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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).

WATCH: La Crosse’s Davis parts the Red Sea for the jam against Penn State

Here’s perhaps the best two of La Crosse native Jonathan Davis’ 10 points last night, as the Wisconsin Badgers held off Penn State 75-74 in the B1G tourney. Related posts: […]

Antetokounmpo has triple-double, Bucks rip Knicks 134-101

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo followed up his MVP performance in the All-Star Game with his fifth triple-double of the season to help the Milwaukee Bucks trounce the New York […]

Badgers get Penn State to open B1G tourney — an opponent La Crosse’s Davis scored 17 against last time

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team begins the Big Ten tournament today. The sixth-seeded, unranked Badgers (16-11) will play 11th-seeded Penn State (11-13). The Nittany Lions beat Nebraska 72-66 […]

The perfect-length race for coming out of a pandemic — the Paddy’s Day .01k at Riverside Park

It’s pretty much the perfect race, one year later, from the start of the pandemic. We’ve all been on our butts, trying to stay safe, stay home. With that, we […]

Judge tosses suit over ‘race-norming’ in NFL dementia tests

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged “race-norming” in dementia tests for retired NFL players, a practice that some say makes it harder for […]

Brewers officially add Bradley while Cain faces quad issue

The Milwaukee Brewers believe they have room for more than one Gold Glove-winning center fielder in their outfield. Milwaukee finalized the $24 million, two-year contract Jackie Bradley Jr., whose deal […]

Pickleball courts could be built soon at Houska Park in La Crosse

Pickleball courts could be coming to a La Crosse park soon, but not to the park where such a project had been planned. The La Crosse Parks and Rec. Department […]

La Crosse’s Davis career-highs in steals, assists but 25th-ranked Badgers lose to No. 5 Iowa, get six seed in tourney

La Crosse’s Jonathan Davis had career-highs in steals and assists, but the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team fell again to a ranked opponent. The 25th-ranked Badgers lost Sunday 77-73 […]

La Crosse’s Davis scores 2, as Badgers fall again to ranked opponent

Nearly a career low in minutes Tuesday for La Crosse native Jonathan Davis, in another loss for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team. Davis scored two points on 1-of-4 […]

Former La Crescent coach Rick Boyer dies

A well-known baseball coach and businessman in La Crescent has died. Rick Boyer coached the La Crescent High School baseball team for 17 years, retiring last spring after COVID-19 forced […]

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