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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).

Motorcycle races at Center tonight with track sprayed in Dr. Pepper syrup? Yup.

Hooligans taking over at the La Crosse Center tonight. Actually, the Open Hooligan class is just one of the 10 classes of motorcycles racing at 7 p.m. in the Center […]

Miami’s Brinson, key piece of Brewers’ Yelich trade, hits 2 HRs … against old team; Braun gets 1,000th RBI with pinch-hit HR

The dude the Milwaukee Brewers traded for Christian Yelich hit the first two home runs of the season, and third and fourth of his young career Wednesday night … against […]

EMBIID PLAYS, meaning only took 4 years for the Top 3 picks of 2014 draft to make playoffs

So far, Joel Embiid’s the big winner of the Top 3 picks in the 2014 NBA draft. They all needed four years to make the playoffs but only Embiid has […]

BLEDSOE on Rozier: “Who? I don’t even know who the (bleep) that is.”

Dear Eric Bledsoe, Terry Rozier is the dude that busted you on the 3-pointer at the end of Game 1. Terry Rozier is the the dude that’s had back-to-back 23-point […]

Bucks and Timberwolves Game 1 afterthoughts

The weather may have sucked in the midwest for mid-April but it sure was great for those who needed an excuse to watch eight NBA games. It’s hard to know […]

Bucks, Wolves blow golden opportunities Thursday in playoff picture

Both the Milwaukee Bucks and Minnesota Timberwolves severely disappointed Thursday with pivotal games on the schedule that had major playoff implications. The Bucks are trying to secure the seventh seed […]

WATCH: Closer Knebel clutches hammy, goes to ground after throwing pitch, as Brewers are shut out

For the second consecutive game the Milwaukee Brewers were shut out. First it was by the rival St. Louis Cardinals — a game in which Milwaukee’s red hot Christian Yelich […]

Jabari Parker uncertain what future is with Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks and Jabari Parker don’t appear to be on the same page when it comes to their futures together. The 23-year-old power forward will be a restricted free […]

Emergency vote by La Crosse board will expedite fix for storm damage at Forest Hills

This week would typically mark the beginning of the season for Forest Hills Golf Course in La Crosse. The city-owned course may have to delay that start a little, depending […]

Brewers looking to go 162-0 as they take on Cardinals in home-opener

MILWAUKEE — Three games into the season and the Milwaukee Brewers are on pace to go 162-0, as they take on St. Louis in their home-opener today. St. Louis (1-2) […]

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