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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).

Brewers manager Craig Counsell featured guest for La Crosse Loggers event Jan. 27

Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell is headed to La Crosse later this month. Counsell will be the featured guest Jan. 27 for the La Crosse Loggers’ 18th Winter Baseball BBQ […]

Bucks to waive DeMarcus Cousins by Friday deadline

Coming off a double-double Wednesday night, it looks like the Milwaukee Bucks are going to waive DeMarcus Cousins before his contract becomes guaranteed Friday. That, according to Bucks general manager […]

National scoring leader Keegan Murray making name at Iowa, as Hawkeyes get set to play Johnny Davis, Badgers

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Keegan Murray has gone from overlooked recruit out of high school to nation’s leading scorer and, maybe, the Hawkeyes’ second consecutive national player of […]

La Crosse’s Davis drops 37 with career night, as No. 24 Badgers knock off third-ranked Purdue

If the nation didn’t know who Johnny Davis was already, it sure does now. The La Crosse native dropped 37 points on third-ranked Purdue, leading the University of Wisconsin men’s […]

WATCH: La Crosse’s Johnny Davis scores career-high 37, interview after upset win over No. 3 Purdue

La Crosse native Johnny Davis scored 27 of his career-high 37 points in the second half, as the 23rd-ranked University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team knocked off No. 3 Purdue […]

No. 24 Badgers face 3rd-ranked Purdue to begin Big 10 season

Could be the biggest game so far of Johnny Davis’ career, as the 24th-ranked University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team takes on No.3 Purdue. The La Crosse native has turned […]

Wausau man wins $1.1 million in fantasy football

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A Wausau man has won $1.1 million playing fantasy football. Will Hsu, a 45-year-old ginseng farmer, won the money in a game hosted by website Draft […]

La Crosse’s Davis sets multiple career highs, as Badgers hold off Illinois State

A three-week break may have showed up in the field-goal percentage, but not anywhere else for Johnny Davis. The La Crosse native managed another 20-point effort but it took a […]

WATCH: Holmen go for title Thursday in 39th Annual Bi-State Classic at the La Crosse Center

Seventy-one teams embarked on the newly opened La Crosse Center, downtown, Wednesday and will compete in finals Thursday in the 39th Annual Bi-State Classic. Bi-State Classic matches streamed live here, […]

La Crosse’s Davis — 15th in the nation in scoring — leads Wisconsin vs. Illinois St. on Wed.

After missing last week’s game due to a COVID-19 outbreak, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team is back in action Wednesday. At 7 p.m., the 24th-ranked Badgers (9-2) host […]

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