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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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