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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).

Middleton leads short-handed Bucks past decimated Pistons

DETROIT (AP) — Khris Middleton scored a season-high 34 points against the team that drafted him, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 126-117 without Giannis Antetokounmpo on Monday […]

La Crosse’s Davis goes for 6 points, 8 rebounds, as Badgers beat Oregon in NIT quarters

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A late 3-pointer, then free throws in the final minute gave the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team a 61-58 win at Oregon in the NIT […]

Antetokounmpo, Bucks to host Jones and the Spurs

San Antonio Spurs (19-53, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (51-20, first in the Eastern Conference) LISTEN: Spurs at Bucks on WKTY, beginning with pregame at 6:30 p.m. […]

Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino accepts job at St. John’s

NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Pitino is back in the Big East Conference. St. John’s hired the Hall of Fame coach Monday to boost a storied program that’s been mired […]

La Crosse hosts 18th annual St. Patty’s Day .01K — World’s Shortest Race

Call it the world’s shortest race or maybe the most participant friendly, and it’s back for an 18th year in La Crosse this Friday — the St. Patty’s Day .01K. […]

Murphy says Packers would honor trade request from Rodgers

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy confirmed that the team granted the New York Jets permission to talk with Aaron Rodgers and would honor a […]

Lopez a block away from triple-double, as Giannis-less Bucks beat Nets

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brook Lopez had 24 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high nine blocks and the Milwaukee Bucks outlasted the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 118-113 on Thursday night. The nine […]

LISTEN: West Salem, Aquinas live at WIAA state tournament Thursday on WKTY

On Thursday, WKTY will have live coverage of the high school girls state tournament with two local teams in action. At approximately 3:15 p.m., the West Salem, the sixth-ranked team […]

Bucks look for win No. 19 out of last 20 when hosting Brooklyn

Brooklyn Nets (37-28, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (47-18, first in the Eastern Conference) LISTEN: Brooklyn at Milwaukee on WKTY, beginning with pregame at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. […]

Packers legend Ahman Green — now an e-sports coach — in La Crosse for Scouts’ 20th annual fundraiser

A bit ironic, a fundraiser Thursday for the Scouts brought in a “video-game” coach to speak. Less ironic, though, when that guest is the Green Bay Packers all-time leading rusher, […]

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