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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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COLLEGE

No. 16 UW-L baseball faces 5th-ranked UW-Whitewater in bid to get back to College World Series

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A wild open to the Division III college baseball playoffs last weekend for the 15th-ranked University of Wisconsin-La Crosse baseball team. The Eagles went 4-1, scoring 75 runs in just […]
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NEWS

Cara McArthur, a spunky Onalaska 6-year-old, who’s spent a lot of life in the hospital, is ready for Saturday’s Big Bikes for Little Tikes

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You see those videos sometimes of the kid who wants to say hi to everyone. In the grocery store cart, they’re waving and greeting every shopper. On the sidewalk, sparking […]
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NEWS

YEAR 28: Big Bikes for Little Tikes ready to ride

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For 28 years, this thing called Big Bikes for Little Tikes has been dedicated to kids like Cara McArthur. It’s La Crosse’s version of Make A Wish. Saturday, the bikes […]
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COLLEGE

Doug Gottlieb, who has Wisconsin ties, taking over UW-Green Bay men’s basketball

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Longtime basketball radio analyst Doug Gottlieb will make his college head coaching debut next season at Green Bay. Green Bay announced Tuesday that Gottlieb will […]
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BREWERS

Sal Frelick shines at the plate and in the field as Brewers beat Pirates 4-3

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sal Frelick homered for the first time this season, Joe Ross and three relievers combined on a three-hitter, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 […]
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BREWERS

Brewers’ Rhys Hoskins goes on 10-day injured list with strained right hamstring

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring. LISTEN: Bob Uecker could be on the call […]
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COLLEGE

UW-La Crosse baseball looks to get back to College World Series, hosting first round of NCAA tourney at Copeland

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A year after getting to the College World Series, the 16th-ranked UW-La Crosse baseball team is back in the NCAA tournament and hosting the first rounds. The Eagles will host […]
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BREWERS

Brewers president Rick Schlesinger on Hank the Dog, $500 million taxpayer funded stadium deal, playing PlayStation on the big scoreboard

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Covered a lot of ground Wednesday with Milwaukee Brewers president, Rick Schlesinger, on La Crosse Talk PM, including whatever happened to Hank the Dog, details in the $500 million taxpayer […]
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Rudy Gobert wins record-tying 4th Defensive Player of the Year award. Victor Wembanyama finishes 2nd

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Rudy Gobert made some history. Victor Wembanyama nearly did. Gobert, the Minnesota center, was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time — […]
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NEWS

Chippewa River lake sturgeon turns up 651 miles from home — the longest-known distance ever traveled

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A Chippewa River lake sturgeon was just discovered far from its Jim Falls home — 651 miles, in fact. The giant fish was found at Lock 26 on the Mississippi […]
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