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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).

PdC’s Krahn, Aquinas’ Donarski and Onalaska’s Gamoke named all-state

Three area high school girls basketball players were named all-state on Monday. Prairie du Chien junior Lily Krahn was named second team all-state by The Associated Press, Aquinas sophomore Macy […]

La Crosse’s Davis and Badgers get North Carolina in first round

La Crosse native Jonathan Davis and the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team gets a a historic favorite in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Badgers have the […]

Aaron Jones staying with Packers on 4-year deal

Pro Bowl running back Aaron Jones has agreed to a new deal with the Green Bay Packers and won’t be exploring free agency. Drew Rosenhaus, Jones’ agent, confirmed that his […]

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 […]

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