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Answers to Horse Racing Quiz
Answers to Horse Racing Quiz No. 2
1. (c) Appaloosas. The breed itself is a fortunate survivor, since they were once
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Prep Baseball: Titans slug their way to regional crown
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
The Boylan Titans’ baseball team was the heavy favorite heading into the IHSA Class 4A regional round.
If
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Someone make it stop! Rough year for Chicago sports fans
By S.C. Zuba
Sports Columnist
I can’t remember a year quite like this.
I can’t remember such a heartbreaking year in sports.
It started
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Winters named new basketball coach at Boylan
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
The Boylan Titans wasted no time in replacing legendary coach Steve Goers, moving swiftly through interviews before
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26th Annual Ryan Jury Memorial Golf Outing set for June 15
Staff Report
The 26th Annual Ryan Jury Memorial Golf Outing will be Wednesday, June 15. Golfing will be at Aldeen Golf
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Rockford MELD to host the MELD July 4th Classic Run and Fun Walk
Staff Report
Rockford MELD will host their 19th Annual MELD July 4th Classic Alan Hutchcroft Memorial 8K Run, 2 Mile Run
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Dolphin Swim Club jumps in to help break Guinness World Record for Largest Swim Lesson
Staff Report
LOVES PARK, Ill.—Join the Dolphin Swim Club at its Rockford, Crystal Lake, Skokie or South Beloit location at 10
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Auto Racing: Danica Patrick to make another run at Indy 500 May 29
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
The 100th anniversary running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race will be broadcast live on ABC this
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Horse Racing: Heartbeats and Hoofbeats: Shackleford upsets Animal Kingdom in Preakness
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
Some actors think a case of nerves just before going on stage presages a good performance. Does
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Football: Former NIU, Bears running back Garrett Wolfe arrested
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
Former Northern Illinois University (NIU) star running back and Chicago Bears special teamer Garrett Wolfe was arrested
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Fishing: State bass fishing tournament may occur in June
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
The following information was provided to me earlier this week as a result of a story I
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Basketball: LeBron James took the easy way out
By S.C. Zuba
Sports Columnist
Let me preface this by saying I never miss an opportunity to tell the world how much
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A follow-up on pets with sports-related names
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
In a previous column, I brought up the subject of people naming their pets after sports figures.
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Teaching kids to win in basketball and life
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
Winning can make a lot of things better for a coach and a player. So there is
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Baseball: Rockford RiverHawks season opener May 20
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
The opening pitch of the Rockford RiverHawks 10th season will be thrown out this Friday (May 20)
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NBA Playoffs: Bulls’ fans ready to exact revenge on James and Co.
By S.C. Zuba
Sports Columnist
It’s funny how things work out sometimes.
Every now and then, the stars align, and things just seem
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Over-50 softball players still love to play the game
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
We are two weeks into the softball season for my 50-and-over league. The first week the temperature
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Prep Basketball: A trip down memory lane with a legendary coach
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
Here are some of iconic high school basketball coach Steve Goers’ favorite moments in his career, in
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Baseball: Home of Rockford Peaches signage unveiled; new hardball league forming
Staff Report
At a news conference May 10, Winnebago County Board Chairman Scott Christiansen and the Rockford Park District unveiled their
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High School Basketball: Legendary Boylan coach steps down
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
After a 30-year run the likes of which has never been seen in the state, Boylan Catholic
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Heartbeats & Hoofbeats: Animal Kingdom—surprise Derby winner
Kentucky Derby News
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
The Kentucky Derby—where dreams can come true or be shattered in two minutes. It’s a
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In Memoriam: A final lap for long-time Rockford Speedway flagman Tom Powell
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
It’s been a couple of hours since I returned home from the visitation for an icon in
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Baseball: Cardinals off to promising start; Cubs, Sox and Brewers struggling
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about the four Major League Baseball teams that are
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Baseball: White Sox’s take on ‘all in’ not what many imagined
By S.C. Zuba
Sports Columnist
Remember when the White Sox said they were “all in”?
What exactly were they all in for? All
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Preps: Iconic coach will be missed by Boylan, Rockford
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
Twenty-four.
