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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).

La Crosse’s Jordan Davis leaving Badgers, enters transfer portal

La Crosse native Jordan Davis is leaving the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team. The junior guard entered the transfer portal on Thursday, after seeing his season go from a […]

Bob Uecker on call, as Cubs host the Brewers for Opening Day on WKTY

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs LISTEN: Pregame for Cubs-Brewers on WKTY begins at 12:45 p.m. Tune in on 96.7 FM / 580 AM PREGAME PARTY: WKTY’s Wisco Sport Show host […]

La Crosse native, Iowa State standout, Lexi Donarski calls decision to enter transfer portal “extremely difficult”

Days following an announcement that she would enter the transfer portal, La Crosse native Lexi Donarski took to social media on Monday. The three-year starter at Iowa State, said on Instagram the […]

Badgers season ends in thud, as North Texas holds them scoreless for final 9:07

A thud to end the season for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team. The Badgers went scoreless for the final 9 minutes, 7 seconds of their season in losing […]

Middleton leads short-handed Bucks past decimated Pistons

DETROIT (AP) — Khris Middleton scored a season-high 34 points against the team that drafted him, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 126-117 without Giannis Antetokounmpo on Monday […]

La Crosse’s Davis goes for 6 points, 8 rebounds, as Badgers beat Oregon in NIT quarters

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A late 3-pointer, then free throws in the final minute gave the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team a 61-58 win at Oregon in the NIT […]

Antetokounmpo, Bucks to host Jones and the Spurs

San Antonio Spurs (19-53, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (51-20, first in the Eastern Conference) LISTEN: Spurs at Bucks on WKTY, beginning with pregame at 6:30 p.m. […]

Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino accepts job at St. John’s

NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Pitino is back in the Big East Conference. St. John’s hired the Hall of Fame coach Monday to boost a storied program that’s been mired […]

La Crosse hosts 18th annual St. Patty’s Day .01K — World’s Shortest Race

Call it the world’s shortest race or maybe the most participant friendly, and it’s back for an 18th year in La Crosse this Friday — the St. Patty’s Day .01K. […]

Murphy says Packers would honor trade request from Rodgers

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy confirmed that the team granted the New York Jets permission to talk with Aaron Rodgers and would honor a […]

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