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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).

La Crosse’s Davis looks to get out of funk Wed. against Northwestern

La Crosse native Jonathan Davis and the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team are back in action Wednesday at the Kohl Center. At 7 p.m., he 10th-ranked Badgers (11-3) host […]

Analysis: In tough NBA times, games not the top priority

The foremost priority in the NBA right now is health, keeping everyone in the league and around the game as safe as possible while playing as the coronavirus pandemic still […]

Bucks vs. new-look Nets part of NBA’s showcase on MLK Day

Martin Luther King, Jr., day is always a big showcase for the NBA, and Monday’s is a even more interesting for Milwaukee Bucks fans. The Bucks play the new-look Brooklyn […]

Column: Brady moves on, making history with every throw

Tom Brady is one win away from the Super Bowl, two wins away from a seventh ring. If that doesn’t get you excited about the final weeks of the strangest […]

La Crosse’s Davis looks to bust out of slump Friday for Badgers, up against Rutgers

It was his first-ever scoreless game, but La Crosse native Jonathan Davis has always found a way to contribute over his young collegiate career. The shots haven’t fallen of late […]

La Crosse’s Davis scoreless for 1st time, as Michigan blows out Badgers in Top 10 matchup

A much anticipated matchup between two Top 10 teams in college basketball ended up being a severe letdown for Wisconsin fans last night. No. 7 Michigan destroyed the ninth-ranked Badgers […]

Packers QB Rodgers says he will guest-host on ‘Jeopardy!’

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he will be a guest host on “Jeopardy!” during the offseason. The show is currently using a series […]

Packers opening up Lambeau for limited fans

About 6,000 fans will be allowed into Lambeau Field for the Green Bay Packers divisional playoff game next weekend. Last game, healthcare workers and first responders were allowed to watch. […]

La Crosse’s Davis struggles with shot, but hits career high in rebounds, steals as Badgers win in 2OT

It took two jumpers in the final seconds by D’mitrik Trice to force two overtimes, before the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team finally put away Indiana. La Crosse native […]

La Crosse’s Davis plays second-most minutes, scores 8 as Badgers take down Minnesota

Another solid performance from La Crosse native Jonathan Davis for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team in beating No. 21 Minnesota on Thursday. The freshman, Davis, had eight points, […]

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