliott likes to give Todd Gurley credit for the NFL’s running renaissance because the Los Angeles Rams star ended an unprecedented two-year drought of backs taken in the first […]

Brett Favre interviews 49ers’ QB Mullens after winning in NFL debut

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Sports gambling in Wisconsin? You bet, says candidate for governor

Wisconsin candidates for governor have spent plenty of time talking about roads, taxes and schools. Not much on sports gambling. A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year cleared […]

Butler to sit out with “illness” tonight against Bucks, day after Houston offered 4 first-round picks for him

No Jimmy Butler-Giannis Antetokounmpo matchup tonight. The Milwaukee Bucks chances to get to 4-0 tonight at the Minnesota Timberwolves are much improved since Jimmy Butler is sitting out with an […]

Sparta football looking to extend historic playoff journey

It was the first-ever playoff win last week for the Sparta High School football team. It prompted an escort back to town by the Sparta Police Department. The Spartans weren’t […]

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