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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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DraftKings hiring about 300 new workers and opening new HQ

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BOSTON (AP) — The daily fantasy sports company DraftKings is expanding. The Boston-based company said Thursday it’ll hire about 300 new workers by mid-2019, bringing its total staff from 425 […]
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Browns add Packers execs Wolf, Highsmith to front office

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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns’ roster still needs major work. Their front office is starting to shape up. New general manager John Dorsey tapped into his NFL connections to […]
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Jaguars QB Bortles says criticism will ‘probably never stop’

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Blake Bortles’ first postseason victory came with a hefty dose of criticism, maybe even more than ever before. The Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback handled it as well […]
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USA Volleyball coach Rick Butler banned for life for abuse

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CHICAGO (AP) — The governing body of USA Volleyball has banned coach Rick Butler for life. The decision announced Wednesday follows reports by the Chicago Sun-Times which laid out sexual […]
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Baseball agent fired after report he placed camera in shower

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ATLANTA (AP) — A baseball agent has been fired after an accusation he used a camera to surreptitiously record clients in a shower. CSE Talent, the agency headed by Lonnie […]
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Yannick Ngakoue, Tyrod Taylor
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Bills GM says Incognito ‘weak racist’ comments may have been misunderstood

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills general manager Brandon Beane said there may have been a misunderstanding during an on-field exchange that led to Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue […]
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Badgers late run falls short in loss to Nebraska

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — James Palmer, Jr. had 18 points and Nebraska opened up a double-digit lead early in the second half then held off three […]
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NEWS

Report: 18 states may introduce sports betting bills in 2018

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A new report predicts 18 states will introduce bills to regulate sports betting this year, with 11 having a good chance of passing legislation. Eilers […]
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COLLEGE

Final college football rankings of ’17, looking at ’18

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ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama is the national champ again and the Crimson Tide won the championship with a bunch of freshmen coming off the bunch. The Tide will keep rolling […]
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NFL

Yahoo Sports to livestream NFL games rest of month

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NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo Sports will livestream all four divisional playoff games this weekend and the conference championships as an appetizer for next season when every game from the […]
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