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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).

Onalaska’s Donarski and No. 16 North Carolina takes on 14th-ranked Kentucky on ESPN2

Onalaska native Lexi Donarski and the 16th-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball look for their fifth consecutive win this afternoon when they host No. 14 Kentucky. The game tops off at […]

Ahead of matchup with No. 11 Badgers, fifth-ranked Marquette falls on road to No. 6 Iowa State

Two days ago, it looked as though two unbeaten men’s basketball teams in Wisconsin, ranked fifth and 11th in the nation, were going to meet up in Milwaukee for an […]

Antetokounmpo scores 30, Lillards adds 25 but Milwaukee’s seven-game win streak ends at home against Hawks

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks halted Milwaukee’s winning streak at seven games, beating the Bucks 119-104 on Wednesday night. De’Andre […]

Viterbo volleyball coach Ryan DeLong as team continues in tourney

Longtime Viterbo volleyball coach Ryan DeLong joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk, as his team continues in the NAIA tournament. We discuss volleyball in the area, the expectations — perhaps unfairly […]

Tonje leads No. 15 Wisconsin against Michigan on Tuesday, after 22-point showing

The 15th-ranked University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team hosts Michigan, after John Tonje scored 22 points in the Badgers 74-53 victory against the Chicago State Cougars. Tuesday’s meeting is the […]

No. 18 UW-La Crosse falls to third-ranked St. John’s in Division III playoffs

The UW-La Crosse football team’s season came to an end Saturday in the second round of the Division 3 playoffs. The 18th-ranked Eagles were unable to complete the comeback at […]

A year after getting to Final Four, Badgers host first rounds of NCAA tourney as No. 2 seed

The seventh-ranked University of Wisconsin volleyball team will host the first rounds of the NCAA tournament. At 7 p.m. Thursday, the second-seeded Badgers (23-6) will play Fairfield (21-11) in the […]

Love gets turkey this time, as Packers get first-ever Thanksgiving Day win at Lambeau

The first-ever turkey day win at Lambeau Field, and Jordan Love finally got some leg. A year after the Fox broadcast booth ate all the turkey before Jordan Love could […]

UW-La Crosse football coach Janus on playoff Round 2 Saturday, ahead of Turkey Day

UW-La Crosse football coach Matt Janus joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk with Ken Cooper on Wednesday to chat a bit about Round 2 of the Division III playoffs Saturday, ahead […]

Franklin gets 25 kills as No. 6 Wisconsin pulls out 5-set win vs. Ohio St.

The sixth-ranked University of Wisconsin volleyball team bounced back from a sweep by No. 2 Nebraska, by beating Ohio State 3-2 on Wednesday at the UW Field House. Save for […]

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