Sports

Staff Report ROCKFORD – Noah Friske won the NIC-10 boys indoor 1,600 meter championship Wednesday and was a part of the first-place 4×400-relay team as well. In all, RPS 205 athletes won five titles in the boys and girls meet. In…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- The Rockford IceHogs slipped out of playoff contention after dropping two games to Manitoba Moose last week. Rockford is still in the conversation, however, as the Central Division race for the…

Staff Report ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Fifth-seeded Rock Valley College advanced to the semifinals in the NJCAA DIII Men's Basketball Championship by clipping No. 4 seed Bunker Hill 64-56 at Rochester Regional Sports Center Thursday. The…

The Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have signed kicker Chris Blewitt. Blewitt left Pittsburgh as the school's career scoring leader with 363 points after making 55 of 79 field goals and 198 of 204 extra…

The Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The improving Chicago Blackhawks are headed in the right direction, although their latest win was a wild ride. Brendan Perlini had a goal and two assists, and the Blackhawks held off a furious…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter DEKALB -- The East E-Rabs overcame a 14-point first-half deficit Tuesday to beat a strong Gevena squad 70-62 and win the IHSA Class 4A supersectional at the NIU Convocation Center. Geneva jumped ahead early…

By Robert Zeglinski Contributor In his heyday, great observational comedian Jerry Seinfeld had a famous routine detailing the incredulous nature of how people get emotionally invested in sports. There's no rhyme, logic, or reason to…

Staff Report CHICAGO -- Brendan Perlini had a record night Monday, logging a hat trick against his former club and Chicago ran away with a 7-1 victory over what had been a surging Arizona team. Chicago outshot the Coyotes 6-0 to begin…

Staff Report ROCKFORD – The East E-Rabs used a dominant advantage on the boards to beat South Elgin, 64-54, to move one win away from the school’s first state appearance in 41 years. The Storm were coming off an impressive 57-35…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- The South Elgin Storm dashed any hopes of an all-NIC-10 sectional final behind a dominating performance from 6-7 center Vincent Miszkiewicz. Miszkiewicz scored 17 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, blocked four…

ROCKFORD -- The East E-Rabs squeaked by St. Charles North 51-46 Tuesday in IHSA sectional action at Rock Valley College. It wasn’t one of East’s prettier games, but the E-Rabs tied a District 205 record with 32 victories with the win.…

By Robert Zeglinski Contributor A perfect storm is an event brought about by a series of seemingly random occurrences, happen stance, and sometimes an all-important final mix of hard work and talent. First officially coined in 1718, a…

By Larry Lage and Noah Trister Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Ted Lindsay lived to do what he thought was right. He pioneered the first NHL players' union despite intense opposition from team management, began the tradition of…

By Josh Dubow The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joe Thornton set up Marcus Sorensen for a tiebreaking goal early in the third period and Melker Karlsson tacked on two insurance goals that sent the San Jose Sharks to a 5-2…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Guilford’s 800-meter relay team and junior high jumper Valerie Daehler won events Saturday at the Rockford Auburn Girls Showcase Invitational. Daehler’s best jump Saturday was 5 feet, 4 inches, and she took…