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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).

Cousins keeps delivering in clutch for comeback king Vikings

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The doubts about Kirk Cousins have chased him his whole career, like a relentless pass rusher bearing down on him as he’s preparing to throw. NEXT UP: […]

La Crosse’s Davis goes for career highs in points, 3s, as Badgers beat Lehigh

La Crosse native Jordan Davis had career highs in points and 3-pointers made, as the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team beat Lehigh 78-56 in Madison on Thursday. Davis was […]

La Crosse’s Davis, Badgers host Leigh in first game as Top 25 team

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team looks for win No. 4 in a row Thursday night when it hosts Lehigh (4-4). The Badgers (8-2) cracked the Top 25 this […]

Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee visit Morant and the Grizzlies

Milwaukee Bucks (20-7, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (18-9, second in the Western Conference) LISTEN: Bucks at Grizzlies on WKTY beginning with pregame at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. […]

Badgers crack Top 25 for 1st time this season

With just two losses by a combined four points, including in the last second to No. 3 Kansas, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team has cracked the Top 25. […]

Davis hits pivotal 3-pointer, as Badgers beat Iowa in OT

La Crosse native Jordan Davis played just 23 minutes, scoring 5 points for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team but his lone 3-pointer was pivotal in overtime, as the […]

Luka v. Giannis on WKTY Friday night

A Luka v. Giannis matchup Friday night in the NBA. Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo are both leading candidates to win MVP, as the Dallas Mavericks host the Milwaukee Bucks. […]

Defending National Champion Badgers host Pitt in elite eight Saturday, after taking down Penn St.

The defending National Champion University of Wisconsin volleyball team held off a late rally from 11th-ranked Penn State on Thursday to move onto the elite eight. The No. 2-ranked Badgers […]

Antetokounmpo sets career mark with over 30 points again, as Bucks beat Kings

MILWAUKEE (AP) — For the eighth consecutive game, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 or more points — a career best — as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Sacramento Kings 126-113 on […]

La Crosse’s Davis goes for 8 points, 6 rebounds in Badgers upset win over No. 13 Maryland

La Crosse native Jordan Davis had eight points, six rebounds, as the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team upset No. 13 Maryland at the Kohl Center on Tuesday. Davis, who […]

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