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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).
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Bangor boys basketball a win away from ending 82-year state tourney drought

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The last two years, Bangor High School’s boys basketball team has seen its season end a win away from the state tournament. Adding to that pain, both of those losses […]
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NEWS

Central boys basketball a win from state, after taking out Onalaska

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There was no room to sit and no reason to, either, as Central and Onalaska high schools’ boys basketball teams battled Thursday in the WIAA Division 2 section semifinal. Central […]
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HIGH SCHOOL

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Aquinas, Melrose-Mindoro to meet in battle of undefeateds

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — They’ve been Nos. 1 and 2 pretty much all season and now two area undefeated high school girls basketball teams will meet Saturday for a WIAA […]
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NBA

Kevin Love overwhelmed by reaction since revealing mental health issues

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DENVER (AP) — Kevin Love has received more than 4,000 messages since opening up about his struggles with mental health issues. “Overwhelming is a good word to use,” the Cleveland […]
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BUCKS

Bucks no match for long ball, Houston wins 17th straight

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Houston Rockets had trouble at times holding on to the ball and keeping up with the young Milwaukee Bucks. But as long as the Rockets keep […]
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NEWS

Curling craze: Olympic gold prompts the curious to try sport

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — In a single-file line, the all-ages group of 40 shuffled gingerly onto the ice. Some wore jeans, some wore sweatpants and one was in gym shorts. […]
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NFL

Dolphins owner says he won’t make players stand for anthem

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MIAMI (AP) — Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross says he won’t force his players to stand for the national anthem, even though he believes kneeling is a counterproductive way to […]
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MLB

Wheel see: Diamondbacks set to bring back bullpen buggy

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The bullpen cart is back in the big leagues. Nearly a quarter-century since relievers stopped catching rides to the mound, the Arizona Diamondbacks said Tuesday they will use a buggy […]
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NBA

Mavs owner Mark Cuban denies 2011 sex assault allegation

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DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is denying a 2011 allegation of sexual assault after a weekly alternative newspaper in Oregon published details of a case that prosecutors […]
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NBA

Kevin Love discloses bouts with panic attacks, mental health

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Suffering for years in silence, Kevin Love has opened up about his struggles with mental health. The Cavaliers forward writes in an essay for the Players’ Tribune […]
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