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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).

ESPN out of Big Ten TV rights negotiations

As the Big Ten prepares to become a 16-team, coast-to-coast superconference with the additions of USC and UCLA in 2024, it is ending a 40-year relationship with ESPN and moving […]

First look at overhauled, Hader-less bullpen Tuesday when Brewers head to Pittsburgh

He was a former No. 1 overall pick in the MLB draft. His ERA out of the bullpen this season, an astounding 2.95 over 40 games. Pregame for Brewers-Pirates begins […]

Red Sox double up on Brewers, salvage finale with 7-2 win

BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts, J.D. Martinez and Christian Vázquez each had an RBI double that helped the slumping Red Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 Sunday for just their […]

Vikings, Jefferson believe star WR still on verge of takeoff

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — There’s a long list of standout NFL wide receivers who have found their footing in Year 3, when that learning curve for complex playbooks, quarterback chemistry […]

Old-guy quarterbacks could give Big Ten different look

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The story of Sean Clifford and Tanner Morgan’s began on a seventh-grade football field. Their final scheduled matchup is Oct. 22 when Minnesota visits Penn State. In […]

Transfer portal windows endorsed for final NCAA approval

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Division I college football players would have two periods of time — one in the winter and one in the spring — to enter the transfer portal […]

La Crosse’s Davis scores 8 for Wizards in 3rd NBA Summer League game

La Crosse native Johnny Davis had eight points Wednesday for the Washington Wizards, in a 106-88 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA’s summer league. Davis started and […]

Bradley Beal motivating La Crosse native Johnny Davis, after tough NBA Summer League debut

One of the NBA’s best shooting guards is paying attention to his newest counterpart, La Crosse native Johnny Davis, who plays again Wednesday. Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal saw Davis […]

Brewers attempt to sweep 2-game series against the Twins

Milwaukee Brewers (49-39, first in the NL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (48-41, first in the AL Central) LISTEN: Brewers-Twins wrap up the series with an afternoon game Wednesday. Pregame on […]

Brewers drop two winnable series at home, now face Twins, who are 3rd-best in AL

A much needed day off Monday for the Milwaukee Brewers, who haven’t won a series since the end of June. Pregame for Brewers-Twins on WKTY begins at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday. […]

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