LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alex Ovechkin put both hands to his head and screamed while he left the bench and skated into the thick of the Washington Capitals' joyous celebration. And right before Ovechkin hoisted the Stanley Cup, the Washington…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO -- One of the forwards who helped the Rockford IceHogs reach the AHL Western Conference Finals has signed a contract extension with the Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks announced Thursday they have…

By Robert ZeglinskiContributor Building an NFL contender is an inexact science. There's no true method that consistently works. Plus, fortune with moves made plays a great part into actual success regardless of efforts. However, most…

By Susan Stephens WNIJ News ROCKFORD -- Seventy-five years ago this week, the women of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League put on their skirts and cleats and trotted out onto four Midwestern ball fields…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD – This year was a good a time as any for the Guilford High School baseball team to win a Class 4A regional championship. It's only been 11 years. A day after Max Klein pitched the Vikings to a 6-0…

By Robert ZeglinskiContributor The beauty of the NFL is that you can dramatically transform position groups in lone off-seasons. That's part of the reason that lower level parity resonates so well in this league. Eight of 12 teams that…

By Jim HagertyReporter ROCKFORD -- The Rockford IceHogs are not going quietly from the AHL Western Conference Finals.  That is because the club believes it can pull off one of the greatest comebacks in league history as the series heads…

By Jim HagertyReporter ROCKFORD -- The Rockford IceHogs lived to fight another day after Victor Ejdsell buried a power-play goal two minutes into overtime to seal a 3-2 over the Texas Stars in Game 4 of the AHL Western Conference Finals…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- Curtis McKenzie lit the lamp with his second consecutive game-winning goal to help the Texas Stars battle past the Rockford IceHogs 6-5 in overtime and capture Game 3 of the AHL Western Conference…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCHESTER, Minn. – Although the Rock Valley College softball program was a bona fide dynasty going into this year's national championship game, that point was made even clearer last Saturday when the Golden…

CEDAR PARK, Texas -- It took an extra period, but the Texas Stars moved past the Rockford IceHogs 3-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the AHL Western Conference Finals Sunday. The game-winner came at 10:46 of overtime from Curtis McKenzie, who…

CEDAR PARK, Texas – Sheldon Dries scored at 7:18 of the third period to give the Texas Stars a two-goal cushion and Mike McKenna stopped 31 shots to seal a 4-2 victory over the Rockford IceHogs at H-E-B Center in Game 1 of the Western…

ROCKFORD -- Anthem singer Jim Cornelison, Tommy Hawk, and rally towels are on tap for fans at the BMO Harris Bank Center as the Rockford IceHogs' run for the 2018 Calder Cup continues in the Western Conference Finals against the Texas…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD – The Rockford IceHogs wasted no time doing away with the Manitoba Moose last Friday to remain perfect in the playoffs and advance to the AHL Western Conference Finals. The 6-3 drubbing came from four…