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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).

After searching for starters, Brewers sort through options

PHOENIX (AP) — All winter long, the Milwaukee Brewers were mentioned as a potential landing spot for just about every free agent pitcher as well as those potentially available on […]

ALL THINGS FRANK: Kaminsky’s 44 goes to the Wisconsin Badgers rafters

Tribute video to Frank Kaminsky There will never be another like him Tonight, we officially raised the No. 44 jersey of Frank Kaminsky into the Kohl Center rafters. #44Ever pic.twitter.com/CVgVdPaw5h […]

Twins spring training brings rotation questions, openings

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — On the first day of spring training for the Minnesota Twins, it was difficult to watch the drills on the field without thinking about the […]

Pitchers and catchers report for Brewers spring training

PHOENIX (AP) — Spring training has arrived for the Milwaukee Brewers. Pitchers and catchers have reported to the team’s spring complex in Phoenix, with the first workouts scheduled for Thursday. […]

Royals scout kicked out as unusual free-agent camp opens

As teams started spring training workouts across Florida and Arizona, the players’ association had a Kansas City Royals scout escorted out of the union’s opening training session for unsigned free […]

Radio host loses job after sexual comments on teen Olympian

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area radio station has fired one of its hosts for sexual comments he made about 17-year-old Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim on another […]

WATCH: Central’s Johnny Davis with the alley-oop slam from Deandre Davis

Check out Johnny Davis with the alley-oop jam from Deandre Davis in last Friday’s 82-53 win by Central High School’s boys basketball team over Logan. Davis had 17 points, while […]

USA Gymnastics: There are no other non-disclosure agreements

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — USA Gymnastics told Congress it has not used non-disclosure agreements in investigations except in the case of Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney, one of more than […]

‘New generation of Nigerians’ marks Olympic bobsled debut

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota, Akuoma Omeoga was raised on Nigerian food, language and culture. Next week, the 25-year-old will represent her parents’ homeland […]

Aquinas girls basketball still No. 1 in latest poll, still undefeated

Nothing changes when you’re undefeated and the top-ranked team in the state. Aquinas High School’s girls basketball team remained in the No. 1 spot in Division 4 in the latest […]

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