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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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Holmen YMCA update, remembering Mike Hayes with La Crosse Y CEO Bill Soper

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Bill Soper, the president of the La Crosse Area YMCAs, joins to reminisce a bit about doing segments for 30 years with Mike Hayes, who passed away last week. We […]
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Onalaska’s Donarski and No. 16 North Carolina takes on 14th-ranked Kentucky on ESPN2

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Onalaska native Lexi Donarski and the 16th-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball look for their fifth consecutive win this afternoon when they host No. 14 Kentucky. The game tops off at […]
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BADGERS

Ahead of matchup with No. 11 Badgers, fifth-ranked Marquette falls on road to No. 6 Iowa State

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Two days ago, it looked as though two unbeaten men’s basketball teams in Wisconsin, ranked fifth and 11th in the nation, were going to meet up in Milwaukee for an […]
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Antetokounmpo scores 30, Lillards adds 25 but Milwaukee’s seven-game win streak ends at home against Hawks

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks halted Milwaukee’s winning streak at seven games, beating the Bucks 119-104 on Wednesday night. De’Andre […]
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COLLEGE

Viterbo volleyball coach Ryan DeLong as team continues in tourney

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Longtime Viterbo volleyball coach Ryan DeLong joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk, as his team continues in the NAIA tournament. We discuss volleyball in the area, the expectations — perhaps unfairly […]
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BADGERS

Tonje leads No. 15 Wisconsin against Michigan on Tuesday, after 22-point showing

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The 15th-ranked University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team hosts Michigan, after John Tonje scored 22 points in the Badgers 74-53 victory against the Chicago State Cougars. Tuesday’s meeting is the […]
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No. 18 UW-La Crosse falls to third-ranked St. John’s in Division III playoffs

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The UW-La Crosse football team’s season came to an end Saturday in the second round of the Division 3 playoffs. The 18th-ranked Eagles were unable to complete the comeback at […]
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BADGERS

A year after getting to Final Four, Badgers host first rounds of NCAA tourney as No. 2 seed

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The seventh-ranked University of Wisconsin volleyball team will host the first rounds of the NCAA tournament. At 7 p.m. Thursday, the second-seeded Badgers (23-6) will play Fairfield (21-11) in the […]
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NEWS

Love gets turkey this time, as Packers get first-ever Thanksgiving Day win at Lambeau

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The first-ever turkey day win at Lambeau Field, and Jordan Love finally got some leg. A year after the Fox broadcast booth ate all the turkey before Jordan Love could […]
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COLLEGE

UW-La Crosse football coach Janus on playoff Round 2 Saturday, ahead of Turkey Day

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UW-La Crosse football coach Matt Janus joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk with Ken Cooper on Wednesday to chat a bit about Round 2 of the Division III playoffs Saturday, ahead […]
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