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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).

Not much at stake for this year’s Lions-Packers finale

Twice in the past three seasons, this was a de facto NFC North title game. Now, the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers are already out of the playoff race. […]

Bucks rally from 20 down, take out Timberwolves

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks silenced the boos with a big victory. Eric Bledsoe scored 26 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 22 points and 10 rebounds to help the […]

Camping, parks could cost more; hybrid fees to increase

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Campers and hikers might have to dig a little deeper to get into their favorite state parks in 2018. And if they’re packing their tents and […]

Vikings’ Kyle Rudolph looking ahead to playoffs, for once

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — For the first time in Kyle Rudolph’s seven-year career, the Minnesota Vikings tight end is willing to concede there’s more riding on Sunday’s game than […]

Astros star Jose Altuve named AP Male Athlete of the Year

HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve led the Houston Astros to their first World Series title with a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in November and picked up the franchise’s […]

Column: Tough year, and tough times ahead for the NFL

It was one of the great Super Bowls ever, a dramatic comeback win that cemented forever the legacies of Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. No one could have […]

Warriors winning minus Curry; can they lose once he’s back?

Stephen Curry is sitting, the Warriors aren’t really scoring, and yet Golden State is still winning. What happens when Curry and the offense come back? The defending champions went into […]

Vikings QB Sam Bradford could return to practice next week

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford could return to practice next week as he recovers from a knee injury from Week 1. Bradford has been out […]

Giannis back but Bulls thump Bucks once again

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Chicago Bulls have been a much better team since Nikola Mirotic got healthy. And not just on offense. The big forward came off the bench to […]

Taylor the latest star of No. 6 Wisconsin’s RB assembly line

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — No. 6 Wisconsin develops quality running backs as if it’s an automobile assembly line. A new version comes out every few years or so, but production […]

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