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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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Badgers optimistic La Crosse’s Johnny Davis will be ready for Big Ten tourney

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Wisconsin coach Greg Gard is optimistic Johnny Davis will be ready for the Big Ten tournament. Davis was hit on a flagrant foul early in the second half Sunday and […]
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Purdue Wisconsin Basketball
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Hepburn called bank? No. 10 Badgers upset 8th-ranked Purdue on banked 3 to win Big Ten title

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Nothing like a banked 3-pointer to win the Big Ten title. Freshman Chucky Hepburn tried to make it look like that was his intention but his teammates laughter gave away […]
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BUCKS

After recent losses to NBA’s best, Bucks now get red hot Heat vs. a scorching Antetokounmpo

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Another tough game Wednesday for the Milwaukee Bucks, who are 13-12 since Jan. 1. The Bucks have lost four of their past six games and now get a Miami Heat […]
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Wisconsin Purdue Basketball
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La Crosse’s Johnny Davis scored 37 last time Wisconsin upset Purdue; Tuesday’s matchup could determine Big Ten title

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The Big Ten title could all but be determined Tuesday night between the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team and Purdue. Two months ago, when these two teams matched up, […]
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COLLEGE

After scathing report, NCAA makes changes for March Madness

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Nearly a year ago, Oregon forward Sedona Prince took to Twitter to expose some of the more glaring inequities between the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments — an unwelcome viral […]
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Davis, No. 13 Badgers out to avenge Rutgers loss with 4th-ranked Purdue on horizon

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GAME OF THE WEEKENDSATURDAY: No. 13 Wisconsin at Rutgers. The Badgers (22-5, 13-4) look for some revenge, after losing to the Scarlet Knights two weeks ago. This could also be […]
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Johnny Davis, Sean Sutherlin
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One Davis fouls out, the other helps seal a Badgers win over Minnesota

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For the first time this season, Johnny Davis fouled out. Didn’t matter. The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team has two of those guys from La Crosse, and twin brother […]
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Jordan Davis UW FB
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WATCH: After twin bro fouls out, Jordan Davis gets late, go-ahead bucket, Badgers never look back

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After Johnny Davis fouled out with 2:35 to go in the Wisconsin-Minnesota matchup, Jordan Davis entered, scored this go-ahead layup, and assisted the next bucket. Jordan Davis finished with career […]
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HIGH SCHOOL

Badgers in La Crosse, as Central High honors Davis twins; Johnny Davis received 2020 Mr. Basketball award

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He’s been setting college basketball ablaze of late. A few days before La Crosse native Johnny Davis took it to Michigan in a 77-63 University of Wisconsin men’s basketball win, […]
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Johnny Davis, Kobe Bufkin
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La Crosse’s Davis dominates second half for Badgers, on a tear his past 4 games

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While most of the news will be about the brouhaha, there was a game between the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team and Michigan. And there was a local La […]
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