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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).

It took all 5, but Gophers beat Badgers in Top 10 volleyball matchup

Two of the best teams in the country faced off on the volleyball court in the UW Field House on Wednesday night. And it was the road team, the sixth-ranked […]

Dernbach named UW-La Crosse men’s basketball interim coach

Kent Dernbach has been named the interim basketball coach for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.  Dernbach takes over for 14-year coach Ken Koelbl, who somewhat abruptly retired Sept. 14. Dernbach, […]

La Crosse’s Bronson Koenig signs with Bulls

After being waived by the Milwaukee Bucks, La Crosse, Wis., native Bronson Koenig won’t have to travel far. The Chicago Bulls have offered the former Wisconsin Badgers standout point guard […]

NFL suspends Bears LB Trevathan 2 games for hit on Adams

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan has been suspended two games for Thursday’s hit on Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams. jeffeisenband: Davante Adams hit CBS CBS 2 News […]

Aaron Rodgers trolling National Anthem protesters?

Aaron Rodgers had some fun on Instagram with this: “I can’t imagine what kind of social media attacks these cameramen must be enduring after taking a knee during the anthem […]

Four Minnesota Twins working with team to help Puerto Ricans

Four players with the Minnesota Twins with ties to Puerto Rico are working with the team to help the U.S. territory. The players are organizing a goodwill drive to help […]

Trump to NFL: Change or business is ‘going to go to hell’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a new message for the NFL: Change or business is “going to go to hell.” Trump said Wednesday that the NFL is in a […]

Packers release statement as sports world sounds off on President Trump

Neither Donald Trump nor the sports world has stopped sounding off on the president’s divisive rhetoric about the NFL and NBA the past 24 hours. Green Bay Packers CEO Mark […]

One linebacker out but another is back and maybe Jordy Nelson, too

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Another key injury for the Green Bay Packers. Outside linebacker Nick Perry is gone for an indefinite amount of time, as he’s scheduled to have hand […]

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