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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).
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La Crosse fireworks postponed until Thursday

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The La Crosse fireworks have been postponed until 9:45 p.m. Thursday. The opening day Riverfest celebration today has reopened, however. Fireworks were cancelled, because of heavy rains that swept through […]
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GAH, NBA FREE AGENCY: Who cares about Cousins to Golden State, what about the Bucks?

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The NBA has us all fooled. It’s a year-long sport but its most exciting time isn’t the playoffs. It’s right now — the offseason — and it’s not even close. […]
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Brewers’ Aguilar homers to end no-hitter, homers again ending game

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Jesus Aguilar had a good day. The Milwaukee Brewers first baseman ended Jack Flaherty’s no-hitter in the seventh with this one-out solo home run to tie the game 1-1. The […]
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Brewers catcher very disappointed as fan misses foul ball that nails beer

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Related posts: WATCH: 4-year-old boy with perfect imitation of Ryan Braun WATCH: Brewers pay tribute to 25 years of The Sandlot If at first (base): Brewers’ Ryan Braun a work […]
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Lewiston, Minn., native Tom West director of Vikings public relations staff that wins Pete Rozelle Award

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The Minnesota Vikings’ public relations staff has won the Pete Rozelle Award from the Professional Football Writers of America for excellence in dealing with the media. The Vikings’ PR staff […]
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Trump lies about why he cancelled Eagles’ White House visit, Fox News didn’t help

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WASHINGTON — Whenever there’s controversy, President Donald Trump can always fall back on … err stand up during that song we play before sports. The president un-invited the Philadelphia Eagles […]
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New video shows Milwaukee police stepping on Bucks guard Sterling Brown’s ankle, singing about overtime pay

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The latest video released in the Sterling Brown case where the Bucks guard was tased for a parking violation at 2 a.m. in a Walgreens parking lot doesn’t paint the […]
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LOCAL RESULTS: Nearly 20,000 attend WIAA state track and field meet in La Crosse

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The weather helped it become a banner weekend for the WIAA state track and field meet held in La Crosse. Nearly 20,000 passed through the gates to cheer on the […]
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Game 2 of the NBA Finals and another, ‘Did LeBron get fouled?’

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LeBron James can be accused of flopping. He can be accused of complaining, even pouting at refs when he doesn’t like a call, or no call. Does he have a […]
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Here’s a list of area athletes taking part in today’s WIAA state track and field meet at UW-La Crosse

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Athletes and fans will flood La Crosse to watch track and field for the second consecutive weekend, beginning today. The WIAA state track and field meet begins at 9:30 a.m. […]
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