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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).

Wolves need to trade more than Love

By RICK SOLEM Everyone is talking about trading Kevin Love. Nobody is talking about the Minnesota Timberwolves trading Kevin Martin and Nikola Pekovic. They should be. When Love is gone, […]

Cavs get first pick, Bucks pick second

By RICK SOLEM The Milwaukee Bucks did not win the NBA Draft Lottery. The Bucks will be awarded the second pick in the 2014 NBA draft on June 26. For […]

Cavs get first pick, Bucks pick second

By RICK SOLEM The Milwaukee Bucks did not win the NBA Draft Lottery. The Bucks will be awarded the second pick in the 2014 NBA draft on June 26. For […]

Vikings to host Super Bowl

By RICK SOLEM First a new coach. Then a new quarterback. Next, a new stadium. And, finally, the Super Bowl. Regardless of whether the Minnesota Vikings will be playing in […]

Vikings to host Super Bowl

By RICK SOLEM First a new coach. Then a new quarterback. Next, a new stadium. And, finally, the Super Bowl. Regardless of whether the Minnesota Vikings will be playing in […]

Big Dog, Bogut, Abdual-Jabbar … Embiid?

By RICK SOLEM Here are the odds for the NBA draft lottery tonight. Team     Percentage No. 1 Top 3 Milwaukee 25.0% 64.2% Philadelphia 19.9% 55.8% Orlando 15.6% 46.9% […]

Big Dog, Bogut, Abdual-Jabbar … Embiid?

By RICK SOLEM Here are the odds for the NBA draft lottery tonight. Team     Percentage No. 1 Top 3 Milwaukee 25.0% 64.2% Philadelphia 19.9% 55.8% Orlando 15.6% 46.9% […]

Thunder have to get ridiculous to beat Spurs

By RICK SOLEM Serge Ibaka is out. The Oklahoma City Thunder find themselves in the middle of the playoffs, shorthanded. Again. But it doesn’t necessarily spell doom this time. Right […]

Thunder have to get ridiculous to beat Spurs

By RICK SOLEM Serge Ibaka is out. The Oklahoma City Thunder find themselves in the middle of the playoffs, shorthanded. Again. But it doesn’t necessarily spell doom this time. Right […]

Heat is on for Pacers to wake up

By RICK SOLEM LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh could all be free agents after this season. Up against the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals, this could […]

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