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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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NEWS

Wolves win 5th in row, move 1/2 game back of Spurs for No. 3 seed

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As Jamal Crawford talked about how the Minnesota Timberwolves must continue improving, next-locker neighbor Jimmy Butler couldn’t help himself. “Blah, blah, blah,” Butler playfully jabbed while Crawford […]
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BUCKS

Bucks fall to surging Heat, move to eighth spot in East

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MIAMI (AP) — Goran Dragic and Erik Spoelstra were asked separately Sunday what a seven-game winning streak means to them, and both immediately provided the same answer. “Nothing,” Dragic said. […]
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Golf Channel protest AP
NEWS

Golf Channel cameramen walk out on coverage amid Sony Open

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HONOLULU (AP) — Union workers for video and audio production at Golf Channel events walked out Sunday over stalled contract negotiations, leading to limited coverage of the final round at […]
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NEWS

LISTEN: Minnesota Vikings’ Paul Allen on the Diggs’ winning TD

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Related posts: Saints’ Jordan aims to disappoint his dad’s old fans Yahoo Sports to livestream NFL games rest of month Vikings have plenty more to play for in rematch vs. […]
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PACKERS

Life around football prepares Gutekunst for Packers GM job

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The son of a college football coach, Brian Gutekunst has an idea of the kind of scrutiny that he’ll receive as the new general manager […]
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VIKINGS

Saints’ Jordan aims to disappoint his dad’s old fans

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METAIRIE, La. (AP) — As much as Saints All-Pro Cam Jordan admires his father, Steve, and effusively praises the former Minnesota Vikings tight end, he hasn’t been able to resist […]
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VIKINGS

The case for Keenum: Vikings QB keeps on disproving doubters

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Minnesota’s offense huddled for the first time that mid-September afternoon in Pittsburgh, Case Keenum’s energy and confidence quickly filled the circle. The Vikings were forced to […]
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Daily Fantasy Sports Merger
NEWS

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 Front Office Football
PACKERS

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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Blake Bortles, Jadeveon Clowney
NFL

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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