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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May 11, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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May 11, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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May 11, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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May 4, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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May 4, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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May 4, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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May 4, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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May 4, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 27, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 27, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News> Tales from the Trough | Comments (0)

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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April 27, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 27, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 27, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 20, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News> Tales from the Trough | Comments (0)

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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April 20, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 20, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 20, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 20, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 13, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News> Tales from the Trough | Comments (0)

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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April 13, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 13, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 13, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 6, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 6, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 6, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 6, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News> Tales from the Trough | Comments (0)

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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April 6, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

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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April 6, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Sports Media: A ‘sweet’ offer from the son of a Chicago Bears great

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Friday, April 1, was opening day for the Chicago Cubs. In celebration of the event, Walter Payton’s
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April 6, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Baseball: Is it possible to root for both the Cubs and the White Sox?

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist The beginning of another Major League Baseball season for both Chicago teams starts this Friday, April 1,
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | 1 Comment

Baseball: Healthy Peavy would be difference-maker for Sox

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist In just a few short days, baseball season will be here. The weather will begin to warm up,
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Hockey: Tales from the Trough: IceHogs reach season-high four-game win streak

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist For the final time this season, the IceHogs had four games in five days. The first of these
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Motorsports: AMA Arenacross Series at MetroCentre April 1-3

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Motorcycles inside the MetroCentre can only mean one thing: Arenacross is returning to our area. The 2011
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

NCAA: Butler, Kentucky, VCU and Connecticut battle for national title

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist It’s hard to believe that in 1939 the first final four was held on the campus of
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Prep Hoops: NIC-10 players litter all-state squads

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist It was a banner year for the NIC-10 in basketball this season. Auburn won a regional and sectional
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Track and Field: Area athletes give great performances at top indoor meet

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist The indoor track and field season is in high gear, and several area teams took to the
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Reader: Lineball a fast-paced, exciting alternative to playing softball

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist One of the most gratifying things (in addition to a paycheck) about writing this column is the
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Beyer Field fund-raiser at Don Carter Lanes March 27

From press release The Friends of Beyer Field and the Rockford Peaches will host a bowling fund-raiser for the continued restoration
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March 23, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Football: Comparing NFL players to slaves is asinine

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist Rarely do things bother me as much as Adrian Peterson’s comments about the NFL labor issues last
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March 23, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | 2 Comments

NASCAR: Kyle Busch silences boo birds with win at Bristol

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist NASCAR driver Kyle Busch is not the most beloved driver in the sport. As a matter of
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March 23, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Prep Basketball: Auburn, East represent city well amid backdrop of uncertainty

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist The Auburn Knights had enough pressure as it was. Between an undefeated regular season in the conference
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March 23, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Hockey: Tales from the Trough: IceHogs scavenge one win in three straight games

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist Through 66 games, the Rockford IceHogs have had an up-and-down season, with more ups than downs. To
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March 23, 2011 | Also published in Sports News> Tales from the Trough | Comments (0)

NCAA Basketball: Sweet Sixteen even sweeter without stress of filling out a bracket

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist It’s become common practice for people from all walks of life to fill out an NCAA Basketball
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March 23, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Park District hosts golf season kick-off event March 26

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist There’s no doubt the term March Madness is most closely associated with college basketball. In northern Illinois,
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March 23, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Tales from the Trough: ’Hogs finish road trip strong, struggle at home in return

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist Rockford had another busy week on tap with four games this week, with three on the
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March 16, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News> Tales from the Trough | Comments (0)

Time for NFL players, owners to shut up and play

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist This may sound harsh, but shut up and play. That’s what I want to say to all involved
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March 16, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Rockford to host national amateur World Series events in July

From press release The Rockford region has scored two United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) World Series tournaments. The community beat
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March 16, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Property owned by NBA legend falls into foreclosure

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Home foreclosures are a part of the news almost every day. You can read about record numbers
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March 16, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Help wanted: Players needed for 45+ Senior Softball League

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist HELP WANTED. That’s a sign that isn’t as common today as in times gone by. Following an
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March 16, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Danica makes NASCAR history with fourth-place finish

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist It’s a very popular marketing slogan for the town known as “Sin City”: “What happens in Vegas,
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March 9, 2011 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)


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