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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 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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Good thing fans are inside for coldest Super Bowl Sunday

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The coldest Super Bowl Sunday won’t be felt inside cozy U.S. Bank Stadium. The overnight temperature in Minneapolis reached minus-6 degrees and was up to 2 degrees […]

Eagles have the right formula to upset Patriots

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — The best formula for success against the New England Patriots is to keep Tom Brady on the sideline and harass him when he’s on the field. […]

Brady and numbers point to another Patriots Super Bowl win

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Even if numbers occasionally lie, most of them indicate the New England Patriots are in great position to hoist a sixth Lombardi Trophy. The reasons begin […]

For NFL players, racial profiling often personal

A son who saw a police officer hold a gun to his father’s head. A husband whose wife was pulled over driving a Bentley. These unsettling scenes are among the […]

Rodgers wants to play as long as Brady

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers wants to take the same path as Tom Brady, still flinging footballs and chasing championships at age 40. He knows he might have […]

Mid-West Family Broadcasting’s Tony Schultz among thousands volunteering at Super Bowl

One of our Mid-West Family Broadcasting’s own is among Crew 52 on hand to help out with the crowds at the Super Bowl in Minneapolis. Today, Tony Schultz joins 10,000 […]

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