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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).

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 […]

Andrew Drummond was ejected after this Embiid flop?

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Packers an 8.5-point underdog, the most in Rodgers’ era

Aaron Rodgers is not often a huge underdog. But, that’s the case so far this week as the Green Bay Packers get set to travel to the Los Angeles Rams. […]

Cain gets Brewers on board first in Game 5 vs. Dodgers

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WATCH: Cody Bellinger ties series 2-2- in bottom of 13 with two-out single

Game 4 took 5 hours, 15 minutes. It ended with Cody Bellinger’s single just past Jesús Aguilar and into right field, scoring Manny Machado from second base for the 2-1 […]

Rodgers’ post-game press conference

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Counsell talks of Hader’s availability for Games 4 and 5

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