Blackhawks host Toronto to open 2018-19 season
THE VERDICT: History against the Leafs By Bob Verdi CHICAGO – During this defining decade, the Blackhawks have staged three
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Bears 2018 training camp preview: How can Roquan Smith impact Chicago’s defense?
By Robert Zeglinski Contributor Almost unanimous praise for a Bears’ first round draft selection is an unfamiliar concept. When Chicago
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Toronto Marlies win Calder Cup in seven games
Staff Report TORONTO, Ont. – The Toronto Marlies were crowned Calder Cup champions Thursday by skating past the Texas Stars
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Chicago has 21 IceHogs under contract for 2018-19 season
Staff Report ROCKFORD – Twenty-one players on this year’s Rockford IceHogs roster are under contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for
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Pro Hockey: IceHogs forward DiDomenico signs to play in Switzerland
Staff Report ROCKFORD – Chris DiDomenico, the Rockford IceHogs forward who led the entire American Hockey League in scoring during
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Auburn graduate part of national wrestling team championship, eyes Olympics
By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD – Lawrence Phillips is among the best collegiate wrestlers in the country. But, the 2013
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This Bears team can be special, but keep expectations grounded for now
By Robert Zeglinski Contributor The most natural tendency is to revel in optimism when a new NFL coach is hired.
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NBA Finals: Warriors cruise to third title in four years, LeBron James praises Golden State
Golden State 108 Cleveland 85 By Tom Withers Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland
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Capitals win Stanley Cup
Washington nips Vegas 4-3 By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alex Ovechkin put both hands to
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Blackhawks agree to extension with Andreas Martinsen
By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO — One of the forwards who helped the Rockford IceHogs reach the AHL Western Conference
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The second contract plight of the Bears comes into focus with their 2016 Draft
By Robert ZeglinskiContributor Building an NFL contender is an inexact science. There’s no true method that consistently works. Plus, fortune
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Rockford celebrates Peaches, 75 years of women’s baseball
By Susan Stephens WNIJ News ROCKFORD — Seventy-five years ago this week, the women of the All American Girls Professional
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Guilford wins regional baseball crown
By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD – This year was a good a time as any for the Guilford High School
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Inside and outside: Bears’ WR talent upgraded, but dangerously thin on depth
By Robert ZeglinskiContributor The beauty of the NFL is that you can dramatically transform position groups in lone off-seasons. That’s
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Still in it: IceHogs force Game 6 in Western finals
By Jim HagertyReporter ROCKFORD — The Rockford IceHogs are not going quietly from the AHL Western Conference Finals. That is
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