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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).

Thanks Houston for the 27 consecutive missed 3-pointers. Sincerely, Golden State

The Houston Rockets started out Game 7 of the NBA Western Conference finals well enough. Houston opened 6-for-14 from beyond the arc against the Golden State Warriors and fans thought […]

UW-L women’s 400 relay makes podium at DIII national championships

While the men’s 400-meter relay team won a national title, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s women’s team also got on the podium. Elizabeth Harlos, Brittany Jaeger, Clair Shepardson and Savannah […]

UW-L wins national title in 400 relay, after taking 2nd last two seasons

That 400-meter relay team that was the fastest in the NCAA national championship preliminaries on Thursday was just that again when it really counted. From their home track, on the […]

Annual Big Bikes for Little Tikes benefit a big success for local family

A very successful benefit for a very lucky little girl. That’s the outcome for last weekend’s Big Bikes for Little Tikes ride through the Coulee Region. Hundreds of bikers turned […]

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 […]

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