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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).

NBA East preview: Bulls, Heat … Bucks … … 76ers

Column: RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com The NBA’s Eastern Conference is not deep, but it holds the league’s best player and best team. Here’s the East, from worst to first – or so […]

NBA East preview: Bulls, Heat … Bucks … … 76ers

Column: RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com The NBA’s Eastern Conference is not deep, but it holds the league’s best player and best team. Here’s the East, from worst to first – or so […]

Timberwolves preview: The Dynamic Duo

Column: RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com They’re finally here, the dynamic duo. Kevin Love. Ricky Rubio. Add Nikola Pekovic and his five-year, $60 million contract and there’s a new Big Three in the […]

Timberwolves preview: The Dynamic Duo

Column: RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com They’re finally here, the dynamic duo. Kevin Love. Ricky Rubio. Add Nikola Pekovic and his five-year, $60 million contract and there’s a new Big Three in the […]

Bucks preview: Now we wait

Column: RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com From what the Milwaukee Bucks went through last season, it’s an exciting breath of fresh air for fans heading into Tuesday night, the start of a truly […]

Bucks preview: Now we wait

Column: RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com From what the Milwaukee Bucks went through last season, it’s an exciting breath of fresh air for fans heading into Tuesday night, the start of a truly […]

Rodgers, Ponder hear it from crowd

By RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com Confidence. It means everything in sports. The Packers-Vikings game Sunday night – and the two teams’ seasons – prove that. No related posts.

Rodgers, Ponder hear it from crowd

By RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com Confidence. It means everything in sports. The Packers-Vikings game Sunday night – and the two teams’ seasons – prove that. No related posts.

Minnesota football playoffs – Round 2

By RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com It was redemption last week for La Crescent High School’s football team. The Lancers (4-5) got out of the first round of the MSHSL Class AA, Section […]

Minnesota football playoffs – Round 2

By RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com It was redemption last week for La Crescent High School’s football team. The Lancers (4-5) got out of the first round of the MSHSL Class AA, Section […]

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