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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).

I HATE IT: Bucks trade for Zeller (for those obsessed with NBA/Bucks)

MILWAUKEE – For those psychotic about the NBA and/or the Milwaukee Bucks, then you already know they made a trade Monday. I hate it (as much as you can hate […]

Frigid Super Bowl raises questions about northern venues

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After years of planning and many millions in spending, there was one thing organizers of Super Bowl 52 couldn’t control — a Minnesota winter. The Philadelphia Eagles […]

Vegas sports books not so lucky with Eagles’ Super Bowl win

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lady Luck was most certainly not the side of Las Vegas sports books during the Super Bowl as some reported six- and seven-figure losses in part […]

Super Bowl 52 was filled with calls befitting a classic

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Not only was the Philadelphia Eagles’ knockout of New England a thrill-a-minute slugfest, it produced some of the biggest calls the Super Bowl has ever seen. For […]

A look at the fallout from sports doctor scandal

Numerous people have been fired or forced out of jobs in the wake of the widening scandal involving once-renowned gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who has been ordered to serve decades […]

Aquinas still No. 1, while Onalaska — falling to Blugolds — drops a spot in latest polls

Now an undefeated 17-0, the Aquinas High School girls basketball team remains in the top spot in the latest AP poll. The Blugolds are ranked No. 1 in Division 4, […]

Onalaska moves up, while Central stays same in latest boys basketball poll

The Onalaska High School boys basketball team moved up one spot in the latest AP poll. The Hilltoppers are now ranked No. 3 in Division 2 with 15-1 record, now […]

10 ads that stood out during Super Bowl 52

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Super Bowl ad time again. Advertisers of all stripes are vying for the attention of the 111 million viewers expected to tune in. The goal […]

WATCH: Do penalties just never get called on a hail mary?

Not sure if this would have been a 5-yard penalty or a spot-of-foul penalty but it should have been a penalty, that’s for sure. Pass Interference. (Foles played amazing nonetheless) […]

Was this the best Super Bowl commercial?

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