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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).

Shot’s not there, but La Crosse’s Davis finds way to contribute

The shot isn’t going in, but La Crosse’s Jonathan Davis continues to do all the little things for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team. The freshman guard had four […]

Badgers look to get back at Maryland after upset loss last time out

La Crosse’s Jonathan Davis and the Wisconsin men’s basketball team look to bounce back Wednesday night, after a loss to No. 15 Ohio State. The Badgers dropped to 14th in […]

La Crosse’s Davis coming off another solid all-around performance as No. 10 Badgers host 15 OSU on Saturday

A Top-15 matchup tomorrow between the 10th-ranked University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team (12-3, 6-2) and No. 15 Ohio State (11-4, 5-4). La Crosse native Jonathan Davis is coming off […]

La Crosse’s Davis bounces back, gets huge block and jam for Badgers

Badgers Twitter couldn’t keep up with Jonathan Davis Wednesday night. The La Crosse native bounced back from a three-game slump in a big way, helping the Wisconsin to a 68-52 […]

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 […]

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