You can look at a lot of different numbers to try to measure just how great recently-retired
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Illini Caravan at Rockford Country Club May 5
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
Outside of any Chicago Bulls player past or present, the biggest name in Illinois basketball will be
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Local figure skaters earn national medals
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
Two local figure skaters earned medals at the 2011 U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships April 12-16
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Basketball: Thibodeau third Bulls coach to win NBA Coach of the Year
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
Last week, the Chicago Bulls were busy defeating the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the
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High School Hockey: Park District recognizes Rockford Icemen’s 15th championship title
Staff Report
At the last Rockford Park District Board of Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Jack Armstrong recognized the Rockford Icemen hockey
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Boylan, Rockford Lutheran vie for state bass fishing title
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
Teams from Rockford Boylan and Rockford Lutheran thought they would be vying for a state title this
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Racing: Byron Dragway hosts Spring Nationals April 30-May 1
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
This Sunday, May 1, the Byron Dragway will host their 8th Annual Spring Nationals. The playground of
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Hockey: Tales from the Trough: Looking toward the 2011-12 IceHogs season
Tales from the Trough
By Todd Reicher
Sports Columnist
It seems like just a few weeks ago I was writing about the new
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Bowling season: Can a season average of 200 be attained?
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
We started last year back in September. Thirty-three weeks later, we are finally done. I’m talking about
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Baseball: Books about Chicago baseball good summer reading
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
One of the cool things about being a sports writer is every so often I get newly-published
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College Baseball: Stillman Valley Cardinals to ‘Run Out Hunger’
Staff Report
Veolia Environmental Services has teamed up with the Stillman Valley High School Cardinals baseball team to help end hunger
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Hockey: Tales from the Trough: Season re-cap: Players face challenges, grow as a team
Tales from the Trough
By Todd Reicher
Sports Columnist
The 2010-2011 season for the Rockford IceHogs was a challenging, yet growing, experience
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Football: Ultimate Bears Weekend April 29-30 at Soldier Field
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
With the NFL players and owners still involved in their off-season labor dispute, it still remains unclear
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Basketball: Noah, Rose and Boozer lead Bulls back to relevancy
By S.C. Zuba
Sports Columnist
When I was a kid, I never missed a Chicago Bulls game.
I grew up in what most
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Basketball: Bulls squeak by Pacers in game one of playoffs
– Best record in the NBA will mean nothing without advancement in the playoffs
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
The Chicago Bulls completed
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Baseball: Cubs, Sox, Cardinals and Brewers all off to shaky starts
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
At the beginning of this Major League Baseball season, I wrote a column about how I planned
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Hockey: ’Hogs end season with season-high five-game win streak
Tales from the Trough
By Todd Reicher
Sports Columnist
Although the Rockford IceHogs had been eliminated from playoff contention for the first time
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Players like Manny Ramirez give baseball a bad name
By S.C. Zuba
Sports Columnist
Looks like I got my wish.
Never again will I be forced to listen to the phrase “Manny
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Payton family continues raising awareness
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
For Connie Payton, it is an easy yes when asked to participate in an event to help
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Doug Halberstadt: Blackhawks should thank the Minnesota Wild for playoff berth
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
It was Sunday evening when I wrote this column and the defending Stanley Cup Champion Chicago
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Motorsports: Champs crowned during Arenacross stop in Rockford
By Todd Reicher
Sports Columnist
On the weekend of April 1-3, the AMA Arenacross Series made a stop in Rockford at the
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Preps: NIC-10 baseball season will have familiar feeling
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
Last season, the Hononegah Indians and Boylan Titans fought tooth and nail for the NIC-10 baseball championship,
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Baseball: White Sox fans could be in for a fun ride in 2011
By S.C. Zuba
Sports Columnist
There’s a lot to like about this year’s Chicago White Sox.
Heck, just look at the first game
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Hockey: Tales from the Trough: IceHogs’ winning streak comes to an end
Tales From the Trough
By Todd Reicher
Sports Columnist
With the AHL’s 2010-2011 regular season coming to an end, teams are still jockeying
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NBA: Chicago Bulls a team to watch as playoffs near
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
I’ll be the first to admit my level of excitement for the Chicago Bulls has waned in
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NASCAR: Kevin Harvick claims second-straight win, earns nickname ‘The Closer’
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick has opened up the month of April in the exact same fashion that
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