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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).

It’s working: Pitch clock shaves 20 minutes from early games

By the time Cubs outfielder Brennen Davis actually saw a pitch from Arizona’s Joe Mantiply, the count was already at a ball and a strike. Both the hitter and pitcher […]

Brewers open spring training with win

The Milwaukee Brewers opened spring training in Arizona over the weekend. Saturday was the ‘Crews’ first game, in which they beat the LA Dodgers 7-4, before falling twice Sunday — […]

Blazers’ Lillard has 71 pts and 13 3s, then gets drug tested

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The celebration surrounding Damian Lillard’s record-breaking performance was short-lived. Lillard set franchise and career marks with 71 points — tied for the most in the NBA […]

Brewers sign Justin Wilson, put Jason Alexander on 60-day IL

PHOENIX (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have signed left-handed pitcher Justin Wilson to a $1 million, one-year contract and placed right-hander Jason Alexander on the 60-day injured list. Wilson gets […]

Women’s softball league, companion to Northwoods League, might have La Crosse franchise at Loggers Field

You could call it a modern version of “A League of Their Own.” The Northwoods Baseball League, which includes the La Crosse Loggers, is putting together a similar women’s softball […]

Antetokounmpo breaks Bucks’ assists mark, sprains wrist,

CHICAGO (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo stayed on the ground, grimacing in pain before heading to the locker room. A sprained wrist in the early going ended his night. Not before […]

La Crosse County Board to vote on $150,000 in funding for ORA 277-acre bluffland purchase

Not a lot in terms of agenda items for the La Crosse County Board at Thursday night’s meeting, but if you account for land mass, the meeting is huge. The […]

Top scorers face off in Milwaukee-Boston matchup

Boston Celtics (41-16, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (39-17, second in the Eastern Conference) LISTEN: Celtics at Milwaukee on WKTY, beginning with pregame Tuesday at 6 p.m. […]

Logan celebrates life of Steve Hole, names fieldhouse after longtime educator and coach

A year after he died unexpectedly, longtime public educator Steve Hole had the fieldhouse at Logan High School named after him with a ceremony Thursday. Hole was at Logan for […]

Conley’s maturity, experience led T-wolves to Russell trade

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three years after the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired D’Angelo Russell for what then was their dream pairing with Karl-Anthony Towns, they traded him for a much older point […]

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