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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).

Minnesota-Wisconsin highlights Big Ten undercard

Minnesota and Wisconsin will try again to keep their rivalry streak alive, and Indiana and Purdue now have another chance to resume their series as well. The Big Ten on […]

Antetokounmpo gets early scare, while Holiday scores 4 in 21 minutes in Bucks preseason debut

Giannis Antetokounmpo got a scare just four minutes into Saturday night’s 112-102 exhibition loss to the Dallas Mavericks when he got popped in the eye when he collided with Dorian […]

No. 19 Iowa beats No. 25 Wisconsin 28-7 for 6th win in row

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — As the snow accumulated in Kinnick Stadium, Iowa piled on the points. The 19th-ranked Hawkeyes scored three touchdowns as the snow picked up in intensity […]

UW-La Crosse set to resume sports

The college season for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is finally set to begin. The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Council of Chancellors voted Friday to resume winter sports competition […]

La Crosse’s Davis scores six, as Badgers hold off Rhode Island

La Crosse native Jonathan Davis had six points, three rebounds and two blocks off the bench, as the Wisconsin men’s basketball team defeated Rhode Island 73-63 on Wednesday. Davis played […]

Giannis not talking about contract anymore — focused on season

Giannis Antetokounmpo had the most Giannis Antetokounmpo answer for whether or not he’s signing the supermax deal for the Milwaukee Bucks. “Right now, I’m not focusing on that,” Antetokounmpo said. […]

Packers limit fans to employees, their families for remainder of season

The only fans at Lambeau Field for the rest of the season will be team employees and their families. The Green Bay Packers made that announcement Tuesday, anticipating the COVID-19 […]

Coming off career-high 12 points, La Crosse’s Davis, Badgers get R.I. Wednesday afternoon

La Crosse native Jonathan Davis and the 13th-ranked Wisconsin men’s basketball team are back in action Wednesday afternoon. Davis is coming off a career-high 12 points, but in a heartbreaking […]

Badgers game against Louisville called off due to COVID-19 — playing R.I. instead

No game against Louisville on Wednesday for the Wisconsin men’s basketball team, but it will still play. Louisville had postpone the game due to COVID-19 protocols, so the 13th-ranked Badgers […]

WATCH: Adams bulls way for Rodgers’ 400th career TD pass — fastest QB to hit mark

This one was No. 400 for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. It took the 36-year-old quarterback 193 games to get there — the fastest ever. Rodgers also threw his […]

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