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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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Former La Crosse Loggers pitcher Chris Sale, at 35, wins triple crown

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Former La Crosse Loggers pitcher Chris Sale, at 35 years old, is the National League’s triple crown winner. The Atlanta Braves ace led the NL in wins — going 18-3 […]
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Hurricane upends MLB playoff picture, as Brewers wait to see who they play Tuesday with Bob Uecker on the call

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They gotta play all 162 games. Two games last week postponed because of a hurricane have come back to haunt the Mets and Braves — and keep the Brewers from […]
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NEWS

Mets shut out Brewers in regular-season finale

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered and drove in two runs, David Peterson pitched seven brilliant innings and the New York Mets moved within one win of a playoff berth […]
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BADGERS

Badgers volleyball bounces back from loss with sweep of Northwestern

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EVANSTON, Ill. — The seventh-ranked University of Wisconsin volleyball team bounced back from an upset loss this week to sweep Northwestern 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-15) on Saturday night. The Badgers […]
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NEWS

Sam Darnold thriving with Vikings while getting the most support he’s had in NFL

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The knee injury that sent Sam Darnold to the sideline late in the third quarter was deemed minor enough by the Minnesota Vikings for him to return […]
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COLLEGE

No. 5 UW-La Crosse falls just short to DII’s second-ranked team, Grand Valley St., in front of 15,884 fans

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Up against the No. 2-ranked team in Division II, the fifth-ranked UW-La Crosse football team fell Saturday on the road at Grand Valley State, 20-13, in front of 15,584 fans. […]
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BADGERS

No. 7 Badgers sweep Texas A&M for sixth consecutive win

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After an 0-3 start to the season, the seventh-ranked University of Wisconsin volleyball team has rattled off six consecutive wins, after sweeping Texas A&M 3-0 at the UW Field House […]
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COLLEGE

Studer has 154 yards and a touchdown, as No. 6 UW-L beats NMU in home-opener

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Jack Studer had seven catches for 154 yards and a touchdown in helping the sixth-ranked UW-La Crosse football team get 35-21 win over Division II Northern Michigan. UW-L (2-0) again […]
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COLLEGE

Coach Matt Janus explains when the UW-L football bus pulls into Chipotle

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Had some fun on WIZM’s La Crosse Talk with UW-L football coach Matt Janus, the day before their home-opener. Asked him about that 18-hour road trip to New York and […]
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NEWS

Onalaska’s Cade Laufenberg tops locally in Bassmaster Open that’s taken over Mississippi River

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Over 220 boaters and another 120 anglers took over Veterans Freedom Park and the surrounding Mississippi River for the Bassmasters Open the past two days. The Top 10 fishers will […]
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