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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).

UW-L’s 400 relay gets top time in prelims at NCAA DIII national championships

No team was faster in the national championships Thursday in the 400-meter relay than the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Robert Willison, Ernest Winters, James Hoesley and Josh Koenecke advanced to […]

UW-L’s 400 relay advances to finals after first day of DIII national championships

A successful first day for the University of La Crosse’s 400-meter relay team at the NCAA Division III track and field national championships. The squad, made up of Beth Harlos, […]

Body-cam footage of Bucks guard Sterling Brown’s arrest has Milwaukee mayor concerned

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Officials in Milwaukee are already trying to get ahead of police video from the arrest of Bucks guard Sterling Brown in January. “It was a disturbing video […]

WATCH: Cleveland ball boy dodges foul ball like he owns the Matrix

The Cleveland professional baseball team took down the Kansas City Royals 11-2 on Sunday. But, more impressive was this play by the ball boy, who now goes by the name […]

Check out LeBron James’ photographic memory in action

Listen and watch LeBron James recall every detail of a fourth-quarter run by the Boston Celtics, in their 108-83 win over the Cleveland Cavs on Sunday. Related posts: The NBA’s […]

Game farm organization pushes back at plans for more CWD rules, claim cure is in reach

Far from being part of the problem, game farms might actually be the source of a cure for chronic wasting disease in deer. That’s the claim from Whitetails of Wisconsin […]

TONIGHT: Brewers face rookie phenom, who was perfect through six in MLB debut last week

Should be an interesting matchup tonight for the Milwaukee Brewers, facing a rookie who was headed for a perfect game in his first-ever start last week. Pittsburgh righty Nick Kingman […]

Nigel Hayes says Badgers discussed boycotting game to protest NCAA compensation

Nigel Hayes said recently that his 2016 Wisconsin men’s basketball team had considered boycotting an NCAA game, USA Today reported. The boycott was to be in protest of the NCAA […]

NFL eliminating “running starts” at kickoffs

Instead of eliminating kickoffs, the NFL looks to be changing the rules beginning in 2018. The league will likely eliminate running starts for the kicking team, along with only allowing […]

Coulee Region Chill sold, moving to Chippewa Falls

The Coulee Region Chill have been sold and are moving to Chippewa Falls. The NAHL announced the news Monday. The Chill will be renamed the Chippewa Steel and begin playing […]

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