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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).

Manfred promises pace changes by next week

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says proposed rules changes to speed pace of play will be in place by the start of big league exhibition games […]

A talkative Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reflects on becoming himself

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been a best-selling author, civil-rights activist, actor, historian and one of the greatest basketball players who ever lived. One thing Abdul-Jabbar has […]

Happ’s double-double leads Wisconsin over No. 6 Purdue

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ethan Happ made his mentor proud. On a night when Wisconsin honored Frank Kaminsky, one of the best players in program history, Happ led the current […]

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 […]

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