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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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NFC North flexing its muscles early with each of its four teams at least two games above .500

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Never in the past two decades has any division started out as strong as the NFC North has this season. With the undefeated Minnesota Vikings […]
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COLLEGE

No. 12 UW-La Crosse loses by 1, after blowing 19-point, 2nd-half lead to No. 20 UW-Oshkosh

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The 12th-ranked University of Wisconsin-La Crosse football team blew a 19-point, second-half lead and lost 34-33 to No. 20 UW-Oshkosh on the road Saturday. It’s the third-consecutive loss for the […]
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River City Hockey’s Binsfeld, Schwaller talk playing on the Green Island ice

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River City Youth Hockey leaders Matt Binsfeld and Lucas Schwaller in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk last week discussing welcoming everyone to play at the Green Island Ice […]
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COLLEGE

UW-La Crosse drops nine spots in DIII rankings, after upset loss to UW-Platteville

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The UW-La Crosse football team has dropped nine spots in the D3 football polls to No. 12 in the country. That, after the Eagles were upset 30-27 to then-No. 24 […]
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Devin Williams blows save, gives up 4 in 9th, as Brewers eliminated

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off All-Star closer Devin Williams in the ninth inning and the New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on […]
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Sheffield gets 300th career win with Badgers, who sweep Rutgers on road

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The ninth-ranked University of Wisconsin volleyball team had no problems with Rutgers on the road last night, winning 3-0. The Badgers (8-4), who got coach Kelly Sheffield career win No. […]
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Badgers drop to No. 9 in polls, face Rutgers on Wednesday

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The University of Wisconsin volleyball team dropped two spots in the polls this week, to No. 9 overall. The Badgers fell to 18th-ranked Minnesota 3-2 last week, before sweeping Northwestern. […]
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Former La Crosse Loggers pitcher Chris Sale, at 35, wins triple crown

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Former La Crosse Loggers pitcher Chris Sale, at 35 years old, is the National League’s triple crown winner. The Atlanta Braves ace led the NL in wins — going 18-3 […]
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Hurricane upends MLB playoff picture, as Brewers wait to see who they play Tuesday with Bob Uecker on the call

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They gotta play all 162 games. Two games last week postponed because of a hurricane have come back to haunt the Mets and Braves — and keep the Brewers from […]
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Mets shut out Brewers in regular-season finale

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered and drove in two runs, David Peterson pitched seven brilliant innings and the New York Mets moved within one win of a playoff berth […]
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